Hydroxycut

Part of Iovate Health Sciences

https://www.hydroxycut.com Est. 1998 (28 years)

Hydroxycut is a well-established brand in the weight loss and fat burner supplement industry, operating since 1998. Despite its long history, the brand lacks notable certifications, such as third-party testing or GMP certification, and has a significant number of FDA adverse event reports, totaling 177. Hydroxycut has not received any FDA warning letters or recalls, but its lack of transparency and certifications raises concerns.

Red Flags

⚠High number of FDA adverse event reports (177)
⚠No third-party testing certifications found
⚠No GMP certification visible

Verified Strengths

✓Established brand — operating since 1998 (28 years)

Certifications

No certifications on record

FDA Record

Warning Letters

Recalls

177

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.