Transparency · manufacturing & testing
Soda Boost Quality Standards & Testing Record
The Soda Boost label says only “Produced in a GMP Facility”. The seller publishes no facility name, no certificate of analysis, no heavy-metal results and no third-party seal. Here is what that means, what the law already requires, and how to ask for the missing documents.
Updated November 7, 2026Seller pages read in full
The three tiers we look for, and what is published
| Tier | What good looks like | What the Soda Boost seller publishes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manufacturing | Named facility following the federal cGMP rule, ideally with an audit or registration you can check | “Produced in a GMP Facility” on the label; facility, company and city not named |
| 2. Identity & purity testing | Certificate of analysis per lot: identity of each botanical, potency markers, microbes, heavy metals | No certificate of analysis, potency figure or heavy-metal result published |
| 3. Independent verification | Third-party program seal (for example USP or NSF) or a public lab report | None shown on the bottle or the seller's pages |
This is the honest version of the “three-tier verification standard” the site template expected. We cannot claim ISO-accredited purity assays or heavy-metal clearance records, because the seller has not released any. That is common for direct-response supplements, and it is exactly why we suggest asking.
What the federal cGMP rule requires
Every company that makes, packs or holds dietary supplements for the U.S. market must follow 21 CFR Part 111[1]. In short, the manufacturer must set specifications for identity, purity, strength and composition; confirm the identity of every dietary ingredient before use; test or examine finished batches against those specifications; and keep batch records and complaint files. FDA inspects facilities, but it does not approve supplements or their labels before they are sold[2][3]. So “made in a GMP facility” describes a legal minimum, not an extra standard.
Why heavy metals and identity matter for botanicals
Roots and barks take up lead, cadmium and arsenic from soil, and bark products like catuaba are easy to mix up between species[4]. A lot-specific certificate is how a buyer sees that the right plant went in and the metals stayed within limits. At 82 mg of blend per day the exposure from any contamination would be small, but you should not have to assume that.
Ask for the certificate: an email you can copy
Subject: Certificate of analysis request, SodaBoost lot [LOT CODE]
Hello, I bought SodaBoost (order ID [ORDER ID]). Could you send the certificate of analysis for the lot printed on my bottle, including identity testing for each botanical, the heavy-metal results (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury) and microbial limits? Please also tell me the name of the facility where it was produced. Thank you.
If you get a certificate, check that the lot code matches your bottle, that it names a testing laboratory, and that it is dated before your bottle's manufacture. Send us a copy if you are happy for us to summarize it (we will remove your details): [email protected].
What this desk did and did not do
- Did: read the label image and every seller policy page on November 7, 2026; checked FDA's tainted-products list; linked every study to PubMed.
- Did not: buy and lab-test the product, visit a facility, or receive anything from the seller other than the standard affiliate commission on orders.
The monograph on clean manufacturing and cGMP goes further into what audits and contaminant limits cover.
Sources
- 1Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR Part 111: Current Good Manufacturing Practice for dietary supplements.
- 2U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Questions and Answers on Dietary Supplements.
- 3U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dietary Supplements.
- 4Kletter C, Glasl S, Presser A, et al. Morphological, chemical and functional analysis of catuaba preparations. Planta Med. 2004;70(10):993-1000.