"Tested" on a lid is a word. A certificate of analysis is a document. They are not the same job, and the second is the one you can argue with.
We publish ours at independent testing. Read them the way you would read anyone else's. If they look thin, say so. We would rather you asked.
The short answer
- Match the batch number on the pouch to the number on the PDF. A report for last spring does not cover a lot packed in autumn.
- Look for a named laboratory, a date, and what was actually measured.
- Three different jobs get sold as "tested": the factory weighed the mix, a lab checked microbes, a lab checked a nutrient against the label. Ask which.
- Accreditation such as ISO/IEC 17025 is about the lab's methods, not a medal for the brand.
- A report covers that batch. The next batch needs its own.
Five lines that matter
Batch. The pouch has a lot code. The PDF should show the same one. If it does not, you are reading a different product's homework.
Date. When the test was done, and whether that is still the batch in shops.
Who tested it. A named lab you can look up. "Our in-house quality team" is a factory weighing things, which is useful and is not the same as an outside measurement.
What was measured. Label amount of a named nutrient (we have published vitamin D potency against the claim). Heavy metals. Microbes. Those are different methods. A clean microbes screen does not prove the D on the label is in the scoop.
The result against the claim. Pass/fail is not enough if you cannot see the number. You want µg or mg next to the label amount, not only a tick.
If any of those five is missing, the PDF is doing marketing work. Write to the brand. Write to us.
How to read the pack itself, before you ever open a PDF, is here.
What our page is, and what it is not
The testing page is where the PDFs live. It states what we send out: label accuracy, metals, microbes, and that the lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. It is a finished-product report, not a raw-ingredient CoA from a supplier two countries away. Those are different documents. The one that matters for the pouch in your kitchen is the finished product.
A report covers that batch. The next batch needs its own. If the code on your pouch is not the code on the PDF, email us and ask for the matching file. Do not assume last quarter's paper covers what you just opened.
For the next release we have said we will expand independent testing to every vitamin and mineral declared on the label, alongside heavy-metal and microbiological checks, on the finished products before release. That is a future commitment. It is not a certificate sitting on this page today. Do not read a plan as a result.
We will not use this article to say a competitor skipped testing. We will say: if a brand cannot point you to a document with those five lines, you do not have a test. You have a word.
This is not a medicine. A lab report does not turn a food into one. It answers whether the powder matched the label and the safety screens on that day. Directive 2002/46/EC is still the rule for what the object is.
Who looks after food supplements in the EU
In Portugal the DGAV looks after food supplements. In Spain, AESAN. In Ireland, the FSAI. Same European rulebook, three national doors. None of them turns a PDF into a medicine.
What we would actually do with a PDF
- Find the batch on the pouch. Find it on page one of the PDF.
- Find the lab name and the date.
- Find vitamin D (or whichever nutrient the brand shouts about) as a number, next to the label.
- Find the metals and microbes pages, or notice they are absent.
- If the file is a scan you cannot search, or a page with no numbers, send it back and ask for the table.
If that feels like more work than choosing a pretty lid, that is the point of publishing the file.
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Where My Daily Pocket fits
We publish batch PDFs. That is a fact about the file, not a halo around the formula.
| Formula | What the current PDFs cover | Who the pouch is for | Who it is not for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Kids (4–11) | Finished-product checks, including vitamin D against the 25 µg claim | A daily multinutrient for that age | Anyone who wanted a medicine. A file for a different batch. |
| Pocket Teens (12–17) | The same idea, teen amounts, D3 35 µg | Same | The same two. |
| Pocket Adults (18+) | The same idea, adult amounts, D3 35 µg | Same | Pregnancy as prenatal care. A certificate that "proves" the next recipe. |
The next recipe is not final. Ordering is paused. A PDF from the first release does not certify a pouch that does not exist yet.
We still have no iron and no omega-3. A scoop is not a meal. A lab file is not a diagnosis.
FAQ
What is a certificate of analysis?
A document from a named lab, for a named batch, with a date and numbers. It is not the word "tested" on a lid.
Does ISO 17025 mean the product is certified?
No. It is about the lab's methods. It is not a medal for the brand.
Why doesn't last spring's PDF cover this pouch?
Because it is a different batch. Match the lot code.
Have you already tested every nutrient on the next release?
No. That is a stated plan for the next release, not a result on this page.
Where are your files?
Independent testing. If your batch is missing, email us.
Sources
- Independent testing
- How to read a supplement label
- ISO/IEC 17025
- Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements
- FSAI, food supplements
- DGAV
- AESAN
About the authors
Lina is a co-founder of My Daily Pocket and is certified in nutrition. Stanislava is a co-founder. They write the Knowledge Hub together.
Last reviewed: 14 October 2026.
Food supplements should not replace a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. No supplement is a substitute for a varied, balanced diet. Stay within the dose on the pack. This page does not replace a GP. If you are pregnant, on medicines, or a child has a medical condition, speak to a professional.
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