Comment by gavinray
5 days ago
Unfortunately, none of these data are usable because (in the US, at least) there is no oversight on labeling accuracy for nutritional supplements.
That means I can dump woodchips into capsules and sell them as Multivitamins with 12 vitamins & minerals, and nobody would be the wiser.
There is more rigorous testing being done in underground steroid + peptide communities than in legal nutritional supplements.
Crazy world where you can trust vialed peptides from China more than something you bought on Amazon...
That's true. US is a wild wild west in that regard. However, I am working next to clearly label which supplements have COA vs which are unverified.
Sort've related, but here in Australia pet food manufactures are not required to list the nutritional content of their foods, whereas in the US as I understand it they do.
They do but the nutritional information guides you to feeding your dog 20,000kcal a day. The suggested serving size on every brand I've seen is about 5 cups for a 70lb dog, whereas my dog gains weight on more than one cup.
At least the "grain free" labels appear to be accurate.
Supplements should at least be regulated like food. List of ingredients and tests that contains ingredients and doesn't contain anything harmful.