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Standards
Familiarizing yourself with the safety standards for dietary supplements.
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.
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.
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.
NSF Non-GMO is a certification program that verifies products are made without genetically modified organisms according to defined sourcing and testing criteria.
NSF Contents Certified is a certification program that verifies a product’s contents match its label and are free from specified contaminants.
USP (United States Pharmacopeia) is a scientific organization that sets quality standards for medicines and supplements, including identity, strength, purity, and performance.
USP Verified is a certification program indicating that a product has been independently tested to meet USP standards for identity, strength, purity, and performance.
Informed Choice is a certification program that tests supplements for banned substances and verifies manufacturing quality for use in sport contexts.