Science & Quality

FAUCONA products are made in a facility that runs to GMP practice, and every batch leaves with a certificate of analysis (COA). This page shows how our R&D and quality team works, what we test, how microencapsulation protects the active ingredient, and how to pull the COA for the sachet in your hand.

R&D laboratory — formulation bench and analytical prep.

1. Research & Development

Our formulation bench works on three questions that matter to a falconer: does the bird actually eat it, does the dose survive the meat ration, and does it still work in a Dubai summer.

• Palatability trials — powders and tablets are tested on the meat ration, not on a lab bench alone.
• Dose accuracy — sachets are measured per 100 g of meat so a 100 g pack gives the same dose every time.
• Stability trials — sealed sachets are held at elevated temperature and humidity to model Gulf storage conditions.
• Formulation changes — any change to a carrier, flavour or coating is re-tested before it reaches a batch.

2. GMP production

Cleanroom production — microencapsulation line under GMP practice.

Production runs in a controlled cleanroom: gowning and air control at the entrance, stainless equipment cleaned and logged between batches, and a line clearance check before any new batch starts. Fill weights are verified, and the batch record ties each sachet back to its raw material lots.

• Line clearance and cleaning record before every batch
• In-process weight and fill checks
• Batch coding on every sachet, so a pack can be traced to its record

3. Microencapsulation — why the active ingredient survives

Vitamins, probiotics and plant extracts are fragile. Exposed to air, light, moisture or the heat of a meat ration, a meaningful part of the dose is gone before the bird eats it. Microencapsulation puts a thin protective wall around each active particle.

1. Core — the active ingredient is milled to a controlled particle size.
2. Wall — a food-grade polymer coats each particle, forming a sealed microcapsule.
3. Protection — the wall keeps oxygen, light and moisture away from the core.
4. Release — the capsule opens in the digestive tract, where the dose is actually needed.

The result is a stable powder with a predictable dose, including in summer heat and after the sachet has been opened and closed a few times.

4. What we test on every batch

• Identity and assay — the declared actives are present at the declared level.
• Moisture — a control on stability and shelf life.
• Microbiology — total plate count, yeast and mould, and the pathogens relevant to the product type.
• Appearance and fill weight — what the customer sees and what the label promises.

Results are recorded on the batch record and summarised on the COA.

5. COA lookup — pull the certificate for your batch

Note: certificates cover the batch as manufactured. Veterinary medicines are supplied on quotation and with their own documentation.