What To Look For When Choosing A Manufacturer:
1. What are Their MOQs, Lead Times, and Pricing?
When choosing your private label manufacturer, you must consider the MOQs, lead times, and pricing. MOQ stands for minimum order quantity: this number must reflect your needs, as you don’t want to be forced to order an amount of product far larger than the amount you require. The lead time refers to how long it will take for your product to go through the full manufacturing process, ready to be shipped from the facility.
2. Do They Create Custom Formulas?
Depending on which direction you would like to take your brand, you may be looking to create custom formulations from scratch. Many manufacturers will simply sell bulk quantities of products they already produce. If you want to manufacture a product that reflects your brand in a more personal way, then you will likely be looking for somebody who can create custom formulations.
3. Do They Offer Other In-House Services?
The majority of people looking for a good manufacturer will be expecting to receive some other in-house services. Some manufacturers may simply manufacture the product, but there are many other steps involved in the production process that can be just as important.
At Simple Compliance, we have multiple services which will aid in getting your e-liquid, food supplement or CBD product to market. These services include:
- Research & development
- E-liquid notification in the UK & Europe
- Laboratory Testing
- Labelling & packaging
- MSDS creation
4. What Certifications Do They Have?
One of the most important factors to consider when choosing a manufacturer is certification. In fact, it is impossible to trust a manufacturer who does not possess genuine certifications from reputable agencies.
GMP
GMP compliance is absolutely essential – this stands for Good Manufacturing Practice. A manufacturer with this certification will conform to the guidelines recommended by agencies that control the authorisation and licensing of food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, and dietary supplements. To sum up, this ensures a consistent high quality in every batch produced, but the main goal is to always prevent harm to the consumer.
ISO
ISO is the International Organisation for Standardisation. This agency develops and publishes international standards for all sorts of manufacturing practices. When looking for a food supplement manufacturer, it is crucial that they have genuine ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification. Firstly, ISO 9001 verifies that an organisation meets the required standards for quality management principles. It helps to ensure that customers to this organisation get consistent, good quality products and services. Secondly, ISO 22000 provides reassurance within the global food supply chain. It ensures that manufacturers meet requirements for a food safety management system, and avoid food safety hazards.
6. Do They Have Quality Assurance Procedures?
Similarly to testing and certification, your manufacturer should always abide by quality assurance procedures. Above all else, quality assurance fundamentally aims to ensure consistency, reliability, accuracy, and precision of reported test results.
At SVC Labs, we implement testing throughout the entire production process to ensure complete integrity for your product. Our in-house testing is undertaken by our research and development team in conjunction with the liquid manufacturing and production team. In summary, this aims to evaluate the quality of each product throughout the manufacturing process. We have chemical analysis done via an external compliance agency; specifically, they use toxicological analysis procedures to ensure all products are 100% safe and legal to sell.
7. Do They Have Experience?
It is always a good idea to go with a supplement manufacturer who has experience in the industry. Of course, all manufacturers must start somewhere. But if you are looking for optimum quality and reliability, it is best to go with a well-established organisation.
