Has the strictest citeria in the U.S.A. THEY ARE considered as strict as canada on their fertilizer minerals testing. They use a method that tells how much metal will collect within the soil, over a long period of time. IT TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY than most, it is not based on what is in the bottle- but what collects in the soil with time.... here is the site, it seems to go down a lot.. http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/default.htm product search by name http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Fertilizers/FertDB/Product1.asp good huntin!