WIT launches ‘Supplement Certified’ the first nutritional supplement quality and stability standard
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Professor John Nolan and Dr Alfonso Prado-Cabrero and their colleagues at WIT have established ‘Supplement Certified’ an independent scientific certification for assessing product label claim in a bid to assist and offer transparency in the industry.
The scientists and researchers at ‘Supplement Certified’ hold over 20 years of academic credibility in the area of assessing nutrition for human function, having built up a unique skillset at WIT’s Nutrition Research Centre Ireland. They hold an exceptional ability to efficiently and effectively analyse the composition of nutritional supplements.
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