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Dietary Supplement Testing by an ISO Certified Third Party Laboratory

Testing Requirements for Dietary Supplements

The supplement brands doing the best on the market provide consumers credible proof that the supplement is what it says it is. Consumers want to know the supplement is made with the highest quality...

Cosmetic Testing

Heavy Metals Testing Requirements

Heavy metal analytical testing is a must to meet regulations and inform consumers. Inductively Coupled Plasma with Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) testing quantifies heavy metal content in ranges as low...

Cosmetic Testing

Stability Testing

Brand owners and contract manufacturers go to great lengths to produce a finished product that meets consumer needs. That same product can then remain on a shelf for a long time. Determining if th...

Methylcobalamin is often used in Dietary Supplements

Dietary Supplement Testing

Benefits of UV-VIS Spectroscopy

UV-Vis spectroscopy is a valid stand-alone means to determine and quantify nutrients and other components. In some instances, USP standards specify UV-Vis testing. Further interferences are decrea...

Dietary Supplement Testing

The Benefits of ICP-MS for Dietary Supplements and Food

There is nothing more expensive for a company than a recall. Public safety issues cause recalls. When recalls happen, the brand owner eats every cost associated with producing and distributing thei...

Cosmetic Testing

Identity and Concentration Testing with HPLC

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify each comp...

Laboratory Technician Holds a Sample of Water in a Microbiology Laboratory

Dietary Supplement Testing

Moisture Content Test

To meet your product’s legal requirements for quality, stability, and packaging, turn to CTLA for all your moisture content testing needs. We conduct moisture content testing for food, dietary supp...

Ginkgo Leaf is a Popular Choice for Dietary Supplements

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Amazon Supplement Seller Requirements ISO 17025:2017

To ensure only lawful and safe dietary supplements are sold on Amazon, Amazon announced new policies in November 2020 for supplement products. Amazon will take down supplement brands’ merchandise i...

Lab Technician Collects Powdered Dietary Supplement Sample for Allergen Test

Allergen Testing

Food Allergen Testing

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule found in the cells of all living things. Various ATP rapid tests are popular to use in-house to receive quick allergen contamination results. However, th...

Laboratory Technician Looks into Microscope to Examine A Dietary Supplement Sample

Cosmetic Testing

Mineral & Heavy Metal Tests

Levels of organic mercury build in the aquatic food chain and can be consumed by eating fish or shellfish. Inorganic mercury is in the soil, air, and water and can contaminate crops. Consuming inor...