Blue California
Blue California is a specialty ingredient supplier providing ingredients for dietary supplements, functional foods, beverages, cosmetics, and pet nutrition. The company holds FDA GRAS Notice 734 for ergothioneine (ErgoActive) with a 'no questions' response letter — independently confirmed via FDA's GRAS Notice Inventory in Phase B (closure date 2018-05-07). Branded ingredients include ErgoActive (L-ergothioneine), L-TeaActive (L-theanine), Vitamin K2, CoQ10, and Taxifolin BC-DHQ.
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§1Editorial assessment
Blue California is a specialty ingredient supplier providing ingredients for dietary supplements, functional foods, beverages, cosmetics, and pet nutrition. The company holds FDA GRAS Notice 734 for ergothioneine (ErgoActive) with a 'no questions' response letter — independently confirmed via FDA's GRAS Notice Inventory in Phase B (closure date 2018-05-07). Branded ingredients include ErgoActive (L-ergothioneine), L-TeaActive (L-theanine), Vitamin K2, CoQ10, and Taxifolin BC-DHQ.
§2Our review
The six checks in our review, applied before any name appears in the directory. Each check is auto-derived from public evidence on this profile.
§3Inspection history
§4Certifications
No certifications on record.
§5Capability matrix
- PRODUCT TYPES
- L-ergothioneine (ErgoActive) · L-theanine (L-TeaActive) · Vitamin K2 · CoQ10 · Hydroxytyrosol · Taxifolin BC-DHQ
- CAPABILITIES
- Specialty ingredients for dietary supplements, functional foods, beverages, cosmetics, and pet nutrition · Microencapsulation · Flavors and fragrance-adjacent capabilities
§6Sources
- Codex Phase A discovery JSON(2026-05-26)
- Crow Phase B verification research file(2026-05-26)
- FDA GRAS Notice Inventory entry for GRN 734(2026-05-26)
- Blue California specialty ingredients page(2026-05-26)
- NutraIngredients 2015 ErgoActive coverage(2026-05-26)
§7 · What we don't know
- Quality-system certification (cGMP/SQF/NPA) facility scope and audit recency
- Legal-route documentation for non-ergothioneine ingredients
Dietary supplement manufacturers must comply with 21 CFR Part 111 (Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements). This includes requirements for personnel, facilities, equipment, production, laboratory operations, and record-keeping.
For the check-by-check breakdown that produces this vendor's score, see our scoring framework. The connection map between Blue California and other vendors, capabilities, and certifications is in the manufacturer atlas.
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