What Amazon requires for a supplement listing

No CBD or controlled substances, no unapproved drug ingredients such as peptides or GLP-1 agonists, no pure powdered caffeine, nothing from sharks, whales, dolphins or porpoises.

Source: Amazon's restricted products policy

No patches marketed as supplements or detox. No single- or double-pill packs for sexual enhancement or weight loss.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Sources: Amazon's dietary supplements policy, Amazon's restricted products policy

Amazon does not accept computer- or AI-generated documentation. Your certificate has to originate with the laboratory that ran the test.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Your manufacturer holds a good manufacturing practice certificate from an accredited third-party body, covering manufacturing, not warehousing or distribution alone.

Sources: Amazon's dietary supplements policy, American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)

A certificate covering the finished product, not the raw ingredients, with a measured result for every dietary ingredient your Supplement Facts panel claims.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

The issuing laboratory holds ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, and the certificate shows its accreditation number.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Product name; batch, lot or date code of the unexpired sample tested; the lab's name, address and accreditation number; an authorised signature, printed name and title.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Treat twelve months as the shelf life of a certificate of analysis.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Every result is a measured value. “Passes”, “conforms”, “complies” and “N/A” evidence nothing.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Each result references the method used: ideally an AOAC Official Method, otherwise the principle, such as HPLC or GC.

Note: From Amazon guidance published before April 2024, when sellers still uploaded documents themselves. It remains the clearest statement of the standard; confirm current specifics with your testing organization.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Product name, net quantity, Supplement Facts panel, full ingredient list, and the name and address of the manufacturer, packer or distributor.

Sources: Amazon's restricted products policy, FDA regulation 21 CFR 101.36

Any structure/function claim carries the disclaimer verbatim, in boldface, no smaller than one-sixteenth of an inch, and boxed off.

Source: FDA regulation 21 CFR 101.93

Ingredient names, weights and serving sizes in your title, bullets, description and A+ content match the Supplement Facts panel exactly.

Source: Amazon's dietary supplements policy

Nothing on your label or listing says the product treats, cures, mitigates or prevents a disease, is “FDA approved”, or works like a prescription drug. No certificate fixes this.

Source: Amazon's restricted products policy