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Vegediv cellulose capsules, such as those Kirkman uses, have a safe history of no allergic responses. Gelatin capsules used by many other firms are animal derived from pigs, beef,, or fish, which are known to cause allergic responses in sensitive individuals.
Yes, Kirkman products are formulated to be as low as possible in environmental contaminants such as heavy metals, PCB's, and pesticides, as well as free of common allergens.
All individuals do not require hypoallergenic products. If one is not sensitive to ingredients and has no known allergens, regular products are fine. Also, some versions of products need to be sweetened or flavored in order to cover up tastes and textures. These special dosage forms cannot be made hypoallergenic. In addition, there are some active ingredients that just cannot be made hypoallergenic, such as enzymes, because the substrate they are manufactured on contains a potential allergen.
This line has been in existence since 2000.
We try to have at least one hypoallergenic version of all the different categories of products we manufacture. Only those containing active ingredients that have inherent allergens in their makeup are excluded, such as enzymes and cod liver oil.
Kirkman conducts the most extensive testing for purity in the industry. Every batch of raw material used to manufacture products in Kirkman's line is tested for more than 950 environmental contaminants including 24 heavy metals, common allergens, bacteria, yeast, mold, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, endocrine disruptors, and potentially harmful chemicals.
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