Articles — Dietary Supplement Testing
Identity and Concentration Testing with HPLC
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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 component in a mixture. It relies on pumps to pass a pressurized liquid solvent containing the sample mixture through a column filled with a solid absorbent material. Each component in the sample interacts slightly differently with the adsorbent material, causing different flow rates for the different components and leading to the separation of the components as they flow out of the column.
Moisture Content Test
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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 supplements, cosmetics, and even soil samples using accelerated OHAUS laboratory equipment.
Amazon Supplement Seller Requirements ISO 17025:2017
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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 if the required documentation has not been provided. Documentation is required for products requiring a supplements fact panel according to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
Food Allergen Testing
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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, these tests have limits and may give false negatives. Our in-lab allergen testing takes out the possibility of false negatives and provides a full array of possible allergen contamination. This assurance protects your product and your pocketbook.
Mineral & Heavy Metal Tests
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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 inorganic or organic mercury or applying inorganic mercury in cosmetics can cause neurological and kidney damage, skin rashes, and fetal developmental abnormalities. CTLA is ready to serve your every laboratory need for the safety and nutritional labeling of all food, supplements, and cosmetic products. (CTLA is not a testing facility designed to perform medical testing. Please, do not send us a blood or urine sample. We do not perform blood or urine tests looking for lead exposure, lead poisoning, nor the need for chelation therapy.)