Neptune Successfully Completes Submission to U.S. FDA for Registration of its Conover, NC Facility for Production of Hand Sanitizers

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Apr 09, 2020, 07:00 ET

Registration as an over-the-counter drug manufacturer to prepare alcohol-based hand sanitizers accelerates anticipated timeline to initial production

LAVAL, QC, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. ("Neptune" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX: NEPT), is pleased to announce today that it has successfully completed a submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for registration of its facility in Conover, North Carolina as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug manufacturer to prepare alcohol-based hand sanitizers under the agency's temporary policy for such products during the public health emergency (COVID-19).

Registration of the Conover facility with FDA enables the company to begin manufacturing alcohol-based hand sanitizers to help address the increased demand for these products by consumers and health care professionals. This announcement follows the recent announcement that the Company received Health Canada authorization to commercialize natural, plant-based hand sanitizer products. The Company anticipates its first shipments of hand sanitizers over the next several weeks with production volume ramping up into summer 2020.

"We are very pleased to have fast tracked our registration with FDA and are committed to supporting our fellow citizens across North America," said Michael Cammarata, Chief Executive Officer of Neptune. "We have already received strong interest from retailers and have worked with our partners to successfully secure initial raw material supplies. We anticipate initial shipments over the next several weeks and intend to fully ramp up production over the coming months. Our hand sanitizers are leveraging our experience and ongoing development of plant-based household products, allowing us to quickly address this growing consumer need with a premium quality solution."

For additional information on Neptune's hand sanitizer solutions in both the United States and Canada, please visit https://solutions.neptunecorp.com

About Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.
Neptune Wellness Solutions specializes in the extraction, purification and formulation of health and wellness products. The Company has in excess of 100 customers across several verticals including legal cannabis and hemp, nutraceutical and consumer packaged goods. Neptune's wholly owned subsidiary, 9354-7537 Québec Inc., is licensed by Health Canada to process cannabis at its 50,000-square-foot facility located in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Company also has a 24,000 square-foot facility located in North Carolina to process hemp biomass into extracts. Neptune brings decades of experience in the natural products sector to the legal cannabis and hemp industries. Leveraging its scientific and technological expertise, the Company sees applications for hemp-derived extracts in the U.S. beyond existing markets and product forms and into personal care and home care markets. Neptune's activities also include the development and commercialization of turnkey nutrition solutions and patented ingredients such as MaxSimil®, and a variety of marine and seed oils. Its head office is located in Laval, Quebec.

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