First and Only Organic Spirulina Farm in Taiwan Certified by Naturland, Germany.

Certified Organic Spirulina with more nutrients now available for dietary supplements.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (PRWEB) December 11, 2003 --Far East Bio-Tec, Ltd. (FEBICO) announces the availability of Organic Spirulina certified by Naturland. Beginning in 2004, all FEBICO Organic Spirulina will be manufactured by Far East Microalgae Ind. Co., Ltd. (FEMICO) in compliance with Naturland strict standards. With the constant quality standard commitments, FEMICO chooses Naturland as a certification partner not only because of Naturlands strict standards but also its concern for agricultural environmental impacts. The company has the unique status of being the only organic spirulina farm certified by Germany in Taiwan.

FEBICO proudly offers Naturland certified 100% Organic Spirulina in tablets and powder forms. All of FEBICO Organic Spirulina Tablets are directly pressed and excipient-free. FEBICOs buyers and distributors have the option to purchase FEBICO Quality Organic Spirulina to meet the demands of organically produced products. With organic health products becoming more mainstream products, the demand for organic spirulina is expected to be higher. More than 40 million households, or approximately 39% of the U.S. population, regularly choose organic products, according to the Natural Marketing Institutes 2002 Organic Consumer Trends Report. Mr. James Hsieh, FEBICO supervisor of business development, says, Our customers are selecting high content of natural and organic ingredients for use in daily supplements and cosmetic products. We spend much resource to ensure our products are high quality and these include ISO9001 and GMP certification program (expected certification in 2004)."

FEBICO is an established quality microalgae producer and research company based in Taiwan. FEBICO is a spin-off company from FEMICO, which has been in the microalgae business for nearly 3 decades supplying quality phycobiliproteins and microalgae products to research, vitamin, and cosmetic companies in the USA, Europe, Japan, and Greater China regions. Please contact FEBICO if prospective business is interested in expanding product pipeline to include microalgae. Product sample is available for evaluation.

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FEBICO is a leading biotechnology company that researches, develops, manufactures and commercializes microalgae products. FEBICO is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Naturland - Association for Organic Agriculture was established in 1982 in Gräfelfing, near Munich, Germany. It has grown to become one of the most important organizations in the field of organic agriculture in Germany. On the global level Naturland is one of the major certifying organizations for organic produce. Naturland is the only German organic agricultural organization accredited by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), USDA/NOP (United States Department of Agriculture/National Organic Programme) and under norm EN 45011 (ISO 65).

Please contact FEBICO for more information.