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Nootropics Depot Against the World, Part 1: The FDA Raid - Paul Eftang & Matt Harrier | Episode #203
What happens when a supplement company built on pharmaceutical-grade testing standards gets raided by federal agents? In Part 1 of our two-part series with Nootropics Depot, founder Paul Eftang and Director of Business Development Matt Harrier take us through their origin story, the harrowing 2021 FDA raid that changed everything, and why regulatory […]
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Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, and the Truth About Fillers and Flow Agents in Supplements
The supplement industry has a dirty little secret about "clean" formulas: the companies advertising "no fillers, no flow agents, no magnesium stearate" are often selling you the exact same compounds under different names, or their manufacturers are simply straight-up lying to them (which gets passed down to you).
This revelation came during a tour […]
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2026 WADA Prohibited List Now in Effect: Why Olympic Athletes Need More Than "Checked Box" Certification
The stakes for supplement safety have never been higher. On January 1, 2026, the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods officially took effect,[1] and just weeks before the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games begin in February. For athletes competing at the highest level, the margin for error has essentially […]
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Banned Substances in Supplements? Not with TruShield™ Certified: Lori Bestervelt & Thane Campbell | Episode #193
The supplement certification landscape is evolving, and Episode #193 of the PricePlow Podcast brings you to the forefront of this transformation. We sit down with Lori Bestervelt, Ph.D., and Thane Campbell from TruShield™ Certified, a new certification service that's challenging the status quo by focusing exclusively on comprehensive banned substance testing.
With Lori's 22 […]
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TruShield™ Certified: WADA-Experienced Lab Launches Comprehensive Banned Substance Testing Program
When CON-CRĒT, the brand known for its patented creatine hydrochloride, needed banned substance certification for its product line, founder Mark Faulkner didn't choose just any testing program. Faulkner, who co-founded Aegis Sciences Corporation (one of the industry's early anti-doping labs), knew exactly what rigorous testing looks like. He chose TruShield™ Certified, a new […]
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