WE HAVE EXTENSIVE TESTING
AT OUR SUPPLIERS
WHO SUPPLIES GARDEN OF LIFE?
OUR FARMERS & PRODUCERS
WHAT ARE APPROPRIATE TEST METHODS?
Testing methods evolve as technology improves. Our team
of quality experts works closely with our manufacturers,
third-party auditors and other industry experts to identify the
best laboratories and most accurate test methods to use for
each product.
IT’S ALL ABOUT OUR INGREDIENTS.
WE START WITH THE SEEDS AND THE BEST,
WHOLE FOOD INGREDIENTS.
OUR MANUFACTURERS
It’s this simple: to produce a quality product, you have to start
with quality ingredients. In your best recipes at home, you use
fresh, ripe, just-harvested ingredients full of flavor. So do we.
Look at the labels on Garden of Life products, and you’ll see
a difference. We use real food—not some genetically modified
organism or chemical compound from a lab.
If you want organic food, you have to start with an organic farm
where you plant organic seeds. Because we’re fanatical about the
quality of our products, we proudly support organic family farmers.
Organic farming practices don’t allow for the use of toxic chemical
pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers or genetically modified seeds.
WHAT SAFETY PROCEDURES HAVE
WE PUT IN PLACE AT OUR SUPPLIERS?
Starting with our unique whole food raw materials, ingredients
are tested by appropriate methods to validate:
a. the IDENTITY of the ingredient. (Does the ingredient
meet recognized standards for identification in order to
meet label claims?)
b. the STRENGTH of ingredients, which is measured to
ensure that the amount claimed on the label is verified.
c. the PURITY of ingredients, which is tested to ensure
it is free from contaminants.
Our best-in-class North American manufacturers not only test
our ingredients (upon arrival at their facilities), but also perform
extensive testing on the formulas as they manufacture and
before any products are shipped to stores. Our products are
tested for all of the same properties as their ingredients:
IDENTITY, STRENGTH AND PURITY.