Our Promise To you
Suppliers
Our quality starts with our suppliers. All of our raw material providers are subject to rigorous screening before we even make our first purchase. We only buy from reputable companies that steadily provide top quality materials. The better our raw materials are, the better our finished products are.
We also don’t use any excipients or fillers in our products and we’ll never cut our ingredients with fillers to increase the weight.
Testing
Every raw material is thoroughly tested for microbial contamination and identity in our in-house laboratory before it’s ever used in manufacturing. Every batch of our finished products is also tested for microbial contamination and identity to ensure that no contaminants were introduced in the manufacturing process and to make sure that the ingredients on our labels are truly what’s in the formula.
Manufacturing
Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is temperature controlled so it maintains the same conditions year-round for consistency in all our formulas. Our highly qualified production staff is trained to be detailed oriented.
We completely clean our production area from ceiling to floor in between each batch of product to guarantee there is no chance of cross-contamination. We even take it one step further and randomly test surfaces in our manufacturing area for the presence of mold and bacteria. This helps us confirm that our cleaning practices are effective so that we can continue to provide you with the best quality product possible.
Auditing
Our entire facility and practices are audited twice a year by NSF International, an independent regulatory agency responsible for developing health and safety standards. We are active participants in their auditing program so that we can provide further assurance to our customers that our manufacturing processes exceed these standards. Our facility is GMP certified meaning everything is manufactured, stored, and tested under strict guidelines to ensure consistency and quality in all of our products.
Our Roots Are In CBD
Since 2014, Brand Nutrition has been actively involved in CBD research and product development. After reading a news article about the powerful effects of CBD, Brand Nutrition’s founder decided to do further research to see what other applications CBD could potentially have, and ultimately created our extensive line of CBD products. With our own hemp farm in Oregon and our own GMP-certified manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, we are able to have complete control over every facet of production from seed selection to manufacturing finished products. This small group of employees that oversee our bicoastal operations work together to ensure the highest purity and quality CBD product available.Our farm, located in the heart of Oregon’s Rogue Valley, was carefully selected based on several criteria to guarantee the best quality hemp including:
GROWING
- precipitation
- elevation
- average amount of sunlight
- temperature
In addition to the above ideal growing conditions, the Rogue Valley is also surrounded by mountains that provide a steady source of clean water in the form of melting snow runoff. Our fields are overseen by a small team of horticulturists who carefully monitor the growth and health of each plant. Once they reach maturity, flowers are carefully hand-picked and naturally dried in climate-controlled facilities.
Processing
Dried hemp flowers are then brought to our processing facility in Medford Oregon where they undergo the following process: Dried hemp flowers are then brought to our processing facility in Medford Oregon where they undergo the following process:
1. The oil is separated from the hemp flower using either CO2 or ethanol extraction. After extraction, the product is now known as crude oil.
2. The crude oil is then filtered using various media such as activated charcoal to remove impurities like chlorophyll.
3. The filtered crude oil then undergoes a process called dewaxing in which the oil is subjected to very cold temperatures. This causes waxes and fats to separate from the rest of the oil which are then collected on filter paper and removed from the filtered oil.
4. The refined crude oil is then distilled under a vacuum in high temperatures to further remove impurities. This results in a golden colored refined oil that is around 60-75% CBD.
5. Finally, the refined oil undergoes chelation in which the oil is changed from liquid to powder form using high frequency ultrasound and varying temperatures. The resulting product is a 99% pure CBD isolate.
MANUFACTURING
Our Pennsylvania manufacturing facility is GMP certified and follows strict FDA guidelines for quality and safety. We focus on providing the best quality products possible through:
- carefully vetted suppliers
- rigorous in-house testing both on the farm and at our manufacturing facility
- full third party testing on all finished products
- a state of the art manufacturing facility
- independent verification from a third party laboratory
- a scannable QR code on each product that links to a COA