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CURT HALE JOINS EMBRIA HEALTH SCIENCES AS QUALITY MANAGER
Manufacturer Strengthens Quality Assurance with Expert’s Hire
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, January 21, 2008 – Embria® Health Sciences, a raw material manufacturer of science-backed natural ingredients for the human nutrition market, announced today the appointment of Curt Hale as the company’s quality manager.
Reporting to Embria’s vice president of scientific affairs, Larry Robinson, Ph.D., Hale will ensure that the company’s manufacturing processes comply with appropriate quality standards. He will also develop and implement a comprehensive quality program that meets or exceeds all industry, government, and international regulatory requirements.
Hale has over three decades of quality experience, including more than 20 years with General Mills. He has also served as a consultant in the areas of food safety, allergens, entomology and as an examiner for the Baldrige National Quality Award.
“Embria Health Sciences is pleased to have such an established and qualified expert managing the company’s quality,” said Paul Faganel, president, Embria Health Sciences. “His solid experience in the food manufacturing realm plays an essential role in assuring the production of premium quality human supplement ingredients such as EpiCor.”
Embria Health Sciences, www.embriahealth.com, combines science and nature to bring high-quality, research-based natural ingredients to the global human nutrition market. Embria’s key products are manufactured using a proprietary technology, which produces vital metabolites that deliver nutritional benefits and support increased bioavailability. Embria recently launched its all-natural immune balancing ingredient, EpiCor®, and holds “Nutrition Business Journal’s” product merit award for its selenium ingredient, eXselen®.