GMP Certification

Demonstrate your commitment to product safety through NSF GMP registration for dietary ingredients or nutritional supplements (China) and NSF/ANSI 455 certification for dietary supplements, cosmetics and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

GMP certification and registration provides consumers and retailers with assurance that your product is manufactured utilizing industry best practices.

Benefits of GMP certification or registration include:

• Increases protection of your brand and minimizes risks
• Prepares your facility for regulatory inspections
• Helps your facility to build a strong quality and GMP program
• Reduces the number of GMP audits and financial costs associated with audits
• Helps in fostering a culture of product safety and quality within your organization
• Demonstrates your commitment to product safety and quality to your customers

With input from industry representatives, public health officials, regulators and consumer-interest groups, NSF facilitated the development of the NSF/ANSI 455 GMP audit standards for dietary supplement, cosmetics, and OTC drug manufacturers and packagers, as well as for warehousing and distribution companies. These standards encompass regulatory requirements, retailer quality requirements and industry best practices and are designed to strengthen safety, quality and trust throughout the supply chain.

The portfolio of GMP standards includes:

• NSF/ANSI 455-2 Good Manufacturing Practices for Dietary Supplements
• NSF/ANSI 455-3 Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics
• NSF/ANSI 455-4 Good Manufacturing Practices for OTC Drugs

GMP certification or registration provides consumers and retailers with assurance that your product is manufactured utilizing industry best practices.

The benefits of GMP certification or registration include:

• Increases protection of your brand and minimizes risks
• Prepares your facility for regulatory inspections
• Helps your facility to build a strong quality and GMP program
• Reduces the number of GMP audits and the financial costs associated with audits
• Helps in fostering a culture of product safety and quality within your organization
• Demonstrates your commitment to product safety and quality to your customers

NSF is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to provide certification to NSF/ANSI 455 standards. In addition, NSF and GRMA have signed an agreement for NSF to provide NSF/ANSI 455 audits to member suppliers through its GRMA certification program.

NSF has developed these tools to walk you through the certification process.

• NSF/ANSI Certification Process Overview: Offers a clear overview of the process of becoming NSF/ANSI 455 certified.
• Information Guide: Provides additional background information about the NSF/ANSI 455 certification program.
• FAQs: Our team of experts have answered a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for your convenience.

Companies with GMP certification or registration receive instant eligibility to enter their products into NSF’s product certification program (NSF/ANSI 173, NSF 229 and NSF Certified for Sport^®). These benefits extend to contract manufacturers. When your contract manufacturer is GMP compliant, you reduce the time and cost of NSF testing and product certification.

NSF offers GMP registration services for manufacturers and packagers of dietary ingredients and nutritional supplements sold in the Chinese market, as well as for distribution and warehousing companies. The audit is a robust evaluation of a facility’s prerequisite programs, good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and quality management systems (QMS) based on the requirements of regulations and industry best practices.

What Does It Take to Be NSF GMP Registered?

This easy-to-follow flowchart shows the process for companies to become NSF GMP registered.

Dietary Ingredients: GMP Registration Process

Nutritional Supplements (China): (TBD)

Companies with GMP certification or registration receive instant eligibility for entering their products into NSF's product certification program (NSF/ANSI 173, NSF 229, and NSF Certified for Sport). These benefits extend to contract manufacturers. When your contract manufacturer is GMP compliant, you decrease the time and cost of NSF testing and product certification.