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Standards
Familiarizing yourself with the safety standards for dietary supplements.
BSCG (Banned Substances Control Group) is a certification program that tests supplements for banned drugs and contaminants, with a focus on athlete safety and drug testing risk.
Certified B Corporation is a company-level certification from B Lab focused on social, environmental, governance, and accountability standards, rather than product-level supplement verification.
cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) is a regulatory framework that defines how supplements must be manufactured to ensure consistency, quality control, and basic product safety.
Friend of the Sea is a sustainability certification focused on marine sourcing, fisheries, aquaculture, and chain-of-custody practices, rather than direct product potency or contaminant verification.
GFCO Gluten-Free is a third-party certification program that verifies products meet a stricter gluten threshold than the baseline U.S. FDA gluten-free labeling rule.
IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) is a third-party testing and certification program that evaluates fish oil products for purity, potency, and oxidation levels on a batch-specific basis.
Informed Choice is a certification program that tests supplements for banned substances and verifies manufacturing quality for use in sport contexts.
ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard that specifies the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, ensuring that results are technically valid and reliable.
NSF is an independent certification organization that verifies product safety, label accuracy, and manufacturing compliance, with specialized programs such as NSF Certified for Sport.
NSF Certified for Sport is a certification program that tests supplements for banned substances and verifies label accuracy for use by athletes.