How Zivolife is tested: cultivation, certification, and third-party verification
How Zivolife is tested: cultivation, certification, and third-party verification
Trust in a food product is built on transparency. Not marketing language about quality commitments, but specific, verifiable information about how a product is grown, processed, and tested before it reaches a customer. Here is exactly how Zivolife works.
Single origin. Single crop.
Zivolife is cultivated exclusively at the Alimenta Algae S.A.C. facility in Ica, Peru. This is a dedicated cultivation environment growing one organism only. There is no co-manufacturing, no shared infrastructure with other crops or ingredients, and no point in the supply chain at which outside materials enter the process.
The Ica region was selected for specific environmental reasons: extreme solar intensity, arid climate, access to clean water sources, and geographic isolation from agricultural and industrial contamination. These conditions support consistent, year-round cultivation of Klebsormidium flaccidum without pesticides, herbicides, or artificial growth inputs.
Processing and preservation
After harvest, Zivolife biomass is dried using low-temperature methods that preserve the complete bioactive compound profile, including heat-sensitive compounds such as pheophorbide a, carotenoids, and essential fatty acids. No solvents. No preservatives. No additives at any stage.
The processing facility operates under cGMP certification with full HACCP protocols. cGMP, Good Manufacturing Practice, is the regulatory standard that governs facility design, equipment maintenance, personnel training, documentation, and quality control procedures. HACCP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, is a systematic approach to identifying and controlling biological, chemical, and physical hazards in food production.
Finished product shelf life is 24 months sealed, without refrigeration.
FDA Foreign Supplier Verification Program
Zivolife is imported into the United States under an active FDA Foreign Supplier Verification Program certificate, validated April 2024. The FSVP requires importers to verify that food produced by foreign suppliers meets the same safety standards as food produced domestically under FDA oversight. Maintaining an active FSVP certificate requires ongoing documentation, supplier audits, and hazard analysis.
Third-party testing by Eurofins Scientific
Every commercial lot of Zivolife is third-party tested by Eurofins Scientific in the USA before product release. Eurofins is one of the world's largest food and environmental testing laboratories, operating to AOAC and USP analytical standards.
Testing covers full macronutrient and micronutrient composition, heavy metals including lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, and complete microbiological screening. The nutrient values published on the Zivolife Science page, and referenced in product labeling, are drawn from this per-lot testing data, not from generic reference values or manufacturer estimates.
GRAS certification
Zivolife holds GRAS status, Generally Recognized as Safe, under 21 CFR 170.30(b). GRAS status under 21 CFR 170.30(b) requires a comprehensive dossier of safety evidence including compositional data, toxicological studies, and review of the published scientific literature, evaluated by qualified independent experts.
Safety data
A 90-day subchronic oral toxicity study established a No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level of 9.7g per kilogram body weight per day, the highest dose tested. No adverse effects were observed at any dose level. Genotoxicity testing was negative on both Ames assay and micronucleus assay. No cyanotoxins or harmful byproducts were detected in harvested biomass (Steffek et al., 2018, Toxicology Reports, 5, 959-969).
Certifications at a glance
GRAS certified under 21 CFR 170.30(b). cGMP certified facility. HACCP certified. Non-GMO. Gluten-free. Vegan. Dairy-free. Non-allergenic under FASTER Act. FDA FSVP certificate active since April 2024. US Patent Protected. Third-party tested by Eurofins Scientific every commercial lot.
What this means in practice
Every bag of Zivolife you receive has been grown at one farm, processed at one cGMP facility, tested by an independent laboratory to AOAC and USP standards, and imported under active FDA verification. The nutrient values on the label reflect actual measured data from that specific lot.
This is what supply chain transparency looks like in practice. Not a commitment to quality. Documented evidence of it.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Zivolife is a whole food ingredient and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
