Which joint supplement brands passed ConsumerLab or FDA quality checks in 2024–2025?
Executive summary
ConsumerLab and the FDA both tested and flagged multiple joint supplements in 2024–2025, including several product recalls and warnings, but the provided reporting does not include a complete, attributable list of specific joint-supplement brands that explicitly “passed” ConsumerLab’s or FDA’s program checks in 2024–2025; ConsumerLab reports that it tested leading products, found four failures in its 2025 joint supplement testing, and maintains lists of top picks and top-rated brands [1] [2]. The public record in the supplied sources is stronger on which products were warned about or recalled than on a clear, comprehensive list of brands that earned passing certifications [3] [4].
1. What the regulators and testers actually did in 2024–2025
ConsumerLab conducts independent laboratory tests of joint supplements (glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, boswellia, turmeric, collagen and others) and publishes “Top Picks” and certification results after checking strength, purity, disintegration and contaminants; ConsumerLab’s 2025 testing program reported that four products failed their tests and that they produce top-pick lists and clinical updates for supplements including joint products [1] [5] [4]. The FDA’s role is different: it does not pre-approve dietary supplements but it does test products on the market and issues warnings and recalls when adulterants, undeclared drugs, or contamination are found [6] [3].
2. Concrete safety actions taken in 2024–2025 (who failed, per the supplied sources)
The supplied reporting documents multiple FDA actions and recalls for joint-related supplements in late 2024 and 2025: GNMart INC’s Force Forever was recalled after FDA tests found undeclared diclofenac and dexamethasone (Dec 12, 2024) and FDA warned consumers not to buy ADVANCED KING after finding dexamethasone, diclofenac and methocarbamol (Feb 10, 2025); Optimal Carnivore recalled Bone & Joint Restore for potential Salmonella contamination (Apr 15, 2025); and ConsumerLab also flagged medications found in Umary Hyaluronic Acid in 2024 [3] [7] [4]. These actions show the types of failures the FDA and ConsumerLab detect, but they are records of specific failures rather than a sweepingly positive “passed brands” roster [3] [4].
3. What the sources say about passing or “seals” — and what’s missing
ConsumerLab offers a voluntary Quality Certification Program and publishes lists of top picks and top-rated brands, and third-party seals (ConsumerLab, USP, NSF) are recommended by health organizations as indicators of quality [1] [2] [6]. Good Housekeeping references products that “passed strict tests as part of ConsumerLab.com’s voluntary Quality Certification Program” [8]. However, the supplied snippets do not include an explicit, attributable list of named joint supplement brands that were certified or “passed” in 2024–2025; the available material documents the testing programs, recalls, and some product-level problems but not a definitive published list of passing brands in that time window [1] [8] [2].
4. How to interpret these findings and verify a brand’s status
Because the supplied reporting emphasizes recalls and ConsumerLab’s testing methodology rather than presenting a single authoritative pass-list for 2024–2025, the only reliable way to confirm whether a given joint supplement brand “passed” is to check ConsumerLab’s published review and Quality Certification pages for the specific product and to look for current FDA advisories or enforcement actions tied to that product [1] [3] [2]. Health authorities and reviewers uniformly recommend looking for third‑party seals (ConsumerLab, USP, NSF) on the product label and consulting the tester’s own web pages for certification details rather than relying on secondary summaries [6] [9].
5. Bottom line for consumers and researchers
The supplied sources document that ConsumerLab actively tests joint supplements and that the FDA has withdrawn or warned against specific joint products between late 2024 and 2025, but they do not provide a single quoted list of joint supplement brands that definitively “passed” ConsumerLab or FDA checks in 2024–2025; therefore any claim listing passing brands cannot be fully supported from these excerpts and must be verified directly on ConsumerLab’s certification pages or on FDA recall/warning notices [1] [3] [2].