Abbott earns banned substance free certification for EAS products

PRNewswire

LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Abbott Laboratories’ EAS Sports Nutrition brand has been certified as free of banned substances, the company announced.

Two independent sports testing laboratories focused on sports nutrition safety have certified EAS quality processes and facilities and will perform ongoing banned substance testing as part of the certification program, Abbot said in a statement.

Starting in late fall, EAS retail products will be marked with a certified “tested and true” quality assurance seal on packaging.  The certified seal assures athletes, fitness professionals and active people that they can trust EAS products to be free of banned substances such as steroids and narcotics, as well as ingredients not declared on the product label.

Abbott applies its health care quality standards in the manufacturing of EAS sports nutrition products from raw ingredient to finished product.  The company has now enhanced those standards to include independent testing of EAS products for more than 146 banned substances prohibited by organizations including the World Anti-Doping Agency and U.S. professional sports leagues.