by Lab Admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Blog, More Info
FALSE POSITIVES WHEN TESTING KRATOM FOR E. COLI After nearly 20 years of testing Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), we have discovered a few interesting things about testing methods and results for this plant. One critical discovery, is that Kratom tends to produce False...
by Lab Admin | Sep 2, 2018 | Blog
WHAT DO MY BIOLOGICAL TESTING RESULTS MEAN? What Exactly are Coliforms? Coliforms are are group of closely-related organisms. For the most part, Coliforms are relatively harmless, and occur naturally in the gastrointentinal tracts of most animals, as well as in the...
by Lab Admin | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog
IS HPLC A RELIABLE METHOD FOR TESTING KRATOM? For some reason, this is a question we’ve been asked increasingly often recently. I’m not sure if clients get results that were different than they hoped or expected is the cause, or if it’s something...
by Lab Admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
WHY WE BOTHER WITH KRATOM TESTING My passion for the Kratom community runs deep. I have proudly served on the board of the Botanical Legal Defense, where we fought for many victories in defending plant’s rights in numerous states, where we each had to put up a...
by Lab Admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
FROM THE LAB – KRATOM PROFILES We pride ourselves on the speed of of our service, the price of our testing, and the accuracy of our results. Something we rarely speak about though is the existence of profiles for a wide variety of exotic botanicals and...
by Lab Admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog, More Info
UNDERSTANDING E. COLI TESTING By default, we test for E. Coli using a method called the “USP 40 NF 35” (United States Pharmacopeia) method. This is the method that the FDA feels is most appropriate for materials that are intended to be used in dietary...