Third-Party Testing: How AG1 Uses Light Labs to Show What's Really in Your Scoop

What is Light Labs?

Light Labs is a modern food and supplement third-party testing platform built around a simple idea: certifications are a proxy for quality, and the lab data is the proof. Based in Austin, Texas, with an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Light Labs conducts independent testing on more than 600 analytes, including heavy metals, pesticides and herbicides, microplastics, bisphenols, microbial contaminants, nutrition facts panels, and more, ensuring transparency for consumers. Brands across supplement and snack categories rely on the Light Labs platform to manage testing and results at scale.

AG1 uses Light Labs to make user-friendly Certificates of Analysis (COAs) accessible with one click. You can easily find the Light Labs component on each AG1 product page.

Other third-party testing and certifications AG1 uses

Traditional third-party certifications - like NSF Certified for Sport® - are called "static badges". Maintaining this rigorous certification can be expensive because of the time and standards involved, and can take time to obtain and maintain since it is third-party testing and certification on every batch produced. It is well worth the effort, as it gives consumers assurance that it's been tested for everything it says on the label, which in this case is 280+ banned substances from a list that numerous professional organizations follow.

In addition, AG1 has a dedicated partnership with Alkemist Labs to verify the identity and potency of botanical ingredients batch to batch and partners with Eurofins for identity and dosage of ingredients, like HMB, and viability of probiotics with dPCR testing.

Light Labs helps with understanding the in-depth testing results that go into those types of badges. Light Labs publishes the underlying data itself in the component on the product page. It includes the actual measured amount of a given vitamin in a specific batch, backed by an independently accredited Certificate of Analysis that anyone can click into. Light Labs currently provides this information for our US market, but AG1 has many international third-party testing certifications based on what is recognized globally.

That distinction matters because consumer trust in the supplement industry has taken real hits from mislabeled products and unverified claims. Providing proof of compliance, rather than just asserting a claim was met, helps people buy with more confidence.

How to see third-party test results on AG1 products

The Light Labs testing component, called the Product Insight Panel, sits on each AG1 product page near the "Add to Cart" section. Here's how it's organized:

• Categories. Results are grouped into categories relevant to the product — things like heavy metals, pesticides/herbicides, bisphenols, allergens, and vitamins. Each category shows a quick status at a glance, like "4 of 4 within limits."
• Individual results. Click or arrow through a category to see each specific analyte tested — for example, under "Heavy Metals" you'd page through lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic individually. Each one shows the measured amount (or "not detected") along with a checkmark confirming it falls within safety limits.
• Understanding these results. Raw numbers like "< 0.14 micrograms" can help you understand how much you are consuming and allow you to compare to other products you see, buy, or consume in the real world. Not all third-party tested supplements will have the same results.
• The Certificate of Analysis (COA). The COA is an official lab document stating the individual results. AG1 produces both an annual and routine COA — the official lab report from the accredited testing lab — in the widget and on the Quality Standards page. This is the same document AG1's own quality team reviews, made available for anyone to check for themselves rather than take on faith.
• Accreditation. The Light Labs panel also shows who approved the results and links to the ISO 17025 accreditation behind the testing, which is an internationally recognized standard for lab competence in reliability, precision, and quality control. Traceability enables accountability.

Why does AG1 use third-party testing?

AG1 commits to rigorous third-party testing and certification so you don't have to take our word for it. These results reflect the sourcing standards behind every batch, and we're proud to publish them.