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Supplement Industry 101: TRUST NOBODY This is called “Amino Spiking” An easy way for supplement companies to bump up their profit margin on their protein powders (so long as they don’t get caught…) The supplement industry is kind of like the wild west Back from an act passed in 1994 - supplements were made legally classified under the category of “food” instead of “drug” It might seem like an insignificant way they’re titled, but it makes the world of difference with how things are regulated Anything under the category of “drug” is held to extremely high standards, and has to go through an insane amout of background testing *before* it’s sold to the public Supplements on the other hand, are able to launch a product and hit the shelvesu002Fonline before any tests are done to check if it’s clean, safe, or even has what is says it does on the label Also why there have been INSANE incidents where companies have been caught putting perscription antidepressants (Prozac) and amphetamines into fat-burners for the appetite supression Unfortunately, the only way companies get caught doing this, is if someone launces their own investigation after months and sometimes years of it being sold The easiest way to avoid this, just make sure your supplements are 3rd party tested Here are some companies that do this today: - Legion Athletics - Thorne - Gorilla Mind - Optimum Nutrition - MuscleTech - Ghost - 1st Phorm - Dymatize - Redcon1 - MyProtein - And more There are more than this, but too long to list. If you’re curious whether or not a specific company goes through 3rd party testing, I promise they will post it loud and clear on their website (it’s insanely expensive to have done, so companies make sure people know when they do)