Our Certifications

Holding Our Company To A Higher Standard

Want to learn what each of our third-party certifications means to Garden of Life, our products, and to your health?
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USDA Organic Made from Certified USDA Organic Plants grown without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms or ionizing radiation.	Non GMO Project Verified Non-GMO Project Verified is an assurance, through ongoing testing, that the product has been produced according to consensus-based best practices for GMO avoidance.	Certified Vegan Products bearing the Certified Vegan logo must not contain any animal or animal by-products or chemical products tested on animals, keeping them in our world and out of our bodies.
Certified Gluten-Free The Certified Gluten Free logo represents the independent verification of quality, integrity and purity of products all held to the strictest gluten-free guidelines.	NSF Certified Gluten-Free NSF Gluten-Free Certification ensures that companies have a gluten-free compliance plan and undergo onsite inspections of their production and handling facilities.	OU Kosher The Orthodox Union’s Kosher Division is the world’s largest kosher certification agency. As of 2010, it supervised more than 400,000 products in 8,000 plants in 80 different countries.
Star-K Kosher Star-K Kosher Certification supervises tens of thousands of food products and food establishments, including restaurants and caterers around the world.	NSF Certified for Sport The NSF Certified for Sport® mark ensures that products do not contain any of approximately 270+ substances banned by major athletic organizations.	Informed Choice The Informed-Choice Lab works with worldwide testing experts and world governments to set the standard for banned substances and ensure a level playing field, at every level.
IGEN™ IGEN™ stands for International Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Evaluation and Notification Program. It is a third-party certification program developed by Nutrasource to test for the presence of GMOs in supplements and ingredients.	Truly Grass-Fed  The Truly Grass-Fed seal signifies that dairy ingredients come from cows that are grass-fed, free range, rBST-free, antibiotic free, and Non-GMO Project Verified, as well as raised ethically, humanely and sustainably.