Laboratory

The Salus own laboratory uses most modern methods of analysis for quality control of raw materials and products. It guarantees that the active ingredient contents required by the European Pharmacopoeia are met for all medicinal products of the company. Every product batch no matter whether food or medicinal product is extensively tested, partly even far beyond the legal requirements.

"Quality is the most important thing. We purchase only the best herbs and raw materials one can get, so we will be always on top", says Otto Greither, Salus managing director. "Therefore, we will continue to invest in our own research, so we can analyse everything, no matter whether cultivated by ourselves or from wild collection: it has to be analysed in the laboratory."

At Salus a team of scientists and laboratory technicians works on the market authorisations and quality controls. "The scope of analyses has changed by far during the past years", states Dr. Hagen Albert. The head of the scientific department points out that the extent of the analyses per year has increased between 2010 and 2015 from 7.000 to 11.000. "We have to have a much closer look on the samples", he explains. Environmental toxins as mycotoxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or pyrrolizidine alkaloids have come more and more into the focus of the quality assurers.

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1. Sampling of raw materials

Before purchasing herbal raw materials, we receive samples from our suppliers. Those samples are extensively tested in our laboratory. Only if they comply with our high quality requirements, we order the raw materials.

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2. Income-control of raw materials

Of every raw material supplied, a sample is drawn at the goods income area. In the laboratory, extensive analyses are realised: a test for identity, visual appearance and organoleptic properties. The active principle contents and the purity are controlled. Particular attention is laid on an extensive analytics of residues. Only this way we can exclude a possible contamination with heavy metals and pesticides of our raw materials.

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3. In-process control (IPC)

Also during the production process, quality is permanently monitored. In order to assure that our specifications are complied with, physical parameters such as e.g. pH-value, refraction index or alcohol content are measured, and the organoleptic parameters such as colour, odour and taste are controlled.

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4. Control of the intermediary products and the bulk ware

Before an intermediary product is further processed or the bulk ware is filled and packaged, particularly the active principle content is analysed again.

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5. Finished products control

Finally, all products are submitted to a thorough final control with e.g. further microbiological analyses.

Laboratory-tested quality

Controlled from the raw material to the finished product