Quality Assurance & Control
Cedar Bear Naturales® Multi-QA/QC Standards
Cedar Bear Naturales® is a company of multi QA/QC standards. Its departments all adhere to the same exacting and stringent multi QA/QC standards. These standards serve three purposes. 1st is to assure that safe and accurately identified and verified ingredients are used in all products we produce. 2nd is to make sure that the controls are in place for clean contaminant-free facility and production operations that meets the highest standards for our industry. and 3rd is to assure that the finished products are verified as being safe for human and animal consumption.
U.S. FDA Registered & cGMP Inspected
Cedar Bear® facility is FDA Registered. cGMP stands for 'current Good Manufacturing Practices.' Though different than FDA cGMP standards for the drugs & pharmaceutical industry or foods & beverage industry, the FDA cGMP standards for herbal & dietary supplements industry are also very detailed and stringent, and in some areas are more restrictive and stringent than that for drug & pharmaceutical or foods & beverage industries cGMP rules & regulations.
Cedar Bear FDA cGMP standards for dietary supplements are guided by 21 CFR Part 110 and 21 CFR Part 111 policy & rules. Part 110 deals with all aspects of the 'intrinsic' product itself, while 111 addresses product labeling and claims issues.
NSF Certified
Cedar Bear Naturales® facility and operations are NSF certified.
NSF Certified facility and operations means meeting the highest standards of facility integrity, well-defined and trackable standard operating procedures (SOPs), and detailed QA and QC oversight and documentation. NSF certification for a facility and its operations is considered one of the highest of standards and most rigorous in the consumable products industry world-wide.
Totally 100% Alcohol-Free!
We've been doing TOTALLY ALCOHOL-FREE longer than anyone else in the industry, therefore we are the most experienced in the liquid herbal products industry at doing so.
NO alcohol, with its denaturing and inert rendering effects, is ever used at any time in the making of a Cedar Bear® product or a finished herbal glycerite – NONE!
In the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) for Title 21 regarding this issue, the FDA has a clearly stated policy that if any alcohol is used in the making of a product that product cannot claim or be labeled as 'alcohol-free,' even if the alcohol has been removed. Fact is, it's impossible to remove all the alcohol from a product as anywhere from 2% to 5% of residual alcohol remains in a product depending on the makeup of a product, You are quality assured that all Cedar Bear® products are indeed totally 100% 'true' Alcohol-Free!
The TincTract®
More than a TINCture, more than an exTRACT – it's a TincTract®. It is a manufacture-standardized synchronous serialized multi-step fluid manufacturing technology that was the first ever of its kind in the industry and is still unique to Cedar Bear®. All Cedar Bear Naturales® liquid herbal glycerite concentrates are made using the totally alcohol-free glycerin-based 'Genuine TincTract® Made' process.
Kosher (Kashrus) Certified
Cedar Bear Naturales® was the first liquid herbal products company in the dietary supplements industry to be Kosher certified.
Our kosher certification is done through Scroll K, an OU (Orthodox Union) recognized affiliate kosher certifying and oversight agency. Cedar Bear® is also approved to do Passover production for its Kosher certified products.
Halal Certified
Cedar Bear Naturales® is the first, and currently the only liquid herbal products company in the dietary supplements industry to be Halal certified.
We are Halal certified through ISA (Islamic Services of America), an internationally recognized Halal certifying and oversight agency.
Vegan Certified
Cedar Bear uses no animal parts or ingredients or insect parts or ingredients in its products. Even the glycerin used is 100% USP Grade non-GMO Kosher and Halal Certified 'Vegetable' glycerin.
Gluten-Free
Cedar Bear manufactured products contain no gluten-containing ingredients. Only herbs, glycerin, and water are used in the making of our products utilizing the revolutionary and proprietary 'Genuine TincTract® Made' process for making our concentrated and potent liquid herbal concentrates.
We are also Soy-Free, Corn-Free, and Sesame-Free.
PRESERVATIVE-FREE!
We do not add preservatives to our herbal glycerite products like some other companies do to their herbal glycerite products. The combination of the 'Genuine TincTract® Made' process and higher percentage of glycerin-to-water used in making our products has never required the use of preservatives, as is often seen with 'weak' herbal glycerite preparation.
This is underscored by our independent 3rd party lab verified 6 year expiry we put on our products (the longest expiry dating of any liquid herbal products in the industry), and our products are so stable, and of a natural aseptic quality that they need no refrigeration after opening..
FULLY FDA LABEL COMPLIANT
Unlike some competitor herbal product companies who choose to take the FDA labeling rule exemptions on complete label compliance, and have done so, Cedar Bear Naturales® chose to not take those exemptions but instead chose to provide consumers with product labels that are fully compliant as detailed in FDA rules & regulations on the issue. For us, being fully label compliant means the consumer comes first!
Cedar Bear Naturales® Own In-House QA/QC Standards
Cedar Bear® also incorporates additional quality oversights into our operations and handling of its products, such as expanded personal hygienic standards regarding dress, cosmetics, jewelry/accessories, footwear, outerwear, headwear, face wear, hand wear, etc., that often exceed that done in our industry at large. Our QA/QC oversight also includes ongoing daily monitoring of employees health and well-being.
Majority Woman Owned & Woman Run
Being a majority woman owned and women run business is indicative of the inclusivity that we operate from. Inclusivity has different meaning to different people. For Cedar Bear® it means being non-discriminating and hiring employees on the basis of if they are qualified for the position being applied for. Being inclusive is key to building and maintaining employee morale and loyalty.
Manufactured in the USA Products
All products offered by Cedar Bear Naturales® are manufactured in the USA at our Roosevelt, UTAH manufacturing facility & operations. Cedar Bear® is the manufacturer of its own products from top-to-bottom. We take great pride in the products we make and are pleased to be part of America's team of domestic manufacturing endeavors. Our unique and proprietary manufacturing technologies originated here in the USA, and as a legacy-based company, we have chosen to keep it here.
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Cedar Bear Naturales® reserves the right to make changes when necessary to herbal formulations, prices, and sales policies without prior notification.
With changing weather patterns and other issues that may impact supply availability of individual herbs, sometimes changes have to be made to our herbal formulas, or as the formulator may deem so. When this is necessary, we will make sure the formula’s effectiveness will not be negatively affected by the change.