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What Does the Prostacyl Lot Number Tell You?
A Prostacyl lot number looks like proof of quality, and that is the trap. This page explains what the number is for and what it cannot show.
Quick answer. The Prostacyl lot number on bottles shipped from this website is PRO-26/GE-3008, with certificate reference PRO-3008-26-GE. A lot number ties a bottle to a production run so it can be traced. Both codes are filing references, not laboratory results. Nothing printed here is a test of purity or potency.
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- Lot: PRO-26/GE-3008. Certificate reference: PRO-3008-26-GE.
- Both are filing references that let an order be traced.
- Neither is a laboratory result. The certificate document itself is not held on this website.
- The label names Nutrova, Tallmadge, OH 44278, as the distributor. This website is the retailer.
- Each bottle has its own lot, expiry date and a tamper seal under the cap.
- If a lot does not match, call the order desk with the order ID and the lot.
What is a Prostacyl lot number?
It is a manufacturing address. A lot number ties one bottle to one production run. If a run ever has a problem, the bottles from it can be found. That is a genuinely useful thing, and it is the reason the number is printed at all.
On bottles shipped from this website the lot is PRO-26/GE-3008. It is printed on the bottle, not on the outer box. Keep the bottle until you are happy with it.
What is the certificate reference next to the Prostacyl lot number?
It is PRO-3008-26-GE. A certificate reference is a pointer to a filing. It tells you which document a batch is indexed against. On its own it carries no test result, no assay figure and no laboratory name.
This website holds the reference and does not hold the document behind it. We say that plainly because a code printed beside a seal can look like proof when it is paperwork. If the distributor releases a batch certificate, it will be published as a document and not just described.
| Item | What it is | What it is not |
|---|---|---|
| Lot PRO-26/GE-3008 | A production run reference for tracing | A purity or potency result |
| Certificate PRO-3008-26-GE | A pointer to a filing | A certificate of analysis |
| Distributor line | Nutrova, Tallmadge, OH 44278, per the label | The retailer, which is Getprostacyl |
From the lot record on the batch page.
What would real proof behind the Prostacyl lot number look like?
A genuine certificate of analysis tests for several things. Each answers a different question.
- Identity: the plant is the species the label names.
- Potency: 300 mg of saw palmetto is 300 mg, and the pygeum standardisation of 3% phytosterols holds.
- Heavy metals: lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury below a stated limit.
- Microbiology: plate counts and the absence of named organisms.
- Residual solvents: what an extraction left behind.
None of that is published for this lot. Until it is, the checks below are the ones available to a reader. They are worth more than a code.
How do you check the Prostacyl lot number and the bottle?
Six readings, in the order they appear as you turn the bottle.
- Count the panel rows. There should be nine, each with an amount.
- Read the two lead figures: saw palmetto 300 mg and pygeum 200 mg per serving.
- Read the plant parts: fruit, bark, seed, seed, leaf and tomato.
- Read the other-ingredients line. It should say gelatin (capsule) and brown rice flour.
- Check the serving and count: 60 capsules, 30 servings, two capsules a serving.
- Check the three claim lines. A bottle promising to treat or shrink anything is a different product.
Then compare the lot on the bottle with the record above. The batch page has the full table and the label artwork.
What if your Prostacyl lot number does not match?
Call the order desk on +1 (302) 200-3480 with the order ID and the lot printed on the bottle. That desk can see the shipment. The website email cannot, and sending it there adds a day before anything happens.
Keep the bottle and packaging until the call is finished. A lot that does not match the record is the most useful single fact in a conversation about a suspect parcel. If the answer is a refund, the 60-day window still runs from the date of purchase.
A bottle from a marketplace listing is a different conversation with a different seller. See our post on the official website checklist.
What can the Prostacyl lot number not tell you?
Whether the capsule works. A lot number says where a bottle came from, not what it does. No trial of the finished capsule has been run, and the studies cited on this website cover single ingredients at their own doses.
It also cannot tell you whether the product is safe for you. Prostacyl is a dietary supplement. It is not FDA approved, and no supplement is. Medical questions belong with your doctor.
Label, price and guarantee facts
| Item | What the label or the seller prints |
|---|---|
| Lot | PRO-26/GE-3008 |
| Certificate reference | PRO-3008-26-GE, a filing reference and not a lab result |
| Distributed by (label) | Nutrova, Tallmadge, OH 44278 |
| Sold by | Getprostacyl, USA Authorized Prostacyl Retailer |
| Count and shell | 60 capsules, 30 servings of two; gelatin shell |
| Prices | 1 bottle $69; 3 bottles $177; 6 bottles $294 |
| Guarantee | 60 days from the date of purchase, opened bottles covered; return postage is the buyer's cost |
From the lot record on the batch page and the seller's price page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Prostacyl lot number?
Bottles shipped from this website carry lot PRO-26/GE-3008. It is printed on the bottle.
What does the Prostacyl certificate reference PRO-3008-26-GE mean?
It is a pointer to a filing that a batch is indexed against. It is not a laboratory result and carries no test figures.
Does the Prostacyl lot number prove it is pure?
No. A lot number allows tracing. Proof of purity or potency would need a certificate of analysis, which is not published for this lot.
Where is the lot number on the bottle?
It is printed on the bottle itself, not on the outer box. The exact spot is not published.
What if my Prostacyl bottle has a different lot number?
Call the order desk on +1 (302) 200-3480 with your order ID and the lot, and keep the bottle and packaging.
Can I verify a Prostacyl bottle from a marketplace?
The checks on the batch page work on any bottle, but the 60-day guarantee here covers orders placed on this website only.
Our view
The Prostacyl lot number is a useful thing doing a modest job. It lets a bottle be traced. It does not prove purity, strength or safety, and the site says so in the same breath as it prints the number.
That is the right way round. The checks you can run yourself on the label are worth more than a code beside a seal, and they cost nothing.
Not published: the certificate document behind the reference, and any laboratory name or result for this lot. Medical questions belong with your doctor.
Sources named on this website and used above
- The FDA's questions and answers on dietary supplements. https://www.fda.gov/food/information-consumers-using-dietary-supplements/questions-and-answers-dietary-supplements
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements consumer fact sheet. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/WYNTK-Consumer/
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Bottles shipped from this website carry lot PRO-26/GE-3008, and the 60-day window belongs to the seller that shipped them.
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