Eligibility for use of the Brunswick Labs Certified program will be based on meeting the following criteria:
1. Standardized finished product form
2. Minimum number of tests per product
3. Payment of program fees for use of proprietary BL program artwork
4. Marketing materials compliance
5. Must be in good credit standing with Brunswick Labs
Submit Sample
Sample form: BL will base certification on products in their finished form only. Ingredients and packaged consumer products will be tested exactly as they are purchased by customers. R&D samples, prototypes, and other products not yet available for sale will not be eligible for certification. BL will monitor sample submission by determining that all products can be purchased from a company’s sales department.
Testing protocol: Certification will be issued for individual products suitable for testing (see “Sample form,” above) and will require single sample lot-to-lot testing for each product seeking certification, and no less than four (4) lots per year. This guarantees that any product available for sale and bearing the Brunswick Labs Certified symbol comes from a lot that has satisfied program requirements. Companies that produce fewer than four lots per year will be required to test each product seeking certification no fewer than four times. Companies that have already met product testing criteria for their products may qualify for initial certification with payment of the per product certification fee (see Fees, below).
Process and Test
The Brunswick Labs Certified program is presently available for the following tests:
(1) ORAC (all assays in the ORAC suite, including hydrophilic, lipophilic, oils, HORAC, NORAC,and SORAC;
(2) Proanthocyanidins;
(3) Anthocyanins;
(4) Flavonoids, and more.
Issue Certification
Certification will be issued by letter and by distribution of Brunswick Labs Certified artwork, which can be used on certified product packaging and promotional materials.
There are two distinct symbols available – the Brunswick Labs Certified ORAC symbol, and a Brunswick Labs Certified Universal symbol.
The ORAC symbol will be issued for use with all products which have been certified for the ORAC suite of assays. These include ORACHydro, ORACLipo, ORACOil, HORAC, NORAC, and SORAC.
The Universal symbol will be issued for use with all products which have been certified for other Brunswick Labs assays, including Anthocyanins,
Flavonoids, and Proanthocyanidins.
Send Payment
BL will charge a general Certification Fee and product testing costs. Fees will be charged upon initial certification, per product being certified, and upon annual recertification.
Certification fee (annual) - call for price.
Testing (lot-to-lot) – based on BL standard test pricing.
Monitor Certification
Monitoring includes, at the discretion of BL, periodic research to insure product compliance with program criteria. Such monitoring may include, but not be limited to (a) random site visits to obtain inventory for testing; (b) anonymous purchasing of product from retail sources; (c) review of marketing and promotional materials.
Renew Certification
Each certification period will expire after twelve (12) months. To renew a product certification, a company will pay the annual Certification Fee per product and per assay, and maintain the testing protocol described above.
