Inactive manufacturing ingredients help deliver a product of consistent quality and reliability to meet product expectations. A product made "without excipients" may not, despite its good intentions. Inactive ingredients are "good" when carefully selected from a reputable source and used in the proper amounts outlined by the FDA and Good Manufacturing Practices. A reputable company producing high quality nutritional supplements will exercise great care in selecting only those inactive ingredients that are approved for use in manufacture and have a history of safe use. These inactive ingredients should be selected with the same quality standards and handled with the same manufacturing care as "active" raw materials. Because even a "safe" ingredient can be potentially harmful if handled improperly.