Blue California

Infobox_Company
company_name = Blue California Inc
company_type = Privately Held | Private | company_slogan = A Perfect Blend of Science and Nature
foundation = Orange County, California, California, USA (1994)
location = flagicon|USA Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA
key_people = Steven Chen, CEO
Cecilia McCollum, Executive Vice President
Steve Prancevic, VP of Sales, Western Region

num_employees = 25 (USA) 175+(Asia)
industry = Dietary Ingredients Food and Beverage
products = Botanical Extracts

homepage = [http://www.bluecal-ingredients.com/ Blue California] |

Blue California is a Southern California based ingredient manufacturer who manufactures highly purified botanical extracts and specialty ingredients using raw materials from around the world.

Blue California's Good Manufacturing Process and ISO-9000-certified facility produces non-irradiated ingredients using steam and ozone sterilization to ensure product quality and safety. There are currently more than 550 Kosher-certified ingredients in the product line.

History

Blue California, founded in 1994, has become a major manufacturer of botanical extracts and specialty ingredients. Blue California's unique approach to product research and development is designed to ensure the quality and value of manufactured ingredients. Blue California's research and development department in China employs dedicated scientists to improve the manufacturing processes and the quality of raw materials. In California, Blue California's quality control department follows a quality control protocol that includes HPLC, microbiology, identity testing, PSL-assurance, and ICP-MS pesticide screening to ensure the quality and safety of manufactured ingredients.

Ingredients

* Vita Panax

Notes and references

* "Blue California To Offer Rebaudioside A, a Purified Stevia Compound. November 13, 2007." http://www.bluecal-ingredients.com/whatsnew/pr_20071113.php
* "US firm claims cheap, industrial stevia production. November 15, 2007." http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=81404-blue-california-stevia-sweetener
* "Phytosterols Out of the Blue. October 10, 2004." http://www.foodprocessing.com/vendors/products/2007/021.html
* "Food Technology & Innovation 2008 Sponsors" http://www.foodinnovatena.com/suppliers_conf.asp

External links

* [http://www.bluecal-ingredients.com Blue California Company Website] - US corporate site
* [http://www.bluecal-ingredients.com/es/ Blue California Spanish Site] - US Spanish Site
* [http://www.bluecal-ingredients.com/jp/ Blue California Japanese Site] - US Japanese Site
* [http://www.aboutus.org/BlueCal-Ingredients.com Kosher about us site]