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Choose which products and orders need a check
Your catalog may include only a few covered products. Build verification around those items and the markets you sell into.
Illustrative rule setup · confirm supported settings for your integration
Your verification rulesSelected scope
Check orders containingCovered weight-loss or muscle-building items
Customer locationApplicable markets
Required age18+
Review coverage with counsel. A product category alone does not determine legal scope.
Covered item + applicable marketAge verification required
Order outside the configured rulesContinue through your usual checkout
Keep verification focused on the orders that need it.
Set a focused scope
Use supported product, category, and regional rules to target the orders that require age verification.
Leave other orders flowing
Orders outside your configured rules skip the age check. Keep extra steps focused on customers who need them.
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Ask for more only when needed
Start with available checkout details. Offer another supported method when the first check cannot establish age.
Illustrative verification paths
Start with checkout details
Available customer informationName, address, and date of birth
Check supported age recordsUse the information available for your integration.
When another check is needed
Photo IDDocument check
Mobile phonePhone + age lookup
Last four SSN digitsU.S. records
Confirm which methods meet your applicable requirements. Online age checks do not replace any required signature and photo ID at delivery.
Use the details already collected
BlueCheck can start with customer information available on the order. Required inputs depend on your integration and legal requirements.
Offer a supported next step
Discuss the right verification methods and unresolved-order handling for your store.
03
Plan for evolving state requirements
Product definitions and delivery requirements vary. Review the laws that apply to your products and customer locations, and distinguish enacted laws from proposed bills.
Enacted law examples · scope differs by state
CaliforniaAB 2030 · enacted
Review the verification route
Covered-product sales to under-18s are restricted, with a prescription exception. Delivery sellers must use either or both specified routes: verify full name, birth date, and residential address through qualifying databases, or require an adult signature and government-issued photo ID at delivery. Database sources and independence from the seller are specified in the law.
Read California’s law ↗
Review the delivery requirement
Covered-product sales to under-18s are restricted. Delivery sales require an adult signature and government-issued photo ID at delivery. Protein powders, drinks, and foods marketed as containing protein are excluded unless an ingredient other than protein would, considered alone, qualify as a weight-loss or muscle-building supplement.
Read New York’s law ↗
A narrower product scope
Colorado prohibits retail sales of over-the-counter diet pills to under-18s. Its definition covers weight-loss drugs, including products marketed with a drug facts panel; it is not the same broad supplement definition used in California or New York. Online retailers are included.
Read Colorado’s enacted law ↗
Other states have introduced similar bills
These are legislative proposals, not enacted requirements. Introduction does not establish that a bill will become law.
Selected examples · checked October 2, 2026. This is not a complete state survey. Confirm current status, applicability, and effective dates before implementation.
Review each market
Product definitions and requirements differ by state. Review your catalog and sales flow with counsel.
Confirm the full implementation
Age verification alone does not establish compliance. Discuss verification and any separate delivery requirements.
Start with the platform you use
Explore existing integrations, then confirm supported rules and methods for your store.
Questions about supplement age checks
Does this apply to every supplement or protein product?
No. Coverage depends on the applicable state law and the product’s ingredients, labeling, marketing, and representation. Review your catalog with counsel; do not treat all protein products as covered.
Will every customer have to complete an age check?
Orders outside your configured verification rules skip the check. For orders that require it, additional steps depend on the available records and supported methods. Confirm your integration’s rule options with BlueCheck.
Can BlueCheck tell us whether we comply?
Your counsel should assess compliance. BlueCheck can discuss verification methods, integration options, and your implementation requirements.
What should we include when contacting BlueCheck?
Share your store URL, platform, and the products and sales flow you’re reviewing. Use the existing sales contact page to start the conversation.
General information, not legal advice. Confirm product scope, markets, and implementation with BlueCheck and counsel.
Get startedAge checks for covered products. A flow built around your store.
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