About LGC
With over 180 years of scientific heritage and operations in 14 countries, LGC’s products and services are integral to the industries that safeguard our food, water, medicine, and environment.
Our laboratory in Fordham, Cambridgeshire is recognised as a world leader in testing services. It has more than 60 years’ expertise in doping control and surveillance, and 20 years’ experience minimising the risk of inadvertent doping from sports supplements and nutritional products.
We have a team of over 100 of industry leading, scientific experts in the fields of anti-doping and banned substance testing, and more than 400 peer-reviewed publications spanning anti-doping and banned substance analysis. Our laboratory has maintained ISO/IEC17025 accreditation for more than three decades with a wide scope of accreditation, while our dedicated R&D function drives innovation and enhances our testing capabilities to stay ahead in the dynamic landscape of doping and supplements.
INFORMED operates the most widely adopted global certification programmes for the supplements industry, recognized by Sporting Leagues, Professional Bodies, and Anti-Doping agencies, and it has therefore become the mark of consumer trust.
Independent research has shown that brands benefit from their certification in terms of quality assurance, product integrity and reputation, topline growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.
We have tested supplements for nearly 950 brands globally, covering more than 5,000 products sold in 150 countries. With annual sample volumes exceeding 25,000, we outperform our closest competitor by 15-fold.
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