Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), a premier health and wellness company, community, and platform, has announced the opening of its new Center of Excellence – Quality Control and Research and Development Labs in Torrance, California. Representing an investment of approximately $7 million, the facility integrates three key functions: Research and Development, Sensory Science, and Quality Control. Equipped with industry-leading technology, the Center is designed to optimize innovation cycles, elevate quality assurance standards, and advance product development.
The facility is equipped with advanced analytical technologies, including High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Gas Chromatography (GC), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), and DNA-based testing for botanical and probiotic authentication. Together, these technologies enable Herbalife to thoroughly verify ingredient identity, assess purity and potency, guard against contamination, and uphold the highest standards of product integrity.
“At Herbalife, our rigorous, science-backed approach fuels innovation and guarantees that every product meets the highest standards of quality, safety and effectiveness,” said Troy Hicks, Chief Operating Officer at Herbalife. “With this new Center of Excellence, we’re accelerating our ability to develop breakthrough health and wellness solutions that our independent distributors can confidently offer to customers worldwide.”
The Center of Excellence reinforces Herbalife’s proprietary Seed to Feed quality management system, a fully integrated process that ensures ingredient traceability, purity, potency, and safety from sourcing through to 
the final product. The Torrance center is one of three Herbalife research and testing labs in the U.S., alongside locations in Lake Forest, California, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. These labs are part of Herbalife’s network of company-owned research and development centers around the world. All laboratories are ISO 17025-accredited, verifying that ingredients comply with both company standards and government regulations.
Herbalife’s product innovation, development, and quality teams comprise scientists from a wide range of disciplines, many of whom hold advanced degrees, including PhDs. At the Torrance center alone, more than 40 scientists and specialists collaborate, bringing expertise in organic and analytical chemistry, food and nutrition science, microbiology, sensory science, and molecular biology.
Herbalife’s global research infrastructure supports ongoing efforts in clinical validation, AI-driven ingredient discovery, and advanced botanical research. Recent innovations include an analytical method for aloe vera safety testing certified by AOAC INTERNATIONAL and new plant-based formulations developed through Herbalife’s vertically integrated botanical R&D capabilities.
