Resources

Which claims survive review,
and the studies that back them.

Notes on which claims survive retail and legal review, plus standardized study architectures, so you do not have to build one from scratch.

Checklist5 min

The retailer-readiness checklist

Every document and data point vendor onboarding asks for — identity, contaminants, micro, the CoA itself, stability, channel programs and the claims file — so nothing surprises you the week a buyer says yes.

Analytical & quality · VERIFY

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Method note6 min

What a retailer actually checks on your Certificate of Analysis

Amazon, Whole Foods and iHerb each read a CoA differently. What the document has to contain, what causes a vendor-onboarding rejection, and why reformatting a certificate after the fact costs more than issuing it correctly.

Analytical & quality · VERIFY

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Method note7 min

Probiotic CFU: why “at time of fill” and “at expiry” are different claims

Viable count at time of fill, stability CFU modeling as a separate program, and the reason a number that was true on the filling line may not survive the shelf life printed beside it.

Microbiology · VERIFY

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Method note8 min

When a consumer statistic becomes usable on a label

The line between an R&D decision signal and marketing-usable evidence. Why a small, fast in-home test tells your formulation team what to fix but cannot back a claim you print, and what a study planned in advance adds.

Claims substantiation · DISCOVER → VALIDATE

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Method note5 min

Just-About-Right analysis: turning “they liked it” into a reformulation brief

A hedonic score tells you whether consumers liked a prototype. JAR scaling tells you which attribute to change and in which direction — so the fix has a heading, not just a verdict.

Sensory science · DISCOVER

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Method note6 min

Stability that answers the question consumers actually ask

Conventional stability asks whether a product is still chemically and microbiologically sound at 18 months. It rarely asks whether it still tastes, smells, looks and performs right. Both belong on the same timeline.

Stability · VERIFY

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Method note7 min

Structure/function, not disease: writing a claim that survives review

What DSHEA permits a supplement to say, where the boundary sits in practice, and how the evidence chain behind a sentence determines whether legal and retail review will let it through.

Regulatory · CLAIMS360™

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Study architecture14 days

Hydration powder acceptance

A standardized 14-day in-home architecture for hydration and electrolyte powders — mixability, taste and repeat-use behavior, ready to customize rather than designed from zero.

  • FormatIn-home use test
  • Duration14 days
  • Reads outAcceptance & repeat use
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Study architecture28 days

Sleep consumer perception

A 28-day consumer perception architecture for sleep products, with the question fixed in advance and an analysis plan — the level at which a consumer statistic becomes usable on a label.

  • FormatProspective consumer study
  • Duration28 days
  • Reads outMarketing-usable evidence
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Study architectureBenchmark

Competitive protein benchmark

A head-to-head architecture for protein powders — your formulation against the products already winning the category, on the attributes that decide repeat purchase.

  • FormatComparative benchmark
  • ScopeYour SKU vs competitors
  • Reads outWhere you win and lose
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Not sure which of these applies to your product?

Describe the claim you would like to make. You will get the architecture that supports it — or a shorter, cheaper piece of work that answers the question first.

“Proof is the new currency of wellness. The brands that win the next decade will be the ones that can show their work.”
— THE CURÍ THESIS