V5 Ultimate
Dietary supplement production room with stainless steel V-blender, tablet press and gowned operators in hairnets and gloves working under bright clean-room lighting
Connected MES + QMS + LIMS + eBPR for dietary supplements

From identity-tested ingredient to finished bottle — one 21 CFR 111 electronic Batch Production Record.

V5 Ultimate runs every step 21 CFR Part 111, FSMA Part 117 and NSF/ANSI 455-2 audits care about — supplier + ingredient identity qualification, hairnetted receiving, V-blender / granulation / tablet-press against the locked Master Manufacturing Record, HPLC + FTIR + micro + heavy-metal identity in the LIMS, encapsulation and bottle filling with the current-rev Supplement Facts label, and a per-batch self-building Batch Production Record. The BPR builds itself as the operator works, and label claims are a live query off the released formula — not a marketing spreadsheet.

Built for 21 CFR 111, FSMA, and NSF/USP certification audits.

One thread, botanical ingredient to sealed bottle
step 01
Supplier & identity
Qualified · retest pass
step 02
Dispensing
2-tier weight · to the gram
step 03
Blend & press
MMR · V-blender · tablet
step 04
LIMS & release
HPLC · micro · 2-sig
step 05
Encap & bottle
Current-rev Supp Facts
step 06
Dispatch
Retailer · FBA · 806 trace
One system, three lenses

The same BPR — seen the way you run the brand.

For a dietary supplement brand or contract manufacturer, the small wins compound every batch. Finance sees higher first-pass yield on expensive botanical extracts. Operations sees the next campaign start on time. QA sees a batch record that a 21 CFR 111 inspector, an NSF/ANSI 455-2 audit or an Amazon Brand Registry review already recognise.

The CFO view

Higher first-pass yield on expensive botanicals and actives — over-dose waste squeezed, off-spec caught mid-blend, and true cost per bottle finally on the page.

  • Per-batch actual cost: botanicals, actives, capsules, pack, labour and rework — visible in $, today.
  • Lower over-dose waste from earlier gating and faster in-process HPLC / blend-uniformity feedback.
  • Fewer rework loops from dispensing errors caught at the vessel, not at final QC.
  • Most supplement brands and co-manufacturers see V5 pay back inside year one and keep compounding.
Batch yield · todaylive
Ashwagandha calm cap
+4.4 pts
Magnesium bisglycinate
+3.2 pts
Multi-vitamin tablet
+2.5 pts
Whey isolate 2 lb
+4.8 pts
Fish oil softgel
+2.1 pts
Botanical recovered7-day
+$42,180
Over-dose waste falling ↓
Cost per bottle · today
$2.42 / 60-ct
Botanicals 52% Pack 20% Labour 16% QC 12%
+12 pts
First-pass yield uplift
MMR lockdown, 2-tier dispensing and in-process checks catch drift at blending, not final release.
−58%
eBPR review-and-release cycle
Self-building eBPR — no evenings spent chasing missing sign-offs, HPLC results and label proofs.
Daily
True cost per bottle produced
Actual botanical, capsule, pack, labour and rework posted from each batch — not month-end reconciliation.
0
Orphan deviations at release
Every OOS and deviation dispositioned before the eBPR closes — no shipping into an open loop.
Walk the process

From the supplier CoA + identity retest to the sealed bottle — one MMR-locked thread.

Follow one batch. Every step below is a single screen in V5 — and the Master Manufacturing Record lockdown, Supplement Facts label revision, NSF/ANSI 455-2 evidence pack and calibration layer runs underneath them all.

Step 01 · Supplier, ingredient identity & receiving

Qualified supplier, current CoA reconciled to a V5 identity retest — before a drum crosses the gowning line.

Every ingredient, active, excipient and pack component is tied to a qualified supplier with a live CoA, allergen declaration, organic / non-GMO / kosher / halal status where claimed, and quality agreement. Receipts are barcode-scanned at goods-in and 21 CFR 111 requires an in-house identity test — visual, FTIR, HPLC, TLC — before the drum can be released to production. A mis-labelled drum or a failed identity is quarantined at the dock; every drum, IBC and pail is barcoded into hygiene-segregated storage.
  • CoA + identity retest verified at receipt — no identity pass, no goods-in release.
  • Botanical name, part-used, extraction ratio, marker compound and origin checked against the approved material master.
  • Heavy metals (Pb, As, Cd, Hg per USP <2232>), micro (USP <2021> / <2022>) and pesticide screens tied to the material spec.
  • Contract manufacturing: brand-owner / co-man split explicit on every receipt so the "own-label distributor" trail is never ambiguous.
Warehouse operator in white smock, hairnet and nitrile gloves scanning a barcode label on a shrink-wrapped pallet of fiber drums of botanical ingredient powder at goods-in
Step 02 · Blending, granulation & tablet press against the locked MMR

The only formula the line can run is the approved Master Manufacturing Record — drift from the reviewed MMR is physically impossible.

The approved MMR snapshots into every work order — immutable, rev-locked and pinned to the current Supplement Facts label and marketing claim set. Dispensing, V-blender loading, wet or dry granulation, tablet pressing, coating, encapsulation and sieving follow the sequence with in-process checks (blend uniformity, tablet weight, hardness, friability, moisture, capsule fill weight). Any MMR change routes through QA and, where claim-affecting, a marketing / regulatory review before a new rev can reach the operator. Each step requires an identity-verified e-signature (21 CFR Part 11) before the next unlocks.
  • MMR lockdown — the operator only sees the current rev tied to the live Supplement Facts label and refuses substitutions.
  • Two-tier weight verification (preparer + witness) at dispensing — recorded to the gram against the MMR.
  • V-blender RPM, blend time, tablet-press force / weight / hardness, capsule fill-weight and coating temp streamed straight to the eBPR — no re-key.
  • Operator hard-blocked from a step they are not qualified for — 21 CFR 111 subpart D training enforced at the vessel.
+12 pts
first-pass yield with MMR lockdown & 2-tier dispensing
−58%
eBPR review-and-release cycle time vs paper BPR
Supplement compounding operator in white gown, hairnet, beard cover and gloves loading pale protein powder into a stainless steel V-blender in a clean GMP production room with touchscreen HMI
Step 03 · Identity, potency, micro & release

The batch can't ship until identity, potency and every 21 CFR 111 spec is green — and the QA reviewer sees every deviation in one place.

V5 runs a full supplements LIMS in the same tenant — identity (FTIR, HPTLC), potency (HPLC / UPLC / ICP-MS), blend uniformity, dissolution, disintegration, moisture, micro (USP <2021> / <2022>), heavy metals (USP <2232>) and any product-specific method. 21 CFR 111 subpart E and USP <2750> require identity of each incoming component AND appropriate tests on the finished batch to confirm it meets the established specifications. Any OOS opens an investigation and blocks the next operation until dispositioned. Two-signature release — production and QA — closes the eBPR before dispatch.
  • 21 CFR 111 subpart E identity + potency + component spec wired as gates — no green, no release.
  • Instrument integration for HPLC, UPLC, ICP-MS, FTIR, dissolution, Karl-Fischer, plate readers and stability chambers.
  • Deviation / OOS / OOT linked to the affected batch, workstation and operator — no orphan events per 21 CFR 111.140.
  • Two-independent-signature release — one from production, one from QA — before the batch leaves quarantine per 21 CFR 111.123.
Supplements analytical chemist in a white lab coat and gloves running FTIR and HPLC identity tests on botanical ingredient samples in clear vials
Step 04 · Encapsulation, bottle fill & Supplement Facts labelling

One finished lot, one current-rev Supplement Facts label, one QA-signed pack — label claim = released formula, at the printer.

Every capsule, tablet, softgel, gummy and powder pack is filled, capped, induction-sealed, labelled and cartoned per the current-rev Supplement Facts panel and 21 CFR 101.36 labelling. The current-rev label — Supplement Facts panel, % Daily Value, allergen call-outs, structure-function claims and NDC-style SKU — is pulled from the label library and print-and-apply at the line. Vision inspection checks Supplement Facts panel, allergens, batch code, best-by date and NDC-style SKU. Superseded labels are physically invisible to the printer.
  • Automated capsule / tablet counter + net-weight verification, torque-verified cap and tamper-evident induction seal.
  • Current-rev Supplement Facts label pinned per lot — the printer refuses to spool a superseded revision.
  • Vision inspection for Supplement Facts panel, %DV table, allergens, best-by date and NDC-style SKU.
  • Cartoning and pallet build reconciled to the released lot before dispatch — retailer EDI, Amazon FBA prep and DSCSA-style serial where required.
Automated dietary supplement filling line filling amber HDPE bottles with capsules under a print-and-apply Supplement Facts labeller and overhead vision inspection camera
Step 05 · Dispatch, distribution & FDA 806 traceback

"If a botanical ingredient just failed retest — which retailer and Amazon FBA bottles are exposed?"

Every pallet ships with retailer EDI, the current Supplement Facts panel and a pack-range manifest tied to the released bottle lot. When an ingredient OOS retest, a serious adverse event report, a supplier NCR or an Amazon Brand Registry challenge triggers a stop-sale, V5's lot + pack tree paints the affected pack ranges and destinations — forward from the finished lot and backward to every ingredient, capsule, closure and label revision that built it.

FDA 806 correction & removalRetailer / FBA / country traceForward & backward genealogy
The 21 CFR 111 trace tree

A retest on ashwagandha extract lot AW-4418 comes back out-of-spec on withanolides. V5 walks the tree — the finished bottle lot that used it, the pack ranges dispatched, the retailers and Amazon FBA shipments exposed. Pull the lever to see the affected bottles, MMR revs and BPR entries.

downstream · 4 retailer & FBA shipments
Amazon FBA · SDF8 (Indianapolis)
240 × 60-ct · PO 30281 · shipped
GNC · Pittsburgh DC
150 × 60-ct · PO 30302 · in transit
Costco · Mira Loma DC
150 × 120-ct · PO 30341 · shipped
Vitamin Shoppe · North Bergen DC
60 × 120-ct · PO 30355 · shipped
2 SKU pack ranges dispatched
60-ct bottles · pack range B-8210–8600
390 bottles · NDC-style SKU 4419-060
120-ct bottles · pack range B-9101–9310
210 bottles · SKU 4419-120
1 finished bottle lot · BPR
DS-24-1102 · Ashwagandha + magnesium calm
600 bottles · MMR rev C · Supp Facts rev C · 2-sig released
upstream · 4 ingredient & label lots
Ashwagandha extract · lot AW-4418
Ixoreal · HPLC withanolides OOS
Magnesium bisglycinate · lot MG-2210
Balchem · CoA + heavy metals pass
HPMC capsules size 0 · lot CP-770
Lonza · identity + friability pass
Supp Facts label · rev DS-24-C
Formula rev C · marketing signed
Affected bottles
0
Retailers notified
0
Forward depth
2 hops
Backward depth
4 lots
Running underneath · maintenance, calibration & hygiene

V-blender PM, tablet-press tooling and CIP verification — on the same tablet as production.

Built-in CMMS with supplements-native asset types — V-blenders, ribbon blenders, high-shear granulators, fluid-bed dryers, tablet presses, capsule fillers, bottle fillers, induction sealers, coating pans, sieves, HPLC / FTIR / ICP-MS, stability chambers, purified-water loops and HVAC. PM schedules, tablet-press tooling life, calibration cycles, CIP verification, purified-water micro trending, HVAC differential-pressure and change-over sign-off run on one calendar. An out-of-cal instrument, an overdue CIP or a lapsed water-system micro physically refuses to release a batch.
  • PM per V-blender, granulator, dryer, tablet-press, capsule filler, coating pan and bottle line.
  • Calibration cycles per ISO/IEC 17025-traceable standards — balances, tablet hardness testers, Karl-Fischer, pH meters and thermocouples.
  • CIP verification and USP purified-water micro (aerobic, yeast + mould) tied to the release calendar.
  • Change-over cleaning validation, hold-time studies and campaign sign-off enforced before the next MMR loads.
Maintenance engineer in navy coveralls servicing a stainless steel rotary tablet press with a torque wrench and tool trolley in a supplements production room
Running underneath · quality, 21 CFR 111 & NSF/ANSI 455-2

Quality, 21 CFR 111 and the NSF audit run through every batch — not stapled to the record at the end.

Incoming ingredient identity, in-process gates, two-signature release, internal audits, CAPA, consumer complaints, serious adverse event (SAE) intake per 21 CFR 190, FDA 806 correction and removal, NSF/ANSI 455-2 evidence and Amazon Brand Registry / retailer document requests — all in one loop, all tied to the affected batch and ingredient lot. Operators are blocked at the vessel if 21 CFR 111 training has lapsed. Suppliers are blocked at goods-in if a CoA or identity spec has lapsed. Audit evidence — FDA 111 inspection, NSF/ANSI 455-2, USP verified, Amazon Brand Registry — is a single indexed export.
  • Incoming inspection per ingredient, capsule, coating and pack — CoA + identity retest per 21 CFR 111.75.
  • In-process gates — blend uniformity, tablet weight / hardness / friability, capsule fill-weight, dissolution, moisture per USP <2091>.
  • Two-signature release — one production, one QA — can't be skipped before a lot leaves quarantine per 21 CFR 111.123.
  • Serious Adverse Event (SAE) intake per 21 CFR 190 with the 15-day clock; FDA 806 correction and removal drafted live.
  • NSF/ANSI 455-2 GMP evidence, USP <2750> MMR / BPR and Amazon Brand Registry requests answered from released-batch data.
  • Document control and training matrix — superseded SOPs, labels and lapsed 21 CFR 111 training hard-block the vessel.
Supplements QA reviewer in a modern office reviewing an electronic Batch Production Record on dual monitors with trend charts and shelves of technical binders
The V5 quality kit — for a supplements site

Every quality feature in V5 — mapped to a 21 CFR 111 / NSF/ANSI 455-2 brand.

The same platform that runs pharmaceuticals and medical devices — set up for the way a dietary supplement brand or contract manufacturer actually dispenses, blends, granulates, tests, encapsulates, bottles and releases a batch under 21 CFR Part 111, FSMA Part 117, NSF/ANSI 455-2 and USP <2750>.

Incoming inspection & ingredient identity

Configurable per ingredient, active, capsule, coating and pack. CoA + in-house identity retest (FTIR, HPLC, TLC) per 21 CFR 111.75; a failed identity or micro raises a hold automatically.

supplements site: Ashwagandha extract · FTIR match · HPLC withanolides ok

In-process gates & USP methods

Scheduled QC checks — blend uniformity, tablet weight / hardness / friability, capsule fill-weight, dissolution, moisture, heavy metals (USP <2232>), micro (USP <2021>). Limits enforced; OOS opens an investigation.

supplements site: Tablet hardness · 11.2 kp · pass · friability 0.32%

Two-signature release

Production + QA review-and-release before any batch ships. Every gate signed with a 21 CFR Part 11 e-signature — identity + meaning captured per 111.123.

supplements site: Batch DS-24-1102 · 2-sig released

Deviation, OOS, SAE & FDA 806

One workflow from issue raised through root cause, action, verification and close. Linked to the affected batch, eBPR, workstation, operator and supplier — SAE 15-day clock (21 CFR 190) and FDA 806 correction/removal built in.

supplements site: SAE-3302 · calm cap · 15-day clock

MMR & Supplement Facts lockdown

Master Manufacturing Records are immutable, rev-locked and tied to the current Supplement Facts panel. Current-rev label pinned per lot — the printer refuses to spool a superseded revision, and the label rev equals the MMR rev.

supplements site: MMR calm cap · rev C · Supp Facts rev C

Supplier scorecards & re-qualification

On-time delivery, CoA quality, identity retest pass-rate, deviation rate and audit findings rolled into a live supplier score. Expired qualifications block goods-in automatically.

supplements site: Ixoreal ashwagandha · OTIF 96% · identity 100%

Calibration & instrument qualification

Balances, tablet hardness testers, Karl-Fischer, HPLC / UPLC / ICP-MS / FTIR, dissolution baths, disintegration and stability chambers on an ISO/IEC 17025-traceable calibration calendar.

supplements site: HPLC-4 · cal due 21 d · cert attached

NSF/ANSI 455-2 & USP <2750> evidence

GMP evidence pack — MMR + BPR + component identity + finished testing + label reconciliation — assembled on demand from released-batch data. NSF audit and USP verified requests answered in minutes.

supplements site: NSF audit · evidence pack · 1-click

Stability & shelf-life

ICH-style stability chambers scheduled per formula and pack. Long-term (25°C / 60% RH), intermediate (30°C / 65% RH) and accelerated (40°C / 75% RH) pull-points tied to formula and pack.

supplements site: Calm cap · 24-month stability · pull 6 pass
Talks to your kit

Live on your blenders, tablet presses, encapsulators and label printers — no rip-and-replace.

We connect at the level your engineers and QA expect — OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, EDI, file drops, SQL. Most supplement manufacturers are live on day one with the blenders, tablet presses, capsule and bottle lines and ERP feeds already in the plant.

Blenders, granulators & dryers

OPC UA and Modbus links to Patterson-Kelley, Gemco, Munson, GEA, Glatt, LB Bohle, Bosch, Fitzpatrick. Blend RPM, blend time, granulation end-point and fluid-bed inlet temp logged straight to the batch.

Tablet presses & capsule fillers

Fette, Korsch, Kikusui, Manesty, ACG rotary tablet presses; Bosch GKF, MG2, IMA Zanasi and ACG capsule fillers. Force, weight, hardness, friability and capsule fill-weight streamed to the eBPR.

Bottle fill, cap, seal & label

IMA, Bosch, Kirby Lester and Cremer counters; Enercon induction sealers; Videojet, Domino, Markem-Imaje, Zebra thermal-transfer and print-and-apply labellers. Current-rev Supplement Facts label pinned per lot.

Identity, potency & micro

Agilent, Waters, Shimadzu, Thermo HPLC / UPLC / ICP-MS; Bruker / PerkinElmer FTIR; bioMérieux, Merck Millipore rapid micro. Results wired to in-process and release gates.

ERP, MES & retail portals

SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, Infor. FDA facility registration, Amazon Brand Registry / Vendor Central, retailer EDI (Costco, Walmart, GNC, Vitamin Shoppe) driven from released-batch data.

BI & data warehouse

Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake, Databricks. Direct SQL access to your tenant — your data, your queries, your validated reports.

Audit-ready, every day

21 CFR Part 111, FSMA, Part 11, NSF/ANSI 455-2 & USP <2750> — at the data layer.

The records build themselves as the batch is executed. When the FDA 111 inspector, NSF auditor or Amazon Brand Registry reviewer walks in, the evidence pack is one click — not a week of re-assembly.

21 CFR 111
cGMP for dietary supplements (MMR + BPR)
21 CFR Part 117
FSMA preventive controls
21 CFR Part 11
Electronic records & signatures
NSF/ANSI 455-2
GMP certification for dietary supplements
USP <2750>
Manufacturing practices for dietary supplements
Go-live in 10 to 16 weeks

Fixed-price, named team, one product family live before you pay for the next.

  1. Week 1–4·step 01
    Discovery & floor scan

    We walk one product family with your team — MMRs, dispensing SOPs, blender / press / encapsulator set-up, identity + potency + micro methods, Supplement Facts label library, existing ERP fields. Out: a fixed scope and price.

  2. Week 5–9·step 02
    Configure & integrate

    Material master, MMRs, in-process gates, LIMS methods (21 CFR 111 / USP <2091> / USP <2232>), Supplement Facts label library, blender / press / encapsulator / bottle-line integrations and ERP feeds loaded. IQ / OQ on the bench.

  3. Week 10–13·step 03
    PQ, pilot & train

    One product family live in pilot. Three-shift operator training on the floor with the actual UI — not slides. PQ and UAT signed by QA and operations.

  4. Week 14–16·step 04
    Go live & hyper-care

    Cut over. Two weeks of hyper-care with your named delivery team on-site. KPIs published on the wall before we leave.

Cloud-hosted, US & EU regions· SOC 2 controls, SSO, audit log· Validated change control, 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures
What buyers ask us

The first six questions on every supplements RFP.

How does V5 keep the plant aligned with the approved MMR and the Supplement Facts label?
The Master Manufacturing Record is immutable, rev-locked and the only formula the operator can run — and it is pinned to the current Supplement Facts panel and marketing claim set. Any MMR change routes through internal QA and, where claim-affecting, marketing / regulatory review before a new rev reaches production. The current-rev Supplement Facts label is pinned per lot in the label library; the thermal-transfer or print-and-apply labeller refuses to spool a superseded revision. Vision inspection at the bottling line reconciles the Supplement Facts panel, %DV table, allergens, best-by date and NDC-style SKU against the pinned label.
How does V5 handle 21 CFR 111 ingredient identity, in-process testing and finished-batch release?
Every incoming ingredient requires a supplier CoA plus an in-house identity retest (FTIR, HPTLC, HPLC or approved alternative) per 21 CFR 111.75 before it can be released to production. In-process gates — blend uniformity, tablet weight / hardness / friability, capsule fill-weight, dissolution, moisture — are enforced per 21 CFR 111.110. Finished-batch testing per 21 CFR 111.75 (subpart E) is wired to release. Two-signature release per 21 CFR 111.123 is baked into the eBPR — no shortcut, no skip.
How does V5 handle Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reporting under 21 CFR 190 and FDA 806 correction and removal?
SAE intake starts the 15-day clock under DSHEA / 21 CFR 190 and immediately walks the lot + pack tree to every retailer, Amazon FBA location and country that received the affected batch. FDA 806 correction-and-removal reports draft from released-batch data. Records retained per FDA guidance — typically one year past expiry — and can be exported for FDA 111 inspection on demand.
Will V5 talk to our V-blenders, tablet presses, encapsulators and bottling lines?
Almost certainly. We support OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, EDI and direct SQL — with working connectors for Patterson-Kelley, Gemco, Munson, GEA, Glatt, LB Bohle, Bosch, Fette, Korsch, Kikusui, ACG, Bosch GKF, MG2, IMA, Cremer, Enercon, Videojet, Domino, Markem-Imaje and Zebra label printers, plus Agilent, Waters, Shimadzu HPLC / UPLC / ICP-MS and bioMérieux rapid micro.
We're a contract manufacturer with multiple brand-owners on one site — how does V5 keep them separate?
Brand-owner (own-label distributor) and contract-manufacturer roles are explicit on every material, MMR, batch, e-signature and audit event. Each brand's formulas, Supplement Facts labels and claim sets sit in their own tenant workspace with an audit-log wall between them, and QA sign-off routes to the correct brand. A brand-owner sees their batches and their trace tree; the co-manufacturer sees the site — both defensible under 21 CFR 111.140 recordkeeping.
What about IT — 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, SOC 2, validated change control?
Cloud-hosted in US and EU regions, SOC 2 controls, SSO (SAML / OIDC), full audit log, validated change-control process and 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures (identity, meaning, immutable audit trail) applied to every regulated screen. GAMP 5 category assessment supplied. IQ / OQ / PQ pack shipped with go-live. Where an FDA 111 inspection or NSF/ANSI 455-2 audit is scheduled, the evidence pack maps section-by-section.
Ready to see it on your batch record?

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with a supplements specialist.

We'll show a live self-building eBPR, MMR lockdown, two-tier dispensing, in-process HPLC identity + potency + micro in the LIMS, current-rev Supplement Facts label print at the bottling line, two-signature release, a live NSF/ANSI 455-2 evidence export and a mock ingredient-OOS traceback — on a workspace seeded for a working supplements brand.

Fixed-price go-live · No platform lock-in · Onboard in 10–16 weeks