This document provides guidance for starting an organic capsules and tablets business, focusing on regulations and critical factors to consider. Key points include: Pullulan capsules and organic starches for binding are allowed ingredients. Proper sourcing of raw materials, capsules, tablets machines, and food-grade packaging is critical. Facilities must be properly registered and certified, and processes must prevent contamination. Thorough research on regulations, trial production, and making a project report are advised before pursuing organic certification for capsules/tablets business. There is demand for these supplements internationally.

1. STARTING AN ORGANIC CAPSULES & TABLETS BUSINESS ?
NPOP/REGULATION EU 2018/848 & NOP USDA CFR 205.605
CREATED AMV
CAPSULING INVOLVES FILLING OF ORGANIC RM WERE THE CASING IS IMPORTANT IN
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION, THE SAME GOES WITH THE BINDING AGENT FOR THE
TABLET MAKING WHICH HAS TO BE IN COMPLAINCE TO THE ORGANIC GUIDELINES
OF RESPECTIVE STANDARDS OF ALLOWED SUBSTANCES. WHAT ARE THE STEPS AND
CRITICAL CONTROL SPOTLIGHTS NEED TO BE KEPT RESEARCHED BEFORE FINALLY
INVOLVING IN THE BUSINESS. A BUSINESS LESS INVESTMENT AND EXPAND ON BEP

2. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CAPSULING AND TABLETING
• Pullulan is a natural, water soluble polysaccharide with excellent film-forming and binding properties and is produced from
starch syrup by fermentation.
NOP (USDA) GUIDELINES
The NOSB recommends the addition of Pullulan to the National List at §205.605(a) as an
allowed non-agricultural, non-synthetic ingredient used in tablets and capsules for dietary
supplements labeled “made with organic”.
• ORGANIC CAPSULES
• SOURCE THE ORGANIC
RM WITH A
TRANSACTION
CERTIFICATE.
• SOURCE CAPSULES AT
PRESENT PULLULAN
CAPSULES MADE FROM
TAPIOCA STARCH IS
ALLOWED AS PER THE
RESPECTIVE STANDARD.
• CAPSULE MACHINE
MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC
FOR CAPSULING
• SOURCE OF FOOD GRADE
PACKING MATERIAL
• CAN BE SOLD IN BULK OR
ONLINE PLATFORM
• ORGANIC TABLETING
• SOURCE OF THE ORGANIC
RM WITH A TRANSACTION
CERTIFICATE
• SOURCE OF THE BINDING
AGENT EITHER ORGANIC
STARCH OR GUAR GUAR
GUM.
• TABLET MAKING MACHINE
MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC.
• SOURCE OF FOOD GRADE
PACKING MATERIAL.
• CAN BE SOLD IN BULK OR
ONLINE PLATFORM

3. CRITICAL CONTROL FOCUS WHILE VENTURING
INTO THE ORGANIC CAPSULE AND TABLET
CERTIFICATION
• FACILITY WITH REGISTRATION AND FSSAI CERTIFICATION
• SOURCE OF PULLULAN CAPSULES AND ORGANIC STARCH
FOR TABLET BINDING
• MACHINES FOR CAPSULES AND TABLET MAKING.
• FG FINAL PACKING PREFERABLY BOTTLES, ITS SHOULD BE
FOOD GRADED
• FACILITY OF PROCESSING SHOULD BE HUMID FREE OR
WILL RESULT CONTAMINATION
• SOURCE OF FILLING HAS TO BE DECIDED BY YOU BE IT
CURCUMIN, TURMERIC, PIPERINE, MORINGA OR MIX ETC
FIRST TRIAL BEFORE TRADE IS IMPORTANT.
• VENTURE INTO NEW AREAS LIKE THE EFFERVESCENT
TABLETS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO DISSOLVE IN WATER,
AND RELEASE INSTANT NUTRIENT ABSORPTION.
• MAKE A PROJECT REPORT BEFORE EVER EXPEDITING. I SEE
A WORTHY ORGANIC CERTIFICATION BUSINESS.
• DEMAND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTS ARE IN HEAVY REQUEST
OVERSEAS EUROPE AND USA ESPECIALLY THE SENIOR
CITIZENS.