Amazon expanding TIC cGMP requirement to all dietary supplements, offers new Compliance Fast-Track option for many

• By: AHPA
• On: 12/18/2025 19:15:19
• In: Regulation / Legislation

December 18, 2025

Amazon has informed the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) that the retailer has begun a new phased rollout: all dietary supplement sellers on the platform must use a third-party testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) entity to demonstrate that their product is manufactured in a facility compliant with applicable cGMP regulations.

Notably and unlike some limited past exceptions, this certification/audit must be based on an audit by an accredited third party. Amazon will perform outreach to covered companies during this phased rollout; contacted companies will have 90 days to initiate a documentation request with a TIC. In some cases, Amazon is able to confirm cGMP compliance from third parties or public databases; in these cases, outreach may not be necessary.

The above cGMP requirement is in addition to and separate from existing requirements for product testing for dietary supplements in certain categories, including sexual enhancement, weight management, bodybuilding, sports nutrition, and joint health products.

Details of this policy are available from the Amazon seller central page for dietary supplements.

Amazon has separately begun the rollout of their Compliance Fast-Track program to some dietary supplement products. This program, which has been used for other products on the platform previously, allows Amazon to collect all required cert materials directly from a partner certifying organization. As such, companies using Compliance Fast-Track for covered products no longer need to provide any information to Amazon directly. At this time Amazon has implemented dietary supplement Compliance Fast-Track with the following partner organizations: BSCG, Clean Label Project, GRMA, INFORMED, NSF, and USP. 

The specific scope of coverage and compliance requirements is handled by the partner organization. As the program expansion to dietary supplements is recent and some elements are in flux, interested companies are encouraged to learn more about any applicable limitations or requirements from participating partner organizations. Additional information on Compliance Fast-Track and links to participating partner organizations are available from the general Compliance Fast-Track seller central page.

It is AHPA's understanding that at this time, Compliance Fast-Track does not currently encompass the separately imposed, category-specific product testing requirements described above, but this situation is developing and may change. AHPA will continue its engagement with Amazon on this and other topics of concern to the dietary supplements community; members with questions or issues are encouraged to contact Robert Marriott, AHPA VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs, at rmarriott@ahpa.org.