TRUQUALITY
Transparency you can Trust
Our Research & Development, Quality & Regulatory teams are based on-site in our production facility, ensuring our products are formulated, developed & tested with the full production process in mind (from ideation to finished goods being shipped). Most of our products are manufactured at our state-of-the-art Brisbane facility, and where capacity or equipment doesn’t allow, they are manufactured in TGA-approved co-manufacturing facilities. Despite rigorous testing at these facilities, we still ship these co-manufactured products back to our facility to ensure final product testing & release is done from our backyard. This ensures we have control over the selection of our raw materials, the processes by which our products are formulated & produced, and all associated testing parameters.
How Ethical Nutrients Products are Created
All Ethical Nutrients products are meticulously crafted from an idea in our heads to a bottle in your hands.
Product Idea
Our Product Innovation team look both locally and globally to bring the latest science, well-researched ingredients and premium formulations to the Ethical Nutrients range.
Product Development
We have a team of nearly 20 staff (including chemists) in our laboratory, which is attached to our manufacturing facility.
Product Manufacture
Our products are made in our Brisbane-based manufacturing facility, wherever possible.
Quality Testing
For simplicity, we have depicted the finished goods quality testing in the diagram. In actual fact, we complete on average 8 quality tests on every single Ethical Nutrients product throughout the development process.
Shipment to Pharmacy
Our state-of-the-art warehouse is located a mere kilometre from our Brisbane-based Head Office and we ship overnight to Pharmacies. This means less time in storage & transit, giving you more time before product expiration.
Available on Shelf
We are ranged exclusively in Pharmacies & selected Health Food Stores so you can rest assured that you will be given the best health advice when shopping for supplements.
TruQuality Testing
As an advocate for high quality standards, we conduct a variety of quality tests. We test the potency of active ingredients throughout the shelf life of our products, ensuring you get more of what you need and less of what you don’t. We also conduct heavy metals testing on each and every product, and for transparency you can trust, we provide visibility to this testing information as outlined below. We adhere to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s strict quality testing parameters, and our products are made to Good Manufacturing Practice standard. Every formula in the range is subjected to rigorous quality testing, with more than 64,000 quality tests annually throughout the production process (from raw materials through to final product) at our Brisbane manufacturing facility.
We’re uncompromising in quality, so you can be uncompromising in your health.
All Ethical Nutrients products undergo heavy metals testing (arsenic, cadmium, lead & mercury), and we test to ensure the levels are well within recognised safety limits, compliant to TGA Therapeutic Good Order (TGO 101).
Arsenic Testing
What is it & why do we test for this?
Arsenic is a naturally-occurring metalloid that is found in soil, water & air. Many supplements are created with plant-based ingredients (nutrients, herbs, etc). Due to the nature of plant-based ingredients, they contain trace amounts of naturally-occurring heavy metals, including arsenic. While arsenic is widely viewed as harmful, there is limited understanding that many fruits, vegetables & other dietary staples also contain trace amounts. We test arsenic levels to ensure we are well within recognised safety limits set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGO 101), so as to avoid known health risks.
Why should you care?
Long-term, excessive exposure to arsenic has known health risks including changes to skin pigmentation, lesions & links to cardiovascular disease,¹ stressing the importance of ensuring levels are within recognised safety limits.
Cadmium Testing
What is it & why do we test for this?
Cadmium is a naturally-occurring substance. Many supplements are created with plant-based ingredients (nutrients, herbs, etc). Due to the nature of plant-based ingredients, they contain trace amounts of naturally-occurring heavy metals, including cadmium. While cadmium is seen as damaging, many fruits, vegetables & other dietary staples also contain trace amounts. We test cadmium levels to ensure we are well within recognised safety limits set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGO 101), so as to avoid known health risks.
Why should you care?
Excessive cadmium exposure can result in an accumulation in the body, which can have detrimental effects on the kidneys, lungs & bones.² Cadmium is also classified as a human carcinogen by various agencies,² hence the need to ensure levels are within recognised safety limits.
Lead Testing
What is it & why do we test for this?
Lead is a naturally-occurring dense metal found in the earth’s crust. Many supplements are created with plant-based ingredients (nutrients, herbs, etc). Due to the nature of plant-based ingredients, they contain trace amounts of naturally-occurring heavy metals, including lead. The widely-known effects of lead poisoning have led to an innate fear of this metal, though most people aren’t aware that many fruits, vegetables & other dietary staples also contain trace amounts. We test lead levels to ensure we are well within recognised safety limits set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGO 101), so as to avoid known health risks.
Why should you care?
Excessive exposure to lead can lead to toxicity, which can affect every organ in the human body and can lead to issues in the brain, kidneys, blood, heart, and reproductive systems.³ Given these detrimental effects, it is important to ensure detected levels are well within recognised safety limits.
Mercury Testing
What is it & why do we test for this?
Mercury is a naturally-occurring elemental metal often referred to as quicksilver. Many supplements are created with plant-based ingredients (nutrients, herbs, etc). Due to the nature of plant-based ingredients, they contain trace amounts of naturally-occurring heavy metals, including mercury. The concern over mercury poisoning impacts are well understood, though often people aren’t aware that many fruits, vegetables & other dietary staples also contain trace amounts. We test mercury levels to ensure we are well within recognised safety limits set by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGO 101), so as to avoid known health risks.
Why should you care?
Excessive exposure to mercury can cause damage to the nervous system, digestive and immune systems, lungs, kidneys, skin, and eyes,⁴ demonstrating the importance of ensuring levels are within recognised safety limits.
Ethical Nutrients
Transparency you can trust.
We stand behind our promise that Ethical Nutrients products are evidence-based and meticulously crafted using stringently-sourced, premium ingredients to provide real results.
Evidence-based
Meticulously Crafted
Real Results
References
¹ World Health Organization. Arsenic. [Internet].Geneva, Switzerland. 2021 [updated 2021]; cited 2021 June 11. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/arsenic
² World Health Organization. Cadmium. [Internet].Geneva, Switzerland. 2021 [updated 2021]; cited 2021 June 11. Available from: https://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf
³ World Health Organization. Lead. [Internet].Geneva, Switzerland. 2021 [updated 2021]; cited 2021 June 11. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health
⁴ World Health Organization. Mercury. [Internet].Geneva, Switzerland. 2021 [updated 2021]; cited 2021 June 11. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mercury-and-health