Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday, October 11, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will present its interactive and educational webinar on Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) regarding identity. The session, titled “GMP’s – Understanding and Mastering the Identity Requirements” will dive into areas such as understanding the mandates for identity and understanding and mastering...
Dedication to quality, transparency, and collaboration is making a positive impact that is helping to lift the industry up. Read on for some of the major achievements of 2022. "Labs are the gatekeepers of quality. We need to stay one step ahead of adulteration, so consumers don’t get sick."...
On August 24, 2022, Kaiser Health News (KHN) reported that Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock of Northern California, died at the age of 61 late in 2021 "after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of...
Elan Sudberg, Alkemist Labs Co-founder and CEO, shares the mission, thoughtful actions, and corporate culture that help lift up not only his company, but the natural products industry as a whole. For more from Elan, enjoy this leadership profile. And explore all the latest news from Alkemist Labs. *Sponsored content...
Alkemist Labs, founded in 1997, is an established leader in botanical identity testing, phytochemical potency analysis, and contaminant screening, encompassing all herbs and fungi in commerce. And after seven years of encouraging industry members to share their test results as a demonstration of quality, Alkemist Labs launched Alkemist AssuredTM.
Garden Grove, CA— Alkemist Labs is helping to educate on pesticide testing to help companies get proper results. The company explained in a press release that <561> is the USP general chapter that encompasses articles of botanical origin, involving all botanicals in commerce. "It addresses a lot of topics, but in...
"From the beginning, I wanted not only the Alkemist team to be happy working here, but also their teams (husband, wife, partner, offspring, siblings, parents, dogs...) to be happy that they do. As we grew, matured, and built our team, our culture remained a priority." Alkemist Labs, founded in...
Garden Grove, CA--Alkemist Labs has announced a two-tiered program created to help ingredient suppliers and finished product companies share their test results with their customers and consumers as a demonstration of quality. The program is quickly catching on, with several companies already on board. Focusing on botanical and fungal products,...
San Diego, CA—CV Sciences has announced an ongoing partnership with Alkemist Labs in a press release. The two will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on efforts to help cannabis testing labs demonstrate and improve measurement capabilities and comparability. The tools developed by the NIST cannabis...
In November 2020, Amazon instituted new requirements for supplement sellers to provide comprehensive lists of testing results along with other quality certifications. As Scott Steinford, Founder, Trust Transparency Center, shared in his Tracking Transparency column, letters were sent to many brands outlining these new requirements in order to sell dietary...
