About Tom Stratman

Mr. Thomas (Tom) Stratman has been working successfully in the branded and private label Dietary Supplement space since 1988. He is passionate about professionally serving the dietary supplement industry and maintains that the industry can only thrive by maintaining high quality across all sectors of the enterprise. He has held senior level sales & marketing positions with such companies as Hoffmann-LaRoche, Tishcon Corp.Inner Armour, Pacific Health Labs, Pinnacle Sports, TwinLab. He founded in 2006 a full service consulting firm specializing in technical services for manufacturers and marketers of dietary supplements. Mr. Stratman hold a B.S. degree in Biological Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati. He is also a former graduate assistant for Dale Carnegie Training and is involved in several community based service projects in the Tampa-St Petersburg area. He and his life partner Deborah, reside in St. Petersburg, FL.

About SOPs for CBD and Hemp Derivative Producers

Standard Operating Procedures are the backbone of a certifiable document management program for Food or Dietary Supplements manufacturers.

The entrepreneurial smaller manufacturing companies In the hemp derivative sector are at a competitive disadvantage without a cGMP document system. The real issue here is the actual expense and investment required to hire a 3rd party regulatory & […]

CBD Processors, Cultivators, Extractors Why cGMP?

Hemp Processing About Standard Operating Procedures and cGMP Compliance.

Currently in the CBD Oil processing space there is a need for those companies to create SOP’s to structure and ensure the safety of their finished product. There are over 15 sections or chapters that need to be written to comply with the standards set by the FDA here in the U.S. as well as […]

Supplement-boosted plant-based diets meet sports nutrition needs, study says.

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As the category has expanded into a more “lifestyle-fitness approach, the benefits of vegan-based protein sources are becoming more evident in this category. While whey protein is still the champion of Protein digestibility scores and biological value, this trend is powerful and product palatability is key. Nutrition 50 […]

Are you a manufacturer or processer of hemp derived Consumer Products?

Batch Record means Manufacturing documentation, packaging documentation, and exception documentation, such as a non-conformance report, Deviation Report and Certificate of Analysis, and additional documentation, which may have been processed as part of the production and packaging records of the Batch; as defined in 21 CFR part 110 and/or 111, or other certifying bodies as specified […]

Are you a CBD manufacturer or brand?

If you are, you will be required one way or another, in the near future to comply with CFR 21 Part 110 or 111, for Food or Dietary Supplements. If you are a brand, not manufacturing your product offerings, you will need:

Subpart M Holding and Distributing
Subpart N Returned Finished Goods
Subpart O Product […]

The Gulf in CBD product quality laid bare as calls for tighter controls amplify

This is also a fairly large issue in the general dietary supplement market with smaller manufacturers not complying with cGMP regulations. It really isn’t just hemp’. Nutrition 50 is currently writing cGMP documents for smaller manufacturers who understand they need compliance. We do at a lower cost and with a more customized approach helping to […]

Do you receive inquiries from overseas?

Importation documentation can be very time consuming and requires in many cases authentications and apostilles from states and sovereign consulates.  I have been working in the international sector for over 15 years. Selling your offerings overseas once you get through the registration process can be a very lucrative channel broadening your revenue portfolio.   Nutrition 50 […]

Hemp Oil processing and Consumer Product manufacturing.

It is apparent that the regulatory front is accelerating in this category. There are safety concerns and smaller entities are producing products with no cGMP documentation in place. That means that if you are a smaller producer without documented quality systems in place, you are at risk. Additionally, to be able to improve and grow […]

Do you have an idea for a new product in the functional food or Dietary Supplement Category?

Many times the obstacle to going to market as a new Entrepreneur or Small Entity is the Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) required by most Dietary Supplement and Food Manufacturers. Here at Nutrition 50, we have the ability to help create your product completely turnkey. ( Formulation, packaging concepts, procurement, label design and regulatory compliance in […]