Sports nutrition and dietary supplement products certified by Informed Protein undergo a rigorous lab-tested protein supplement certification process, consisting of four stages:
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Quality Assurance and Banned Substance Testing for Protein Supplements.
Providing assurance on how much protein is in a product is critical to giving athletes and consumers the confidence they need to select a nutrition product.
LGC ASSURE is the company behind the Informed Protein program. LGC ASSURE is a global leader in the life science tools sector, providing mission-critical components to customers across clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical, research & government, food, and other applied markets.
LGC provides a comprehensive range of specialty genomic analysis tools, measurement tools, and supply chain assurance solutions, underpinned by leading analytical and measure science capabilities. Our scientific tools and solutions form an essential part of our customers' quality and compliance procedures, enabling them to provide safer products, develop new solutions and advance research
What is Informed Protein?
Informed Protein is a global quality assurance program developed to verify the amount of protein within protein supplement products. Informed Protein was established by LGC and is setting the standard for protein verification. Joining the INFORMED family of quality assurance programs, the world's leading supplement brands use certification to offer the highest levels of confidence and support to athletes and consumers.
Is LGC an accredited laboratory?
LGC/s supplement testing laboratories hold ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, a globally recognized standard to laboratories and test procedures. LGC hold accreditation for a broad range of analytical testing, including the analysis of nutritional supplements for banned substances and protein analysis (Protein analysis performed in LGC's Lexington laboratory).
Which substances does Informed Protein screen for?
Currently, Informed Protein certifies protein powders and liquids such as protein drinks and meal replacement shakes.
Does Informed Protein test for the type of protein in the product?
No. Informed Protein primarily focuses on the verification of product label claims (i.e., the amount of declared protein within a product). A series of test procedures are performed to evaluate both protein content and product adulteration e.g. 'Amino Spiking'. As well as product testing, a comprehensive review of each product formulation is performed at the product certification stage. The above measures provide confidence to consumers and athletes alike that protein levels within each certified product meet label content claims.