Kaiseraugst (CH), 9 November 2006
DSM Nutritional Products confirms unique quality leadership position by
completing CEPs for all vitamins
CEP (Certificate of suitability with the European Pharmacopoeia) is a
guarantee for assessed and approved quality by EDQM (European Directorate for
Quality of Medicines) and guarantees the purity of the active ingredients and
state-of-the-art analytics applied. Although it is a European certificate,
more than 40 countries outside Europe accept it as a proof of quality as well.
DSM Nutritional Products started more than 10 years ago with obtaining the
CEPs for its vitamins, making the company a pioneer in the quality and safety
of health ingredients in Europe and beyond. EDQM recently granted DSM
Nutritional Products the CEP for Vitamin B5 (Calpan). This makes DSM
Nutritional Products the only company that has CEP certificates for its whole
range of Vitamins. For the majority of vitamins (like Vitamin A and E) DSM is
the sole supplier owning CEPs.
Mauricio Adade, DSM Nutritional Products - Human Nutrition & Health President
comments: “CEPs are more than a quality certificate as they save time
and resources for our customers. By avoiding submitting the whole quality part
for the active substance covered by CEPs, the time-to-market is shortened
resulting in cost savings of differentiated high quality products in the market
”.
DSM Nutritional Products
DSM Nutritional Products is the
world's leading supplier of vitamins, carotenoids and other fine chemicals to
the feed, food, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. The business has
sales of about EUR 2 billion and a long tradition as a pioneer in the
discovery of new products, new formulations and attractive applications for
all industry segments. For further company information please visit
www.dsmnutritionalproducts.com.
DSM
DSM is active worldwide in nutritional and pharma
ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. The company
creates innovative products and services that help improve the quality of
life. DSM’s products are used in a wide range of end markets and applications
such as human and animal nutrition and health, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,
automotive and transport, coatings, housing and electrics & electronics (E&E).
DSM’s strategy, named
Vision 2010 – Building on Strengths, focuses on
accelerating profitable and innovative growth of the company’s specialties
portfolio. Market-driven growth, innovation and increased presence in emerging
economies are key drivers of this strategy. The group has annual sales of over
EUR 8 billion and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. DSM ranks among the
global leaders in many of its fields. The company is headquartered in the
Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. More
information about DSM can be found at www.dsm.com
.
For more information:
DSM Nutritional Products
Charlotte Frederiksen
tel. +41 (61) 6888514
fax +41
(61) 6873716
e-mail:
info.dnp@dsm.com
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current
expectations, estimates and projections of DSM management and information
currently available to the company. The statements involve certain risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict and therefore DSM does not
guarantee that its expectations will be realized. Furthermore, DSM has no
obligation to update the statements contained in this press release.
