The Council

New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.

The Council - The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (The Council), established in 1973 is a vital link between major corporations and minority business enterprises (MBEs). Each year, member corporations have reported billions of dollars spent with Council-certified Minority Business Enterprises. Serving the New York and New Jersey region, The Council is one of the 37 regional affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. View our MBE Certificate

FISA - is the trade association dedicated to promoting distribution in serving high purity industries. Formed by distributors more than 50 years ago, FISA membership includes independent distributors and manufacturers who go to market through distribution. Members serve customers in food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, Bio-Pharm and other high purity industries.

Through our suppliers and partners, we offer the following certifications:

3-A Certified - 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to advancing hygienic equipment design for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. 3-A SSI represents the interests of three stakeholder groups with a common commitment to promoting food safety and the public health—regulatory sanitarians, equipment fabricators and processors.

USP Class VI - The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non–governmental, official public standards–setting authority for prescription and over–the–counter medicines and other healthcare products manufactured or sold in the United States. USP also sets widely recognized standards for food ingredients and dietary supplements. USP sets standards for the quality, purity, strength, and consistency of these products–critical to the public health.

USDA Compliant - Dairy Standardization aids in the marketing of milk and dairy products by providing a common language of trade through the development, improvement, and interpretation of standards, specifications and quality improvement programs.  

21 CFR 170-199 - The FDA has regulations for "food contact materials"-- materials that are intended to be in contact with food. Food contact materials can be constructed from a variety of materials like plastics, rubber, paper, coatings, metal etc. During the contact of the food molecules can migrate from the food contact material to the food. Because of this, in many countries regulations are made to ensure food safety.

21 CFR 177.2600 - This FDA compliance, which falls under the above 21 CFR 170 - 199, specifies the proper treatment for rubber articles intended for repeated use and may be safely used in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food, subject to the provisions of this section. 

FDA Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - Grade A milk, also called fluid grade milk, refers to milk produced under sufficiently sanitary conditions to qualify for fluid (beverage) consumption. Only Grade A milk is regulated under federal milk marketing orders.

ISO 9001:2000 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements.

ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world's largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry. Founded in 1980, today ISPE serves 25,000 members in 90 countries.