Real Hoodia Gordonii can only be exported from South Africa and Namibia if they have a CITES certificate. And once it is exported, it must remain with the supply until it arrives.

Sounds simple so far? CITES certificates are not as straight forward as they sound.

One of the many confusions consumers make, is believing that the CITES certificate will tell them if their supplement is genuine Hoodia Gordonii or not. In basic terms… it does.

A genuine CITES certificate means it was legally exported out of South Africa. But the actual quantity of Hoodia used in your supplement? It cannot tell you.

Lastly, is it hard to read? A website may claim they have got genuine Hoodia Gordonii, and they may have even put a CITES certificate on their website, but if the writing is blurred or some areas are blacked out, the certificate is fake.

Take for example the CITES certificate on UniqueHoodia.com. Clear, concise and readily available – consumers are free to view it as many times as they want.