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Third-party testing · Dossier

Tested by someone who doesn't work for us.

Independent testing is the difference between a claim and a fact. Here is what we screen for, who does it, how to read the results, and what happens when a batch doesn't pass.

The screening panel

Four screens, on the raw botanical and the finished product.

We test twice. Once before blending, to verify what we're working with, and again on the encapsulated product, so the certificate describes the bottle you receive.

  • Identity

    HPTLC

    Confirms the botanical is the exact species named on the label, not a cheaper substitute or an adulterant.

  • Heavy metals

    ICP-MS

    Screens for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury against tight limits. This is the test that matters most for roots and minerals.

  • Pesticides

    GC-MS / LC-MS/MS

    A multi-residue screen for agricultural chemicals that can travel with a botanical from the field.

  • Microbial

    USP <2021>/<2022>

    Total counts plus specific screens for E. coli, Salmonella, yeast and mould.

Methods shown are representative; confirmed with the lab program at launch.

Who does the testing

An accredited lab, at arm's length.

A pipette dispensing a sample in a laboratory

Our testing is run by an independent, accredited laboratory, not an in-house bench whose results we control. Accreditation to an international standard (ISO/IEC 17025) means the lab's methods and competence are themselves audited.

That independence is the whole point. A result only protects you if the people producing it have no reason to want a particular answer.

Partner laboratory named at launch

Certificate of analysis

You can read the result, not just trust it.

Every batch carries a certificate of analysis. It records what was tested, by whom, and when. Look it up by the batch number printed on your bottle.

See it on a product
A printed document on a minimal desk, viewed from above

Certificate of analysis

Independently tested, batch by batch.

Reference
COA-SM-0426
Batch tested
SM-24-118
Issued
2026-04-09
Laboratory
PLACEHOLDER: independent ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory

Screened for

IdentityHeavy metalsPesticidesMicrobial

COA lookup by batch number is available on request and will be linked here at launch.

When a batch fails

The honest part most brands never publish.

A testing programme only means something if failing actually stops a product. Here is what happens when a batch misses specification.

  1. Quarantine, not shelf

    A batch that misses any specification is held and flagged in our records. It cannot be released for sale while it is in quarantine.

  2. Investigate the cause

    We trace the result back to the supplier, the harvest, or the process, so the problem is understood, not just discarded.

  3. Reject and document

    If it can't be brought into specification, the batch is rejected and the rejection is recorded. We do not re-test until we get a number we like.

  4. Never ship the doubt

    The simplest rule we have: if we wouldn't take it ourselves, it doesn't go in a bottle with our name on it.

See where it starts, our sourcing