06.01.11
After more than three decades in the testing business, Consumer Product Testing Co. (CPTC), Fairfield, NJ, is renewing its client-focused commitment in several industries, including personal care, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, specialty chemicals and dietary supplements. The latter has become a major focus for the company in recent years for several reasons.
“With so much concern over the presence of contaminants in dietary supplements and other consumer products, CPTC now offers testing for low-level residues and contaminants featuring gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) and inductively-coupled plasma (ICP),” said Bill Neumann, vice president of quality and regulatory affairs.
An industry veteran who has 20 years of experience with major players, Mr. Neumann understands the complexities of dietary supplements and thus the importance of testing and research. “CPTC offers consulting services in the form of auditing, quality system improvement, development of cost-effective compliance strategies, validation and FDA remediation,” he said. “CPTC’s Clinical Division can also design client-specific clinical studies for the purpose of substantiating claims and demonstrating the safety of ingredients or products.”
While these services are necessary in today’s marketplace, CPTC believes low-cost testing options should also be available. To that end, the company values cost-saving alternatives when it comes to testing, given tightening budgets not only in the U.S., but also around the world.
“Although CPTC offers raw material and product testing using USP methodologies, we also offer alternative, validated methodologies at a significant savings over the USP methods,” Mr. Neumann explained. “For example, we can test for all water-soluble vitamins in a single chromatographic set-up. We can do the same for all oil-soluble vitamins. These two procedures replace the numerous vitamin-specific assays currently in USP, resulting in shorter turnaround times and much lower testing costs for our clients.”
Recognizing the tremendous changes the dietary supplement industry is undergoing, CPTC is determined to meet the industry’s new and evolving needs in the marketplace. “Our goals are to continue to provide our clients with the personal attention necessary in an ever-changing economic and regulatory environment, so that we can assist our clients in attaining their goals,” said Debbie Neumann, vice president. “We do that with experience, an increased level of compliance and an understanding of the issues that our clients face every day.
“As an internationally recognized laboratory, we hope to increase our presence in the emerging marketplaces around the world that would benefit from our 35+ years in the testing industry,” she added. “We are consistently updating our communication capabilities to be competitive and responsive 24 hours a day.”
While CPTC remains client-focused, it also puts a lot of emphasis on serving markets abroad. “One of the reasons CPTC was founded 36 years ago was to improve the client experience through extraordinary scientific and customer service,” said Lon Weiss, CEO. “We are constantly looking at client service and how we can improve our systems. With the regulatory environment worldwide constantly changing, many clients need expertise in methods performed for overseas markets as well as domestically.”
Mr. Weiss went on to say that CPTC is looking to expand its programs by partnering with its overseas and multinational clients to develop compliant testing programs. At the same time, he said, “Expanding overseas has to be done in a way that does not reduce the integrity and accuracy or harm the quality of the end product—the “Study Report.” CPTC intends on continuing to build our business in emerging marketplaces in the same client-focused, responsive, scientific manner that has made us into an internationally recognized leader in this industry.”
Consumer Product Testing Company
70 New Dutch Lane
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Telephone: 973-808-7111
Fax: 973-244-7535
E-mail: sales@cptclabs.com
Website: www.cptclabs.com
“With so much concern over the presence of contaminants in dietary supplements and other consumer products, CPTC now offers testing for low-level residues and contaminants featuring gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS) and inductively-coupled plasma (ICP),” said Bill Neumann, vice president of quality and regulatory affairs.
An industry veteran who has 20 years of experience with major players, Mr. Neumann understands the complexities of dietary supplements and thus the importance of testing and research. “CPTC offers consulting services in the form of auditing, quality system improvement, development of cost-effective compliance strategies, validation and FDA remediation,” he said. “CPTC’s Clinical Division can also design client-specific clinical studies for the purpose of substantiating claims and demonstrating the safety of ingredients or products.”
While these services are necessary in today’s marketplace, CPTC believes low-cost testing options should also be available. To that end, the company values cost-saving alternatives when it comes to testing, given tightening budgets not only in the U.S., but also around the world.
“Although CPTC offers raw material and product testing using USP methodologies, we also offer alternative, validated methodologies at a significant savings over the USP methods,” Mr. Neumann explained. “For example, we can test for all water-soluble vitamins in a single chromatographic set-up. We can do the same for all oil-soluble vitamins. These two procedures replace the numerous vitamin-specific assays currently in USP, resulting in shorter turnaround times and much lower testing costs for our clients.”
Recognizing the tremendous changes the dietary supplement industry is undergoing, CPTC is determined to meet the industry’s new and evolving needs in the marketplace. “Our goals are to continue to provide our clients with the personal attention necessary in an ever-changing economic and regulatory environment, so that we can assist our clients in attaining their goals,” said Debbie Neumann, vice president. “We do that with experience, an increased level of compliance and an understanding of the issues that our clients face every day.
“As an internationally recognized laboratory, we hope to increase our presence in the emerging marketplaces around the world that would benefit from our 35+ years in the testing industry,” she added. “We are consistently updating our communication capabilities to be competitive and responsive 24 hours a day.”
While CPTC remains client-focused, it also puts a lot of emphasis on serving markets abroad. “One of the reasons CPTC was founded 36 years ago was to improve the client experience through extraordinary scientific and customer service,” said Lon Weiss, CEO. “We are constantly looking at client service and how we can improve our systems. With the regulatory environment worldwide constantly changing, many clients need expertise in methods performed for overseas markets as well as domestically.”
Mr. Weiss went on to say that CPTC is looking to expand its programs by partnering with its overseas and multinational clients to develop compliant testing programs. At the same time, he said, “Expanding overseas has to be done in a way that does not reduce the integrity and accuracy or harm the quality of the end product—the “Study Report.” CPTC intends on continuing to build our business in emerging marketplaces in the same client-focused, responsive, scientific manner that has made us into an internationally recognized leader in this industry.”
Consumer Product Testing Company
70 New Dutch Lane
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Telephone: 973-808-7111
Fax: 973-244-7535
E-mail: sales@cptclabs.com
Website: www.cptclabs.com
