Biosportart awarded ‘Certified CBD’ status

A British CBD firm has received an Olympic-standard certification that could boost its stock among professional and amateur athletes.

CBD formulator Biosportart has achieved Banned Substances Control Group (BSCG) Certified CBD status under the finished product category for its Biosportart 2000 milligram CBD Gel product — a high-concentration CBD topical gel for professional and amateur athletes.

BSCG applies the Olympic standard of drug testing to quality control dietary supplements and natural products.

Biosportart CEO Richard O’Halloran: “Many CBD brands claim to have legal, low, or even ‘zero’ levels of THC, but only a select few have submitted themselves to rigorous 3rd party certification to prove it. We formulate our products for tested professionals performing at the highest level and we are extremely proud to be the first nature identical CBD product to achieve BSCG’s prestigious certified CBD status.”

BSCG president Oliver Catlin said: “We are delighted to welcome Biosportart as a client to our illustrious roster and to share that its 2000 milligram CBD Gel product has been certified in the BSCG Certified CBD programme. BSCG Certified CBD was the first broad-spectrum third-party certification program in the world for CBD products and is a unique all-in-one programme that offers brands, manufacturers, and ingredient suppliers a complete compliance solution.”

The BSCG Certified CBD program checks for illegal levels of THC as well as environmental contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides, solvents and microbiological agents.

To further protect consumers and athletes, the program screens for 276 drugs on the WADA Prohibited List and 220 over-the-counter, illicit, or prescription drugs, offering the broadest protection available in the industry today.

BSCG is an international third-party certification and testing provider offering a complete suite of certification, testing, and Good Manufacturing Practices compliance services to the sports nutrition, natural products and dietary supplement industries. It was co-founded by Don H. Catlin, director of the first anti-doping lab in the US in 1982.