AdvoCare

https://www.advocare.com Est. 1993 (33 years)

AdvoCare is a supplement company founded in 1993 that specializes in sports nutrition, weight management, and energy products. The brand holds Informed Sport certification for batch testing but lacks visible GMP certification and does not publish lab results publicly. AdvoCare has experienced 2 FDA recalls and has 61 adverse event reports on file, which is notably high for the supplement industry.

Red Flags

⚠2 product recall(s) on record
⚠High number of FDA adverse event reports (61)
⚠No GMP certification visible

Verified Strengths

✓Informed Sport certified — every batch tested
✓Claims third-party testing
✓Established brand — operating since 1993 (33 years)

Certifications

Informed SportThird-Party Tested

FDA Record

Warning Letters

Recalls

Adverse Reports

How We Calculated This Score

Every brand starts with a baseline score of 70/100.

Points added for: Third-party certifications (NSF +15, USP +15, Informed Sport +10), publishing lab results (+10), clean FDA record (+10), 10+ years in business (+10), organic certification (+5).

Points deducted for: FDA warning letters (-25), product recalls (-20), high adverse events (-15), no third-party testing (-15), proprietary blends (-10), no GMP (-10).

Score is capped at 0-100. Grade and risk level are derived from the final score.

All data sourced from FDA.gov, NSF.org, USP.org, and publicly available brand information. Last updated: 3/20/2026.