Nutritional supplement products certified by Informed Sport undergo a rigorous pre-certification and post-certification process, consisting of four stages:
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Informed Sport is a global quality assurance and supplement certification program for sports supplements.
LGC works closely with a number of key stakeholders within the anti-doping community and sports supplements industry, to ensure that screening programmes remain at the forefront of risk management.
We currently test over 22,000 samples each year for in excess of 250 substances that are prohibited in sport and/or considered a risk in relation to supplement contamination.
What is Informed Sport?
Informed Sport is a global testing and supplement certification program which provides assurance to athletes that products carrying the Informed Sport mark have been tested for prohibited substances and manufactured to high-quality standards. Informed Sport tests every single batch of a product before it's released to market. After certification, we continually blind test to further ensure the integrity and the safety of the product.
How long has LGC been testing for prohibited substances in supplements?
LGC has been testing supplement products for prohibited substances since 2002 and has tested tens of thousands of product/ingredient samples during that time. LGC currently tests over 20,000 samples per year for more than 600 companies worldwide.
Which substances does Informed Sport screen for?
LGC/s testing capability for supplements includes the analysis of over 250 substances that are prohibited in sport and substances that pose a threat in respect to product contamination.
Is Informed Sport certification accepted by Amazon in the US?
Product certification with Informed Sport fulfills Amazon's required documentation for selling dietary supplement products on the retail platform. Informed Sport is named by Amazon in the US as an accepted third-party quality certification programme. Read more about Amazons dietary supplement requirements for sellers.