Identification Testing of Health Food Ingredients Using FTIR: Supports GMP by Using Food Additive Identification Test Program

Introduction

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Guidelines describe requirements that companies must observe in all processes from ingredient acceptance to packaging and shipping of finished products so as to manufacture products appropriately, safely, and with consistent quality. GMP was a legal requirement in the pharmaceuticals industry from an early date, and tests are conducted to confirm that the actual composition and contents of ingredients in pharmaceutical products conform to the product labeling, and there are no problems in terms of safety or quality. Because health foods and nutritional supplements are mainly available in tablet and capsule form and their manufacturing processes are similar to those for pharmaceutical products, GMP has also become a legal requirement for health foods and related products in Asian countries in recent years. Application News No. A597 introduced identification testing of L- glutamic acid by the ATR method using the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) identification testing program. Here, we introduce an identification testing method by the KBr pellet method for xylitol, an ingredient in health foods, using the food additive identification test program, which is a standard feature of the LabSolutions IR control software of Shimadzu FTIR instruments. This program enables simple and easy identification testing in accordance with JP, ingredient acceptance inspection, and pre-shipment inspections of products.

August 26, 2019 GMT