THE GOLD STANDARD IN THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION AND TESTING : +1-800-920-6605, info@bscg.org
Apr 03, 2018
LOS ANGELES – April 4, 2018 – BSCG (Banned Substances Control Group), a leading independent dietary supplement certification provider, is pleased to announce that SSP (Scientific Sports Products) Nutrition, a respected United States-based nutrition company, has received BSCG Certified Drug Free® certification for its PRE Workout, POST Workout, and Lean Muscle Meal Formulas, supplements that comprise the company’s core product line, The System™.
“We at BSCG are pleased to welcome to our client roster SSP Nutrition, a supplement company dedicated to providing clean supplements to athletes who compete in drug-tested sports,” said BSCG President and co-founder Oliver Catlin. “BSCG has officially certified The System™’s PRE Workout, POST Workout, and Lean Muscle Meal Formulas in our Certified Drug Free® program.”
“SSP is honored to receive BSCG’s highly regarded stamp of approval for our core product line, The System™, to demonstrate the integrity of these products,” said SSP founder and multi-time drug-free world bench press champion Dennis Cieri. “Since our inception, we promised that we would never produce a product containing a banned substance in sport. Today we take another step to conclusively prove that our products are truly pure and untainted. With this BSCG gold-standard certification, clean athletes can rest assured that with SSP Nutrition, they are getting great workouts and great results without the worry of failing a drug test.”
With an industry-leading testing menu, the BSCG Certified Drug Free® program tests for 274 drugs banned in sport, offering security to athletes across the spectrum of Olympic, professional, and collegiate sport around the world. BSCG is the only certification provider to include coverage against an additional 211 prescription, over-the-counter, and illicit drugs not banned in sport, which provides unique protection against these other potentially harmful drug contaminants.
In addition to its comprehensive drug-testing protection, BSCG’s protocol includes a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) quality-control process review, raw material ingredient and supplier review, and a general toxicology assessment. Testing is conducted in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 accredited laboratories. Random ongoing batch testing of products is also completed.
The System™, developed and produced with the highest integrity by SSP Nutrition, was formulated to maximize performance, accelerate recovery, and increase overall health and well-being, whether you are an elite athlete, weekend warrior, or simply want to boost your workouts. Dennis Cieri, SSP Nutrition President and CEO, is a “lifetime drug-free” Bench Press World Champion and has been a top name in the drug-tested, raw and single-ply shirt competition bench world for over three decades.
BSCG (Banned Substances Control Group) was founded in 2004 by world-renowned Olympic drug-testing pioneer Dr. Don Catlin and his son, executive Oliver Catlin, to offer reputable supplement manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors a third-party program to establish that their products are free of banned substance concerns and to provide consumers and competitors help in ensuring that what they’re consuming will not endanger their health or lead to positive drug tests. BSCG brings the Olympic standard of contaminant testing, label verification, and quality control to dietary supplements and natural products.
Look for the BSCG Certified Drug Free® seal soon on SSP Nutrition products in stores and online marketplaces. All certified batches of SSP Nutrition products can be found on the BSCG website at /certified-drug-free-database/.
For more about SSP Nutrition and its drug-free supplements for weight lifters and body builders, visit its website at www.sspnutrition.com. Contact SSP Nutrition via email here: http://www.sspnutrition.com/pages/about/contact-us.html.
For more about BSCG and its testing and certification programs, 1-800-920-6605 or e-mail info@bscg.org, visit its website at www.bscg.org and download its free brochure. Join Banned Substances Control Group on Facebook, @BSCGCertified on Twitter, and BSCGCertified on Instagram.
Press contacts:
Joseph Taylor, BSCG Communications Consultant
Email: jtaylor@bscg.org
Tony Arcaro
Vice President of Operations, SSP Nutrition, Inc.
Email: tarcaro@sspnutrition.com
727-478-2950
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