Testing
NSF's long history of developing and running third-party certification programs, along with our state-of-the-art analytical laboratories and highly skilled staff of chemists and microbiologists, means we have the knowledge and expertise to evaluate the composition of dietary supplements, including:
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Herbs/botanicals
- Amino Acids
- Sports supplements
- Concentrates, metabolites, constituents and extracts
Testing and certifying your products with NSF allows you to:
- Verify the identity and quantity of dietary ingredients declared on product label
- Ensure the product does not contain undeclared ingredients or unacceptable levels of contaminants
- Demonstrate conformance to currently recommended industry GMPs for dietary supplements
Dietary Supplements Testing Services
We can test products for the presence of the following materials in our ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories:
- Metal – As, Cd, Cr6+, Pb, Hg
- Microbiological contaminants and toxin – APC, Y&M, Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus, aflatoxin
- Natural toxins - aristolochic acid
- Industrial contaminants – PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs
- Other product claims
We use the following reference standards:
- AHP - American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
- AHPA - American Herbal Products Association
- AOAC International
- BHP - British Herbal Medicine Association
- INA - Institute for Nutraceutical Advancement
- USEPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- USFDA – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- USP - United States Pharmacopeia
- WHO – World Health Organization
We test products to recognized standards for product and formulation review.