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- Publication：2016/4/21
ROQUETTE granted EXCiPACT™, certifying its Good Manufacturing Practices implementation
E.U. and U.S. pharmaceutical regulations require drug manufacturers to audit all their starting material suppliers to demonstrate Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance. Using GMP standards designed for excipients, the high quality 3rd Party EXCiPACT™ Certification Scheme is helping excipient users to reduce their audit burden, thus savingcosts whileensuringquality.
Lestrem, France – March 2016 - Roquette, one of the world leadersas excipients manufacturer, is announcing a significant step forward in serving its customers with the obtention of the EXCiPACT™ certification.
SGS, one of the international auditors authorized to grant approval under this standard, audited and recommended ROQUETTE’s site based in Lestrem, France, to be EXCiPACT™ certified. Following this recommendation, ROQUETTE obtained its EXCiPACT™ certification on December 2015, for the following excipients:
- Native starches (maize and wheat // B grade)
- Pregelatinised starches (product line LYCATAB®)
- Modified starches (product line GLYCOLYS®)
- Monohydrate and anhydrous glucoses
- Sorbitol powders (product line NEOSORB® P xx and XTAB xx)
- Sorbitol solutions (product line NEOSORB® 70/xx and POLYSORB® 85/70/00)
- Maltitol powders (product line SweetPearl®)
- Maltitol solutions (LYCASIN® 80/55, LYCASIN® 75/75 and POLYSORB® 75/55)
- Mannitol powders (product line PEARLITOL® xx and PEARLITOL® Flash)
- Xylitol powders (product line XYLISORB®)
EXCiPACT™ certificationensures top-level quality throughout the entire supply chain, andgives the customers access to the full documentation mandatory to the regulators.“The EXCiPACT™ organization provides the suppliers’ customers (users) with high quality, reliable and credible 3rd party certificates and audit reports. This helps the suppliers’customers to obtain the documentation required by their quality management systems, helping them meet their product regulatory requirements for excipients that havethe same acceptance and value anywhere in the world” as mentioned by EXCiPACT™.
“This certification is anew milestone in our commitment to customers” said Paul SMALTZ, ROQUETTE’s Head of Pharma Global Business Unit: “ROQUETTE wants to offer best-in-class services to its customers, and the EXCiPACT™ certification was a must-have to us. The implementation of quality and safety best practices as required by EXCiPACT™offers our customers the possibility to significantly reduce the number of audits. It means for them cost and time savings, while enjoying premium quality products.”
ROQUETTE is committed to its customers’ satisfaction and this new certification shows once again its sustainable partnership approach.
To learn more about EXCiPACT™: http://www.excipact.org/publications/press-releases/
About ROQUETTE
ROQUETTE « Offering the best of nature »
Roquette, a family-owned group with an international dimension, processes maize, wheat, potatoes, peas and microalgae, all plant-based raw materials.
One of the world’s five leading starch manufacturing groups, it offers its customers a wide range of solutions in the fields of food, nutrition, pharma and other industrial sectors.
Since its foundation over 80 years ago, the Group’s development has been based on innovation, a passion for the job and a commitment to achieve.
Roquette operates in over 100 countries, has a turnover of 3.1 billion euros and currently employs more than 8,000 people in the world.
To learn more about Roquette http://www.roquette.com
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