Vendor transparency
The score measures disclosure and verifiability. It does not measure what is in a product, and it is not a quality rating.
Components and weights
Imported from the scorer| Component | Weight | Inputs |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party testing | 30% | Independent lab results published, with the lab identifiable. |
| CoA quality | 25% | Batch-specific rather than generic; lot number, test date, and named lab present. |
| Manufacturing transparency | 15% | Facility, sourcing, storage and handling disclosed. |
| Business transparency | 15% | Registration, physical address, operating history. |
| Regulatory record | 15% | Deductions for warning letters, import alerts, and recalls. |
- Unavailable data scores zero and displays as “Not disclosed”. It is never imputed from a similar vendor, an industry average, or anything else.
- CoA presence is scored; authenticity is not asserted. A published certificate proves a document exists, not that a lab produced it or that the batch matches. Lab-verified certificates would carry a separate badge; we do not verify any today.
- Reviews, mentions and submissions never feed the score. They are displayed adjacent to it and clearly separated.
- Scores are computed identically regardless of commercial relationship. Where we have an affiliate relationship, it is disclosed on the vendor record and at every link.