Quality & Prop 65
Last updated November 10, 2026
What each UMBER product is, as far as we know today, what we ask the maker for before we take orders, and the rules we follow: the FDA's rules for dietary supplements, allergen labeling and California's Proposition 65. We publish only what we have in writing. What we are still collecting is marked as such on this page, and we do not fill a gap with a guess.
On this page
Where things stand
- Formulas: the Supplement Facts, other ingredients and allergen lines on our product pages are those listed by the maker of each formula. Our own label is being finalized, and the label printed on your bottle or jar is the reference.
- Documents: we are collecting, from the maker, the documents listed below, for our own products and batches. We do not have them yet, and we never describe a product as having passed a check that is still pending.
- Proposition 65: no Proposition 65 warning is printed today, because none has been determined for our products. If a lab report requires one, we will add it.
- No unproven claims: we make no "free of", "organic", "non-GMO", "vegan", "GMP certified" or "third-party tested" claim.
- Orders: the shop does not take orders yet. Before it does, this page will show what the maker has confirmed.
How dietary supplements are regulated
In the United States, dietary supplements are regulated by the FDA as a category of food, under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. The FDA does not approve dietary supplements before they are sold. The companies that make and sell them are responsible for making them under the FDA's manufacturing rules, for listing every ingredient truthfully on the label, and for keeping records of the reactions reported to them and reporting the serious ones to the FDA.
Our products are dietary supplements, not medicines. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
What we ask the maker for
Before we take orders, we ask the maker of each formula for the documents below. The third column says where each one stands today.
| What we ask for | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing under the FDA dietary supplement cGMP rule (21 CFR 111) | The FDA's current good manufacturing practice rule for dietary supplements. It sets how a facility checks its ingredients, makes, packages, labels and holds each batch, and keeps its records. | Being collected |
| The facility's FDA registration | A facility that makes, packs or holds dietary supplements for the United States must be registered with the FDA. A registration is a listing, not an approval of the facility or of the product. | Being collected |
| A certificate of analysis for each batch | A lab report for each batch we sell, giving the identity of the ingredients, heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury) and microbes, compared with the maker's limits. | Being collected |
| The final label | The label printed on each bottle and jar: the Supplement Facts panel, other ingredients, the allergen line, the net contents, directions, warnings, the name and place of business of the company responsible for the product, a US address or phone number for reporting a reaction, the country of origin, and the lot number and date; and on the front panel, the words Dietary Supplement and the net contents. | Being finalized |
| Allergens and gelatin | The maker's allergen statement for each formula, including what else is handled in the same facility, and what animal the gelatin of the softgels comes from. | Being collected |
| Country of manufacture | Every product is imported. The country where it is made must be marked on the label or the packaging. | Being confirmed |
We publish what a document says only once we have it in writing, for our own products. We do not borrow another seller's documents.
Each product, as far as we know
The second column is what the maker lists. The last column is what we are still confirming in writing with the maker. Every product is imported.
| Product | What it is, as listed by the maker | Allergen line | Being confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Drops | Liquid drops: a proprietary extract blend of ten herbs, 250 mg per serving of 1 mL, in vegetable glycerin, purified water, citric acid and natural flavors. A 1 fl oz (30 mL) amber glass bottle with a glass dropper, 30 servings. | None listed | The species and plant part of the elderberry; whether the base contains any alcohol; the type of seal; whether one dropper holds 1 mL. |
| Black Walnut Drops | Liquid drops: black walnut hull, sweet wormwood, pumpkin seed, pau d'arco bark and clove, 100 mg each per serving of 2 mL, with oregano leaf, garlic bulb, soursop leaf, shilajit and a proprietary blend of eight more botanicals. A 2 fl oz (60 mL) amber glass bottle with a glass dropper, 30 servings. | Tree nuts (black walnut) | The full list of other ingredients; the first item of the proprietary blend; the amount of berberine; whether the label limits use to 30 days in a row; the type of seal. |
| Oregano Softgels | Softgels: oil of oregano (Origanum minutiflorum leaf), 300 mg, and black seed oil (Nigella sativa), 200 mg, per serving of 2 softgels. The softgel is gelatin, glycerin and purified water. 60 softgels, 30 servings. | None listed. Contains gelatin | What animal the gelatin comes from; the packaging. |
| Astaxanthin Softgels | Softgels: an astaxanthin complex of Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae and black pepper extract, 24 mg, and vitamin E, 15 mg, per serving of 2 softgels, in MCT oil from coconut oil. The softgel is gelatin, glycerin, natural carob and purified water. 60 softgels, 30 servings. | Coconut. Contains gelatin | What animal the gelatin comes from; the wording of the coconut allergen line; the packaging. |
| Soursop Drops | Liquid drops: soursop extract, black cumin seed oil, Irish sea moss, ashwagandha root, liquid chlorophyll, moringa leaf, oregano leaf and turmeric, with vitamin C and vitamin D, per serving of 2 mL, in vegetable glycerin, purified water and natural flavors. A 2 fl oz (60 mL) amber glass bottle with a glass dropper, 30 servings. | None listed | The amount of vitamin D per serving listed by the maker; the plant part of the soursop extract; the type of seal; whether one dropper holds 2 mL. |
| Zeolite Drops | Liquid drops: zeolite (clinoptilolite), 100 mg, with vitamin D3, vitamin B12 and selenium, per serving of 1 mL. A 1 fl oz (30 mL) amber glass bottle with a glass dropper, 30 servings. | To be confirmed with the other ingredients | The other ingredients; the serving size and the time to leave between it and medicines, as printed on the maker's label; how the Daily Values are shown on the label; the type of seal. |
Until a detail is confirmed, our product pages leave it out rather than guess. If you need one of these details before you order, e-mail us.
Allergens
- Tree nuts: Black Walnut Drops contain black walnut, a tree nut. Do not use them if you are allergic to tree nuts.
- Coconut: Astaxanthin Softgels contain coconut, in the MCT oil. Do not use them if you are allergic to coconut.
- Gelatin: Oregano Softgels and Astaxanthin Softgels are made with gelatin, an animal product. They are not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. If the gelatin comes from fish, fish will be named on the label as an allergen. If you avoid some animal products for religious or other reasons, ask us before you order: we tell you what the maker confirms.
- Plants: Meadow Drops contain plants of the daisy family (echinacea, calendula, dandelion, burdock). Black Walnut Drops contain sweet wormwood, a plant of the daisy family, and oregano and thyme, plants of the mint family. Oregano Softgels and Soursop Drops contain oregano, a plant of the mint family. See Safe Use for who should ask a doctor first.
- Shared facilities: we are asking the maker whether other allergens are handled in the same facility. Until we know, please read the allergen line on the label of your product, and ask your doctor if you have a severe allergy.
California Proposition 65
California's Proposition 65 asks businesses to give a clear and reasonable warning before they expose people in California to chemicals on a list kept by the State of California, above the levels the law sets. Lead is one of the chemicals on that list, and it is one of the heavy metals we ask the maker to measure in every batch.
No Proposition 65 warning is printed on our pages or our packaging today, because none has been determined for our products. If a lab report for a batch we sell shows that a warning is required for a product, we will add it to that product's page, where you see it before you buy, and to the product or its packaging, before we sell it.
What we do not claim
We make no "free of", "organic", "non-GMO", "vegan", "GMP certified" or "third-party tested" claim, on this website or on our packaging. None of these has been proven to us in writing for our products, so we do not say them. We make no claim either about what a product does in the body: we write down what is inside, how much of it, how to take it, how to store it and when to ask a doctor first.
Packaging
Our drops are planned to come in amber glass dropper bottles with a glass dropper, and our softgels in amber glass jars with a screw lid. Amber glass keeps the light off what is inside. The final packaging and label of each product are being finalized with the maker, and the pictures on our pages are digital renders of that planned packaging.
The bottles and jars are glass; check your local rules for glass recycling.
Asking for the documents
You can ask us for what we have received for any product: the maker's ingredient list and allergen statement, its manufacturing documents, and the certificate of analysis for your batch once we have it. E-mail contact@umberdrops.com with "Quality" in the subject line, the name of the product and, if you have it, the lot number printed on the label. We reply within 2 business days, send you what we can share, and tell you plainly what is still pending.
If something on this website does not match the product you received, or you see a claim you think we should not make, please tell us too. We correct it.