July 2006 - The Natural Products Association (formerly NNFA) has notified NOW Foods, located in Bloomingdale, IL that its’ manufacturing facility is recertified as an "A-rated" GMP facility for another three years. This follows a rigorous inspection by an auditor for the Natural Products Association. NOW Foods’ 200,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with complete Quality Assurance and Quality Control systems and processes has been GMP certified by NPA / NNFA since 2000. NOW’s standard operating procedures include sampling and testing incoming materials according to set specifications, inspecting manufacturing processes, and testing finished products to set specifications. Test methods include organoleptic evaluation, physical testing, chemical identity and potency testing by the company’s in-house state-of-the-science analytical testing lab, as well as microbiological testing by NOW Foods’ in-house rapid analysis microbiological lab.

About NOW Foods
NOW Foods is a family owned (the Richard family) and operated natural products manufacturer / distributor with a 40-year legacy of providing nutritional supplements at affordable prices.

NOW Foods Products
Cholestatin cholesterol formula
NOW Foods, Barley Grass Green Superfood, 2 lbs. - Now Foods

Branch-Chain Amino Acids Free-Form -120 Caps - Now Foods
Cats-Claw "5000", 120 Capsules - Now Foods

Chlorella 1000 mg - 120 Tabs - chlorophyll - Now Foods
NOW Foods SAM-e 100 mg per pill.

NOW Foods email
Q. I have a question about Now foods Inulin product. Do you know if they use any chemicals in the process of deriving the inulin from the chicory root? I understand that it's possible to do this with hot water alone, but that many manufacturers use a chemical process.
   A. This is a good question. You may wish to contact NOW Foods directly through their website.
      Q. I did contact someone at Now Foods regarding the NOW inulin product, and she was quite standoffish when I asked, mentioning something about "proprietary information". I explained patiently that I wasn't asking for any trade secrets - just whether they use water and enzymes or chemicals in their inulin extraction process. Then she said she would fax me something about their inulin manufacturing process, which she never did.

Q. I wanted to let you know that NOW Foods has SAM-e in a 100 mg dosage.