GU Energy Labs
**** GU Energy Labs is an established sports nutrition company founded in 1993, specializing in energy gels, hydration products, and endurance supplements. The brand holds Informed Sport certification with every batch tested for banned substances, along with GMP certification for manufacturing quality. GU maintains a clean FDA record with no warning letters, recalls, or significant adverse event reports in its 33-year operating history. **
Verified Strengths
- ✓Informed Sport certified — every batch tested
- ✓Claims third-party testing
- ✓Established brand — operating since 1993 (33 years)
- ✓Clean FDA record — no warnings, recalls, or significant adverse events
Certifications
FDA Record
Clean record — no FDA warnings, recalls, or significant adverse events.
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.
Quick Facts
- Trust Score
- 100/100
- Grade
- A+
- Risk Level
- LOW
- Third-Party Tested
- Yes
- FDA Recalls
- 0
- Adverse Reports
- 0
- Founded
- 1993