Dietary and nutritional supplement products certified by Informed Choice undergo a rigorous pre-certification and post-certification process, consisting of four stages:
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Informed Choice Dietary Supplement Certification
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Informed Choice is a global quality assurance and dietary supplement testing program for dietary supplements. The presence of the Informed Choice quality mark on product packaging demonstrates to consumers that the product has been regularly tested for prohibited substances in dietary supplements and that the product was made in an environment with quality systems appropriate for the stringent demands of dietary supplements and nutrition manufacturing.
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What is Informed Choice?
Informed Choice is a global quality assurance program for dietary supplement products developed to ensure products are not inadvertently contaminated with potentially unsafe substances. Supplement products bearing the Informed Choice logo or on-pack descriptor are regularly tested for banned substances.
Is LGC an accredited laboratory?
LGC is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, a globally recognized standard relating to laboratories and test procedures. LGC holds accreditation for a broad range of analytical testing, including the analysis of nutritional supplements for banned substances. LGC has held accreditation for supplement analysis since 2003 and is frequently inspected by the accreditation bodies UKAS (the United Kingdom Accreditation Service - LGC laboratory number 1187) and A2LA (the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation - LGC certificate no. 3244.01). During inspections, analytical methodology and validation data are independently assessed by a third-party auditor/expert, providing confidence to brands and consumers alike that methodology and analytical procedures meet some of the most stringent certification standards possible.
Which substances does Informed Choice screen for?
LGC's testing capability for supplements includes the analysis of over 250 substances that are prohibited and substances that pose a threat in respect to product contamination.
Is Informed Choice certification accepted by Amazon in the United States?
Product certification with Informed Choice fulfills the required documentation for selling dietary supplement products on Amazon. Informed Choice is named by Amazon in the US as an accepted third-party quality certification program and LGC's laboratory has also been named.