Supplement Safety and Testing: A Practical India Guide

Short answer: a trustworthy supplement should let you verify who made it, what is in it, how much is in a serving and which tests were performed on the batch. A logo or the phrase “lab tested” is not enough.

The minimum checks

1. Verify the FSSAI licence on the official system and match the business details.
2. Read every ingredient and its amount; treat proprietary blends as missing information.
3. Ask for a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis, not a generic example.
4. Check the tested analytes and methods, including relevant microbial and heavy-metal limits.
5. Check allergen, medicine and pregnancy cautions. Use a qualified clinician for personal advice.

Read the cluster

1. Heavy metals in greens powders
2. How to read a Certificate of Analysis
3. How to verify an FSSAI licence
4. What a proprietary blend hides
5. Clinically studied ingredient vs product
6. Fillers and flow agents

The SWATVA standard

Use the ingredient ledger, open-books policy and product standard together. When the founding batch opens, the relevant product pages are Daily Greens and Signal.