Certification & Safety.

Confirmation that an ingredient is derived entirely from plant sources, with no animal-derived inputs.

Confirmation that an ingredient is not treated with ethylene oxide (ETO), a sterilization gas restricted in many markets. ETO-free processing reflects a cleaner sterilization and quality-control approach.

Confirmation that an ingredient meets gluten-free thresholds and is suitable for gluten-sensitive formulations.

Ingredients produced to certified organic standards, grown and processed without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or other prohibited inputs.

Verification that an ingredient is produced without genetically modified organisms, confirmed to standards such as the Non-GMO Project. 

Certification that an ingredient meets Islamic dietary law, verified by a recognized halal certifying body.

Certification that an ingredient meets Jewish dietary law, verified by a recognized kosher certifying agency.

A certification under the Informed programs confirming an ingredient is tested for substances banned in sport. It applies to our sports-category ingredients, giving athletes and the brands that serve them assurance that a raw material has been screened against a broad list of prohibited substances.

Canada's federal health department, which reviews ingredients used in foods and natural health products sold in Canada. Most supplements need a Natural Product Number (NPN); a novel-food ingredient receives a Letter of No Objection once Health Canada is satisfied it is safe.

A European Union category for foods or ingredients without a significant history of consumption in the EU before 1997. It requires a safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with the European Commission granting authorization, before a new ingredient can be sold in the EU market.

A short-term study that measures how the body responds to repeated daily exposure to an ingredient over 28 days. It establishes initial safety signals and helps identify tolerable dose levels, and it serves as the groundwork foA U.S. safety consensus, not an FDA approval, meaning qualified experts agree an ingredient is safe for its intended use in food. It can be reached two ways: a self-affirmed conclusion by an independent expert panel, or a GRAS Notification the FDA reviews and responds to. Many suppliers rely on published literature. NuLiv Science supports its GRAS position with original safety studies run on the actual ingredient.
r the longer 90-day study.

Testing performed by an accredited, independent laboratory rather than in-house alone, so results do not rest on the supplier's own testing.

Every lot is screened for heavy metals, microbial contamination, mycotoxins, pesticide and solvent residues, and allergens, each held to tight limits.

Confirmation that each lot is calibrated to a consistent level of its marker compounds. Standardization carries a study's safety data forward, since results apply only to material that matches what was tested.

A lot-specific document confirming that the exact batch shipped matches the tested, approved material. It reports identity, potency, and contaminant results, so an ingredient's safety file follows the drum rather than sitting on a sample tested years earlier.