“Good Manufacturing Practice”
Evidence →“GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00850043014003Pendulum · checked Sep 2, 2026 · on sale since Jun 7, 2022🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · PENDULUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. · DELAWARE, USAPackage says manufactured for: Pendulum Therapeutics · San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Quick read · Pendulum
Pendulum Akkermansia Probiotic with Prebiotic…
Checked against public sources between July 25 and September 2, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
30capsules
30servings per container
Does the marketing hold up?
Package and trademark records name different responsible entities. The package says manufactured for: Pendulum Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. USPTO names PENDULUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. as the exact wordmark owner. …
Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified2 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$2.13per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸PENDULUM THERAPEUTICS, INC.corporation · DELAWARE, USA
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?Recall check not run yeta gap in our records, not a finding about the product
“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.
2◖ partly confirmed1△ support not found1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Akkermansia (Akkermansia muciniphila WB-STR-0001) | 100 million AFU + |
|---|---|
| Chicory inulin | 276mg + |
Printed on the package: NON · GMO · Project · VERIFIED · Third-Party Tested & Approved · Quality Inspected & Approved · NON GMO Project VERIFIED
We read 2 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.
Marketing claims, checked
The checks, one by one
1 promise needs a closer look.
◐Partly confirmed2
“Pendulum Akkermansia Probiotic with Prebiotic Fiber - Increases GLP-1 Production, Delayed Release, Third-Party Tested, 100M AFU Live Strain for…”
Evidence →Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
△Claimed without support found1
“common probiotics, this formula focuses on a single, clinically studied strain delivered using Pendulum’s anaerobic”
Evidence →We found no named, citable study of this product or formula. The claim may rest on ingredient research rather than a trial of this product.
?Couldn’t verify independently1
“Pendulum Akkermansia Probiotic with Prebiotic Fiber - Increases GLP-1 Production, Delayed Release, Third-Party Tested, 100M AFU Live Strain for…”
Evidence →No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. No exact brand product page was available for a document check. NSF, IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.
We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.
Quick read · 1 useful finding
What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
CheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 850043014003.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
Open Food Facts resolves 850043014003 to "Akkermansia" (Pendulum) — consistent with this listing.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingWhat remains open 2
- Panel amounts still need a clearer source image.
- We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.
Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
PENDULUM THERAPEUTICS, INC.Corporation · exact supplement-class mark for PENDULUM
Filed address
2001 Bryant Street, SAN FRANCISCO, California 94110, UNITED STATES
USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗
Research behind the findings
Dose and research context
We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.
Where it sells
Price check for this exact product
Amazon
Exact UPC/GTIN match$64.00
$2.13 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 2, 2026
View on Amazon ↗iHerb
Exact UPC/GTIN match$64.99
$2.17 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 25, 2026
View on iHerb ↗Target
Not confirmedNo exact listing saved
We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.
Search Target ↗Walmart
Not confirmedNo exact listing saved
We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.
Search Walmart ↗Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $64.00; iHerb was highest at $64.99 — a $0.99 range at check time.
Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.
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The full report shows every source, the exact unresolved question, and the documentation that would settle it.
Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.