Our Policies

The quality of a supplement is set long before the bottle is sealed. It starts with the ingredients: where they’re grown, how they’re harvested, who processes them, and whether they meet the purity standards we promise.

element3 takes ingredient sourcing seriously because the women who take our products do. Sleep, energy, hormonal balance, these aren’t areas where you can afford a generic raw material from an unknown supplier. This page explains our approach, our standards, and our partners.

Every element3 product is manufactured in New Zealand from imported and local ingredients. We chose to manufacture locally for three reasons:

• Regulatory rigour — NZ’s dietary supplement framework, combined with our manufacturer’s GMP certification, gives us tight oversight on every batch
• Supply chain transparency — local manufacturing means fewer touch-points, shorter timelines, and direct relationships with our production team
• Founding ethos — we’re a New Zealand brand, built for women here first. Manufacturing locally is part of that.

Our manufacturing is done within a GMP/HACCP/FDA/TGA certified facility. 

Our manufacturer operates to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards — a globally recognised quality framework that covers:

• Facility hygiene — controlled environments, cleaning protocols, and contamination prevention
• Raw material verification — every batch of every ingredient is tested for identity, purity, and potency before production
• In-process controls — formulations are checked at multiple stages, not just at the end
• Finished product testing — final batches are tested for active compound levels, microbial limits, heavy metals, and allergens
• Batch traceability — every bottle has a batch code that traces back to the exact raw materials, production run, and testing certificates
• Documentation — every step is logged, signed, and retained for a minimum of 7 years

What this means for you: when you take an element³ product, the dose on the label is the dose in the capsule, within tight, tested tolerances.

We use a combination of imported and local ingredients. We source our ingredients from regions where the species grow natively or where the manufacturing standards are highest.

Every batch of every element3 product is tested before release. Standard tests include:

• Identity testing — confirming each raw ingredient is what the supplier says it is (using HPLC, FTIR, or microscopy depending on the ingredient)
• Active compound assay — measuring the actual milligrams of active per capsule against the label claim
• Microbial limits — testing for total aerobic count, yeasts, moulds, and pathogens (Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus)
• Heavy metals — testing for lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic against international safety limits
• Allergen verification — confirming the absence of declared and undeclared allergens

We retain the certificate of analysis for every batch for a minimum of 7 years. If you’d like to see the test results for the batch on your bottle, email us at hello@element3.co.nz with the batch number and we’ll send you the relevant certificates.

Our manufacturer holds:

• GMP certification - issuing body NZ Ministry for Primary Industries
• TGA - issuing body Australian Government's Department of Health and Aged Care
• FDA - issuing body the United States Department of Health and Human Services 
• Quality standards - HACCP, ISO 22000
• Certified for Halal
• Organic 1234 certified.

All our products are:

• Non-GMO
• Vegan
• Free from: Animal products, gluten, egg, dairy, soy, artificial sweeteners, artificial preservatives, artificial flavours and artificial colours.

If a specific certification matters to you and you don’t see it listed, email us on hello@element3.co.nz .

element3 products are not tested on animals at any stage of development, manufacturing, or quality control. Our manufacturer confirms in writing that no ingredient in our supply chain has been tested on animals on our behalf.

This applies in every jurisdiction we sell into. We will not enter markets where animal testing is required for supplement registration.

Please contact us on hello@element3.co.nz if you have a question about a specific ingredient, supplier, certification, or batch.