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Why lab reports matter

Lab-tested quality is not an optional extra.

Food supplements are regulated as foods. At the same time, many products contain concentrated raw materials that are taken daily and over many years. Without a lab report, it remains unclear whether the product is correctly composed, sensibly dosed, clean and adequately controlled for regular intake.

The actual problem

Quality problems are broader than contamination.

The quality problem in supplements is not only whether a product is contaminated or not. Recurring issues can also involve incorrect composition, wrong dosages, unauthorized ingredients, undeclared active substances, diverging nutritional values, Novel Food issues, excessive claims or substances with pharmacological effects. For anyone taking a product daily, this means one central question remains open without concrete lab values: does the product really match what the label promises?

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European Commission ACN → Quarks → DGCCRF Supplements → University of Fribourg → DGCCRF Algae → ANSES Spirulina → EFSA Novel Food →
Marketability is not a quality promise

EU limits are a minimum requirement, not premium quality.

When a product meets legal requirements, this primarily means that it can be sold. But that alone does not show how clean it is, how comprehensively it was tested or whether the communicated quality is truly verifiable. A generic statement of compliance or marketability does not replace concrete values. The decisive question is: which parameters were analyzed and which results were measured for the actual batch?

EU limits are a minimum requirement, not premium quality.
Declaration and nutritional values

Sugar content also needs to be clearly stated.

Quality is not only about contaminants. It is also about nutritional values, real composition and consistency between label and product. Especially in drinks, powders and drinking ampoules, sugar content is often not immediately visible or not communicated clearly enough. For ASPRIVA, a conscious routine cannot be based on unclear nutritional values. That is why nutritional values and sugar content must also be transparent and verifiable.

Sugar content also needs to be clearly stated.
Natural does not automatically mean safe

Plant-based raw materials need more control, not less.

Botanicals, algae, herbs, powders and imported raw materials can contain pesticides, mycotoxins, heavy metals, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, cyanotoxins, molds or pathogenic microorganisms. This does not mean that every natural raw material is problematic. It means that naturalness does not replace control.

Plant-based raw materials need more control, not less.
Transparency instead of claims

A lab report must show concrete values.

Terms such as “lab-tested” or “tested quality” are not enough. What matters is what was tested, how many parameters were analyzed, whether the results can be assigned to a concrete batch and whether real numerical values are published.

Transparency as standard

How extensively ASPRIVA tests.

At ASPRIVA, every production batch is tested independently. Not only for individual standard values, but for a broad spectrum of potential contaminants and quality parameters. We publish concrete measurement values for the respective batch and not generic statements about marketability.

LAB TESTED

83 or 881 parameters.
Depending on the product.

ASPRIVA adapts the testing logic to the product format. VITAQ® Omega3 1100 is analyzed for 83 quality and safety parameters. Powder products are analyzed for 881 parameters, including 20 nutrition values and 861 contaminant and quality parameters.

Lab reports are available on the respective product pages.

Safety and quality analysis per batch

83

VITAQ® OMEGA3 1100

83 parameters

  • Freshness and oxidation: TOTOX, peroxide value, anisidine value
  • EPA, DHA and fatty acid profile
  • Heavy metals
  • Dioxins and PCBs
  • Microbiology
  • Declaration check

881

POWDER PRODUCTS

881 parameters

  • 20 nutrition values, including sugar
  • 807 pesticides
  • Heavy metals
  • Plasticisers
  • Glyphosate
  • Mycotoxins
  • Microbiology
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