Our supplier manufactures in Turkey, which falls under European regulations for collagen production, so it must comply with all relevant European regulations. Companies that produce in Brazil or China are not required to comply with these regulations.

By law, any European collagen producer must comply with the following regulations:
EC 853/2004, which requires, among other things, sterilization with UHT
EC 852/2004
EC 178/2002

The supplier also has a production facility in Switzerland, but the production capacity is MUCH smaller, so we would not have the ability to guarantee almost totally tasteless and odorless collagen. The Turkish production capacity, on the other hand, allows us to always have batches of virtually tasteless collagen.

In addition, our supplier is FSSC 22000 certified, a certification scheme recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). GFSI certifications are globally recognized food safety standards developed to improve food safety throughout the supply chain. FSSC certification is voluntary

It is also ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certified

Our supplier has very high quality standards as it also supplies the world's largest food company-Nestlé, which with Vital Proteins is also the market leader in collagen. The accreditation process to become a Nestlé supplier is very complex as the quality standards required are very high. I give an example understandable even to non-technical people: collagen packaging must take place in a clean room. A clean room is a highly controlled work environment designed to minimize the presence of particulate contaminants. Simply put, it is a space characterized by highly filtered air, controlled temperature and humidity, and strict procedures to limit the introduction of foreign particles.

I realize that to some people reading Turkey may generate doubts, but they are just prejudices. Turkey is a great nation, just look at their beautiful television series. We had Cinecittà, and today? On the biggest channel in the world, Netflix, it is the Turkish series that are depopulated, not the Italian ones.