In addition to stricter testing requirements, all certificates of authenticity must come directly from third-party companies partnered with the retailer.
Liposomal encapsulation is a nascent technology in the supplements space, and proving liposomes were created requires a battery of technical, expensive tests.
It’s common for third-party labs to leave out inorganic bromide and dithiocarbamates in supplement testing, despite being required by USP <561> standards.
Authentic documents are processed through a one-way encryption within the Alkemist Labs server environment, resulting in a unique ‘digital fingerprint’.
The agency issued a warning about “Neptune’s Fix” supplements, and all others containing the substance, which can serious, potentially lethal side effects.
An analysis co-authored by STRIPED's director estimated the prevalence of “diet pill,” laxative, and diuretic use across adolescent populations in 90 studies.
The agency found that several “tejocote” supplements were adulterated with the toxic botanical, following a similar investigation in September of last year.
Despite initial negative findings, a secondary analysis of the large-scale study found cocoa extract improved cognition for those with poor diet at baseline.
Careful consideration must be paid to ingredient form, how it was processed, level of bioactives, and whether it has been scientifically substantiated.
By Melanie Bush, VP of Science and Research, Artemis International, Inc.11.20.23
USP’s dietary ingredient verification program consists of extensive GMP facility audits, quality control and manufacturing evaluations, and lab testing.