Quality

A food supplement has no obligation to prove it works before it reaches you. No authority tests it. No regulator approves it. The producer decides what goes inside, at what dose, from what source — and prints the label. This is the legal reality across the EU, Georgia, and most of the world.[1]

We built Sheni Labs to answer one question:
what would a clinician actually demand from a supplement?

Not a marketing claim. Not a badge. The actual paper — the source, the test, the result, the date — readable by anyone who knows how to read a laboratory document. And then we made it readable by everyone else too.

Why most supplements are not what they claim

Independent market studies find the same pattern repeatedly: products with less active ingredient than declared, wrong forms of vitamins, contaminated raw materials, or no active ingredient at all.[2] This is not rare. A 2022 analysis in JAMA Network Open found that 40% of tested immune supplements contained inaccurate label information. The WHO warns that substandard and falsified products routinely enter legitimate supply chains.[3]

The reason is structural: without pre-market approval, a producer can ship anything. The only check is market surveillance — which happens after the product is already on shelves, already sold.

The answer is not to trust the label. The answer is to demand the documentation behind it.

What we document — and why each step exists

Step 1

Ingredient identity & source

Before a raw material enters production, it is tested for identity — not assumed to be what the supplier says. Wrong forms and cheaper substitutes are the most common fraud in the ingredient supply chain.[4] We disclose the active form (not just the compound name), the biological source, and the carrier on every product page.

Reference: Supplement ingredient fraud — GMJ News · EU Reg. 178/2002 Art. 18 (traceability)

Step 2

Manufacturing: facility, standards, country

Every Sheni Labs product is made in the EU. The manufacturing facility holds GMP certification to Codex Alimentarius CXC 1-1969 Rev.5, ISO 22000:2018 food safety management, and HACCP — all independently audited and currently valid. The facility is also registered with the Polish State Sanitary Inspectorate as a dietary supplement manufacturer. These are not self-declarations: they are documents issued by SGS, one of the world’s largest independent certification bodies, renewed under annual surveillance audit.

Reference: GMP, ISO 22000, HACCP explained — GMJ News · ISO 22000:2018 · Codex CXC 1-1969 Rev.5 (2023)

Step 3

Batch-level laboratory testing

Every production batch — not a random sample, not an annual check — is tested by an independent ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory. The test panel covers: potency (does the amount on the label match the measured amount?), identity (is this the right compound and the right form?), heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury — measured against ICH Q3D limits), and microbiology. Results are published on the batch record, not filed away.

Reference: How to read a CoA — GMJ News · ICH Q3D(R2) elemental impurities guideline · ISO/IEC 17025

Step 4

Packaging: glass, not plastic

The container touches the product for its entire shelf life. Plastic containers can shed micro- and nanoplastic particles into their contents — found in 93% of bottled waters in one widely cited analysis — and oil-based liquids are of particular concern for migration.[5] We use amber glass: chemically inert, UV-filtering, and carrying food-contact compliance documentation under EU Reg. 1935/2004. The dropper also carries per-lot quality control certificates from the packaging supplier. For a daily oil taken over years, we remove the question entirely.

Reference: Glass vs plastic — GMJ News · Mason SA et al. Front Chem. 2018;6:407 · Reg. (EU) 1935/2004

Step 5

Transport & cold chain

A perfect batch can be destroyed in transit. Fat-soluble vitamins degrade under heat; oils oxidise under light. Degradation rates roughly double with every 10°C increase in temperature — the principle behind pharmaceutical GDP guidelines.[6] Transport to Georgia is conducted under documented conditions. The expiry date on your bottle assumes the storage conditions printed on the label were respected from factory to shelf.

Reference: Heat kills supplements — GMJ News · EU GDP Guidelines 2013/C 343/01

Step 6

Georgian state registration

Products on the Georgian market are distributed by a registered food business operator under the Georgian Food/Feed Safety Code, subject to National Food Agency (სურსათის ეროვნული სააგენტო) state control and market surveillance. A registered Georgian legal entity is accountable to Georgian authorities: you have domestic consumer rights, official recall channels, and a local address responsible for the product — not only a producer abroad.

Reference: Georgian Food/Feed Safety Code · Government Resolution №360, 12.07.2022

Step 7

Production standards: vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free

The entire Sheni Labs line is manufactured under vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and not-tested-on-animals production standards — declared in the manufacturer’s signed Statement of Standards. These are not badges: they are auditable written commitments, copies of which are held on file and available on request.

Reference: What a declaration is worth — GMJ News

Step 8

Batch traceability & recall readiness

Every bottle carries a LOT number. This is not decoration: it is the single identifier that links your bottle to a specific production run, a specific test result, and a specific recall notice if one is ever issued. Under EU Regulation 178/2002, traceability is a legal requirement. A product without a LOT number cannot be recalled — meaning the producer has no way to reach you if something goes wrong.[7]

Reference: What a LOT number really is — GMJ News · Reg. (EC) 178/2002 Art. 18

Go further

Verify your batch

Every bottle has a LOT number printed on the label. Enter it here and see the documentation for your exact production run — facility certificates, test results, heavy metals, expiry.

Verify your product

Anonymous. No account needed. Just your LOT number.

References

  1. Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements; Regulation (EC) 178/2002 (general food law). No pre-market approval — GMJ News
  2. Crawford C, et al. Analysis of select dietary supplement products. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(8):e2226040.
  3. WHO. A study on the public health and socioeconomic impact of substandard and falsified medical products. 2017.
  4. Supplement ingredient fraud — GMJ News
  5. Mason SA, Welch VG, Neratko J. Synthetic polymer contamination in bottled water. Front Chem. 2018;6:407.
  6. ICH Q1A(R2) Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products.
  7. Regulation (EC) 178/2002, Art. 18. What a LOT number really is — GMJ News