Tableting Agent Gets GRAS
In tablets and capsules, wetting agents aid water uptake during disintegration and help active ingredients dissolve. Texapon K12 P PH is a pharmaceutical-grade sodium lauryl sulfate that works as a wetting agent, lubricant, or solubilizer. Texapon K12 P PH has recently achieved self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe status, allowing its use in food and supplements in the United States. Texapon K12 P PH’s very small, uniform particle size helps ensure consistent high quality of tablets and capsules. Dietary supplement manufacturers can now use the agent in two daily doses of up to 30 mg/day.
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The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.
