1 Identity

Informed Manufacturer

LGC Group
Moderate-high — facility anti-doping
Clinical pearl for practitioners
Informed Manufacturer certifies that a supplement manufacturing facility has been audited for anti-doping best practices by LGC Group. It verifies the facility has procedures to minimize the risk of cross-contamination with banned substances during production [1].
3 How to verify
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Look for Informed Manufacturer logo.
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Check at https://informed-manufacturer.com.
4 Fraud detection
GENUINE SIGNS
✓ Informed Manufacturer certificate [1]
FAKE SIGNS
✕ Facility claims without Informed Manufacturer [1]
5 Expert guidance
About Informed Manufacturer
Facility-level anti-doping audit. Complements product-level Informed Sport/Choice testing.
About Informed Manufacturer
Informed Manufacturer means the factory has anti-doping controls. It certifies the facility, not individual products.
What is Informed Manufacturer?
Informed Manufacturer means the factory has anti-doping controls. It certifies the facility, not individual products.
6 Overview
Informed Manufacturer certifies that a supplement manufacturing facility has been audited for anti-doping best practices by LGC Group. It verifies the facility has procedures to minimize the risk of cross-contamination with banned substances during production [1].

Governance

Managed by LGC Group.
7 What it tests
Facility audit for anti-doping controls [1]
Cross-contamination risk assessment [1]
Cleaning and changeover procedure review [1]
Raw material supplier controls [1]
8 Methodology
Per program standards.
9 Comparison
vs Informed Sport
Same: Related programs
Different: Informed Sport tests products; Informed Manufacturer audits facilities [1]
→ See details.
12 Connected ingredients
1 ingredients recommend this certification.
All — manufacturing standard
13 References
[1]LGC Group. Informed Manufacturer. informed-manufacturer.com. Accessed May 2026. informed-manufacturer.com
14 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Informed Manufacturer [] — certification profile [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 May 30]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/labels/informed-manufacturer/
CC BY 4.0
15 Related labels
Informed SportInformed ChoiceNSF GMP Registered
GP
Reviewed by Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, GMJ · Chair, PHIG
Informed Manufacturer is a trademark of LGC Group. This entry is for educational purposes under nominative fair use. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
Publisher: PHIG