C.L. Smith
C.L. Smith (a Novvia Group company, founded 1975) is a bottle manufacturer and full-stocking packaging distributor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company blow-molds its own containers and also distributes stock and custom packaging, serving the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries among others. C.L. Smith references IFS PACsecure and UN packaging certification on its site; neither was independently confirmed against an allowlisted registry.
St. Louis, Missouri
Directory Listing · Records Reviewed
Public records and independent sources have been reviewed.
What this means →- MOQMOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)The smallest production run a manufacturer will accept for an order.
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- LEAD TIMELead TimeThe time from order placement to finished product delivery.
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§1Editorial assessment
C.L. Smith (a Novvia Group company, founded 1975) is a bottle manufacturer and full-stocking packaging distributor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company blow-molds its own containers and also distributes stock and custom packaging, serving the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries among others. C.L. Smith references IFS PACsecure and UN packaging certification on its site; neither was independently confirmed against an allowlisted registry.
§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
- Bottles · Containers · Closures · Custom Designed Packaging · Stock Packaging
- CAPABILITIES
- Blow Molding · UN Packaging Certification · Container and Packaging Distribution · Custom Package Design · Multiple Warehouse Network
§6Sources
- C.L. Smith Official Website(2026-06-24)
- C.L. Smith Company - Novvia Group (parent company)(2026-06-24)
§7 · What we don't know
- IFS PACsecure and UN packaging certification are self-reported; neither has an allowlisted registry or canonical mapping for independent confirmation
- The split between self-manufactured and distributed/resold product is not disclosed
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.
What We Couldn't Verify
- Hybrid model: C.L. Smith both manufactures (blow molding) and distributes/resells third-party packaging, so not all supplied product is self-manufactured
- IFS PACsecure is self-reported with no allowlisted registry available to confirm it independently
- On-site facility inspection was not conducted
Last reviewed: June 24, 2026
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- No material connection exists between Inventory Ready and this company
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