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Bilingual website identifies 'NSF Certified' supplements, nutritionals

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – NSF International, an independent public health organization that certifies a wide range of dietary supplements and nutritional products, has launched a new and improved sports website for athletes available in both Spanish and English: NSFsport.com. The completely redesigned site makes it easier for sports dietitians, athletes and coaches to find sport supplements and nutritional products that have been screened for steroids and other athletic banned substances via the NSF Certified for Sport® program.

NSF International’s Certified for Sport® program tests and certifies nutritional supplements used by athletes in Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), Professional Golf Association (PGA), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). The certification process requires testing to ensure nutritional products are free of athletic banned substances and unsafe levels of contaminants, a toxicology and label review to verify product formulation and marketing claims, and an inspection of the facility at which the product is made. These requirements are in accordance with the NSF American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI 173). NSF’s Certified for Sport® Program builds on this standard through additional screening for prohibited substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), NSF Annex A, NFL, MLB and NCAA prohibited substance lists.

The NSFSport.com Website

Sports nutrition products that meet all of NSF’s criteria are then certified by NSF and appear on NSFsport.com. Each product is listed by brand name with key product information, company and the logo prominently featured.  In addition to highlighting NSF Certified products, NSFsport.com contains performance training tips, lists prohibited substances, and features a Dietary Supplement Fact Kit with information on how to understand product labels and claims. Twitter updates (http://twitter.com/Certified4Sport) on recent news stories on doping in sports and other timely events also are available at NSFsport.com.

“News stories on steroid use in sports underscore the need for more screening of dietary supplements and sports nutrition products for banned substances.  NSFsport.com helps sports dietitians, athletes and coaches identify NSF Certified products that have been tested for steroids and other prohibited substances so they can be confident that the products they purchase will not result in accidental doping,” said Edward Wyszumiala, General Manager of NSF International’s Dietary Supplement Certification Programs.  If you have questions about NSFsport.com, please contact Mr. Wyszumiala at 734-913-5706 or ewyszumial@nsf.org.

About NSF International: NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, certifies products and writes standards for food, water and consumer goods to minimize adverse health effects (www.nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide and operates in more than 120 countries. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.




5 Steps to 
NSF Certified for Sport®
Certification

NSF's Certified for Sport program helps sports dietitians, coaches, athletic trainers and athletes make more informed decisions when choosing sports supplements.  It has been designated for participating manufacturers and their products that include product testing for more than 150 banned substances, label content confirmation, formulation and label review, production facility and supplied inspections, as well as ongoing monitoring in line with substance prohibitive lists: NSF Annex A, NFL, MLB and NCAA.   The five steps for certification are:

1.   Application
  • Formulation
  • Label
  • Ingredient suppliers information
  • Manufacturing facilities information
2.   Toxicology Review
  • Label and formulation review and comparison
  • Ingredient review
  • Determine product testing
3.   Facility Inspection
  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audits of production facilities and review that no banned substances are stored or manufactured at the facility
  • Observations of in-house laboratories
  • Sourcing and traceability procedures
  • Schedule of ingredient supplier audits based on number of suppliers
4.   Annual Laboratory Testing/Analysis
  • Microbiological
  • Heavy metals
  • Pesticides/herbicides
  • Label content verification
  • Disintegration
  • Banned substances testing based on number of lots
5.   Product Certification/Listing
  • Monitor control formulation/ingredient supplier changes
  • Marketplace sampling


NSF developed the only U.S. national standard for dietary supplements

NSF International developed the American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI Standard 173). The standard, which is the only U.S. national standard for dietary supplements, was developed with participation from a balanced stakeholder group, including the U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), other federal agencies, state regulatory agencies, manufacturers, product retailers, industry trade associations and consumer groups. Working in concert with sports organizations, anti-doping agencies and supplement manufacturers for ten years, NSF evaluates dietary/nutritional supplements and functional ingredients to ensure they meet the requirements of NSF/ANSI 173 standard.


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