Benefits of a BSCG certification

  • Independent verification that a sample of product tested negative for substances banned by sports organizations such as the IOC, NFL, NCAA, & MLB

  • Lowest detection limits
    • Anabolic agents: 10 nanograms per gram
    • Stimulants: 10 nanograms per gram
  • Program uses quality laboratory, chemists, & methods with experience in doping control analytical techniques

  • Low fees keep product costs down

  • Analysis for 60+ substances on the WADA banned list, including all that are commonly found in dietary supplements

  • Certification of individual batches using validated methods tailored to the specific product's composition

  • A license to use the BSCG symbol on the product's packaging of certified batches, ensuring that customers will have extra confidence that their product is free of potentially dangerous banned substances

    • News of Interest


    "HGH Testing: A Better Way,"
    by Larry Brown, Sporting News Radio, July 26, 2010.

    "Scientist Don Catlin Says HGH Test for Minor Leaguers may be of Limited Use,"
    by Ronald Blum, Associated Press, July 23, 2010.

    "MLB Announces Implementation of HGH Testing for Minor League Players,"
    by Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, July 22, 2010.
    Dr. Catlin states that he doesn't have great expectations for the blood test, but it is all that's available right now.

    “Colin Hoobler: There are Plenty of Reasons to Never, Ever Take Steroids”
    Syndicated Column, OregonLive.com, July 7, 2010.
    Using steroids is illegal, has health risks and cheats one's teammates, friends and family as well as oneself, offers Dr. Linn Goldberg, the lead researcher in a steroid prevention program for high school football players called ATLAS.

    “Long-term Steroid Use Damages the Heart, Research Shows”
    by Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times blog, April 27, 2010.
    New research shows that long-term use of anabolic steroids can severely impair the heart’s ability to pump blood throughout the body.

    “Oliveira Suspended for Illegal Supplement,”
    Cycling News, April 15, 2010.
    USADA announced a two-year suspension for Flavia Oliveira, who tested positive for oxilofrine while racing with the Italian professional team SC Michela Fanini in June, 2009.

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