Quality and control

Verifiable, not persuasive

This is what we require from every supplier and every batch. It is not marketing copy — it is the condition without which a raw material does not enter the formulation.

Documentation per raw material

Full Latin name: With species author. A plant name alone is not a specification.
Plant part: Root, bark, leaf and seed are not interchangeable and do not share a profile.
Extraction ratio (DER): Without it, a stated milligram figure carries no meaning.
Extraction solvent and carriers: They affect regulatory status and the extract profile.
Standardisation marker and method: The basis of quality control between batches.
Certificate of analysis (CoA): For the specific batch — identity and marker content.
Contaminants: Heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins — the safety minimum.
Microbiology and residual solvents: The safety minimum.
Bulk and tapped density: Determines whether the chosen format is feasible at all.
Stability data: Determines shelf life and packaging requirements.
Novel Food assessment basis: Assessed at the level of the specific extract and process, not merely the plant name.

Finished product control

Screening for pharmacological substances

Targeted LC-MS/MS screening of the finished product for sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil and their analogues. In a category where undeclared PDE-5 inhibitors are a documented problem, this is non-negotiable — for customer safety and for our own liability.

Measuring the actual dose

A pilot batch and analytical measurement of the actual dose per unit. What is on the label must be in the product — confirmed by measurement, not calculated from the recipe.

Manufacturing standard

Production in a facility with an established food safety system. A qualified pharmacist or toxicologist reviews the final formulation and warnings before the product goes to market.

What the batch analysis covers

A certificate of analysis (CoA) is a laboratory document that states, for a specific batch, what was tested, by which method, with what result and against which limit. These are the tests we require for every batch:

Test	What it checks	Method (typical)	Criterion
Identity and marker content	Whether the declared plant is present and whether the standardisation marker is within specification	HPLC / HPTLC	Product specification
Heavy metals — lead, cadmium, mercury	Contamination from soil and the botanical raw material	ICP-MS	Maximum levels for food supplements, Regulation (EU) 2023/915
Pesticide residues	Residues of plant protection products on the botanical raw material	Multi-residue analysis by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS	Maximum residue levels, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005
Mycotoxins — aflatoxins, ochratoxin A	Mould toxins that can develop on plant material	LC-MS/MS	Applicable limits under EU contaminants legislation
Undeclared PDE-5 inhibitors	Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil and their known structural analogues	Targeted LC-MS/MS screening	Must not be detected
Actual dose per unit	Whether the measured amount of active ingredients matches the label	Quantitative analysis of the pilot batch	Declared value within permitted tolerance

The certificate itself states the method and laboratory; the methods listed here are those commonly used for each test.

In preparation

Sample certificate

Once the first production batch is complete, we will publish its actual certificate of analysis here — with the laboratory name, methods and results. We will not publish a mock-up before then, because a mock-up proves nothing.

At launch

Check your batch

Once the product is on sale, every pack will carry a batch number. You will be able to request the certificate of analysis for that batch by email at [email protected].

Regulatory discipline

The product is placed on the market and labelled as a food supplement — never as a medicinal product and never by comparison to one.
Only authorised health claims are used, and only where the product meets the prescribed conditions of use for that claim.
The safety dossier covers potential interactions — with nitrates, antihypertensives, anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy, antidiabetics, antidepressants and medicines for erectile dysfunction.
Croatian-language labelling and mandatory warnings are designed into the packaging layout from the start, not added at the end.

Important. If you take any medication, have a chronic condition or are undergoing treatment, consult a pharmacist or doctor before taking any food supplement. A food supplement is not a substitute for medical treatment.