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Comment · Sun, February 7, 2021

Amazon issues sweeping quality specs for supplements sold on its site (Dec 2020) Amazon has begun requiring supplement marketers to provide comprehensive testing results and other documentation in order to be able to sell products on its site.

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MaximilianKohler · 799 points

https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2020/12/04/Amazon-issues-sweeping-quality-specs-for-supplements-sold-on-its-site

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johnnycoconut · 3 points

Hey /u/MisterYouAreSoDumb this is an old thread but I was wondering what your thoughts are on this, since you sell on Amazon. Please pardon if you've already commented on these developments. It does seem like the implementation is gonna be patchy.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb

Amazon always fucks the rollout of their new programs. This one was no different. They even got pushback from bigger guys like NOW Foods. The idea is good. Their implementation is shit. We are dealing with it now. Not a big deal, though. We are just in the process of getting our lab ISO certified. That was the big sticking point. They want the analyses to be from an ISO certified lab. Again, not a bad idea. Most of the shitty brands don't test at all, and the ones that do are using shitty labs. This might force some to actually use real labs. Amazon will find other ways to fuck it up, though. I guarantee it.

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