LONG BEACH, Calif., June 21, 2006 - BI Nutraceuticals, the leading supplier of quality raw materials and custom blends for 30 years, today announced it has updated its corporate Web site (www.botanicals.com) to reflect the company's expanded product and service offerings.

"The updated Web site content will help our global customer base better understand our unique quality assurance processes, value-added manufacturing capabilities, ingredient offerings and worldwide sourcing expertise," stated George Pontiakos, President and CEO, BI Nutraceuticals.  "Customer service is a top priority and we want to ensure that product development decision makers have the most up-to- date information necessary to make an informed decision about establishing a partnership with BI."
 

The new "Organics" section includes a list of BI's organic ingredient offerings, as well as information on the organic certification BI received for its manufacturing facility in Long Beach, Calif.  The "Value Added Ingredients" section includes an overview of the recently expanded capabilities at BI's east coast facility located in Islandia, NY, along with a list of the company's value-added ingredients. The "Functional Food Ingredient" segment explains BI's ability to create custom nutritional premixes for use in beverages and functional foods.

BI Nutraceuticals, headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., is a global full service supplier of dietary supplement and functional food ingredients including whole herb powders and teas, standardized and drug ratio extracts, custom blends, vitamins, minerals and other specialty supplements.  All BI ingredients undergo stringent quality analysis that includes heavy metal, pesticide and irradiation testing.  All herbal powder ingredients are also tested under the company's Identilok(R) species identification process.  The company has also developed a proprietary process, UltraHD(R), which creates high-density herbal powders allowing for superior flow and less dusting during the manufacturing process.  Additionally, BI Nutraceuticals offers value-added services including particle engineering, drum to hopper formulas and steam sterilization via the company's Protexx HP(TM) process.

Visit BI Nutraceuticals' updated Web site at www.botanicals.com.

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