Products for animal use including humans having a certificate verifying at least one of efficacy or safety, and methods of providing such certificates

A retail display comprising a plurality of products for animal use for sale to a consumer, wherein the product has a certificate visible to a consumer regarding efficacy from a third party not having a financial interest other than for certifying the product or from a retail chain store that may have a financial interest, said product being put in the same section on the retail display with other products having certificates for one or more of:

• i) same or different efficacy;
• ii) safety.

A certificate on a container or package of a product, wherein the certificate is put on the container or package in such way to be visible to a consumer and the certificate is from a third party not having a financial interest in the product other than for certifying the product, or from a retail chain store that may have a financial interest in the product, said certificate confirming at least one of efficacy or safety of the product, wherein safety is based on a determination of adverse physical or psychological effect of the product.

A method of electronically determining whether a product for animal use has a certificate for efficacy or safety, comprising:

• a. a database comprising data on efficacy or safety of one or more products containing at least one ingredient for animal use, wherein the database is maintained by a third party not having a financial interest other than for certifying the product or from a retail chain store that may have a financial interest, wherein the third party or the retail chain store analyzes existing data with or without generating new data to certify the efficacy or safety of the product, wherein safety is based on a determination of adverse physical or psychological effect of the product;
• b. a communication network;
• c. a computing device that through the communication network allows a user to view and search the database.

A container or a package comprising a nutraceutical or a dietary supplement product, wherein the container or the package has a certificate that is visible to a user, said certificate being from a third party not having a financial interest in the product other than for certifying the product, or from a retail chain store that may have a financial interest in the product, wherein the certificate certifies efficacy of the nutraceutical or the dietary supplement.

A certificate on a container or package containing a nutraceutical or a dietary supplement product, said certificate being from a third party not having a financial interest in the product other than for certifying the product, or from a retail chain store that may have a financial interest in the product, wherein the certificate certifies efficacy of the nutraceutical or the dietary supplement.