WIN Summit 2026 – Petra returns as elected board member There are so many things to say about the second WIN Summit. But I want to tell this year’s story by starting at the end and sharing my closing comments to our attendees* Thank you to everyone who is here, everyone who showed up, everyone who […]
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ICSB Recap
International Conference on the Science of Botanicals ICSB 2025 AT ICSB last month, Khanh Tran, Alkemist HPTLC, R&D Technical Supervisor, presented “Foraging for Methods: The Right HPTLC Method for the Right Specs. She provided this recap: This year’s International Conference on Botanical Science (ICSB) at Oxford, MI saw Anthony, Nick, and me in attendance, and […]
Somato™: A Breakthrough in Natural Sleep Support, Now Alkemist Assured™
Somato™: A Breakthrough in Natural Sleep Support, Now Alkemist Assured™ Irvine, CA (December 19, 2024) – Nutraland USA is proud to announce that its groundbreaking ingredient, Somato™, the world’s first whole-food-derived phytomelatonin from tomatoes, is now Alkemist Assured™ through Alkemist Labs’ quality transparency program. The Alkemist Assured designation is a mark of excellence, awarded only […]
Herbs & Fungi We’re Watching for the Second Half of 2024
Alkemist Labs Releases List Of “Herbs & Fungi We’re Watching” for Second Half of 2024 Naming 20 Ingredients Requiring Extra Scrutiny Garden Grove, CA (December 17, 2024) – Alkemist Labs has released a list of the botanicals and fungi that most frequently failed identity testing during the second half of 2024. This information is valuable […]
Elan’s Super-Biased Quality Index
Elan’s Super-Biased Quality Index There’s this hilarious myth floating around that the dietary supplement industry is unregulated. Spoiler alert: it’s not true. I’ve been shouting this from the LinkedIn rooftops so much that my voice is starting to sound like RFK Jr’s. As someone who can identify roots (and all other plant and fungal parts) […]
Alkemist Labs Perspective on Mushroom Test Methods
Alkemist Labs Offers Perspective on Mushroom Test Methods Garden Grove, CA (November 19, 2024) – Alkemist Labs, the industry leader in botanical and fungi testing, has a history of providing clarity to testing controversies. Today, the company offers perspective on the confusion about mushroom test methods, engendered by some labs marketing claims, which Alkemist’s top scientist […]
Alkemist Labs at SupplySide West 2024
Alkemist Labs to Emphasize Contaminant Testing and the Alkemist Assured™ Transparency Program at SupplySide West Booth #3973 Garden Grove, CA (October 1, 2024) – Alkemist Labs will be talking to suppliers and brands who want to ensure product purity with robust contaminant testing in booth #3973 at SupplySide West in Las Vegas, NV October 29 – […]
Khanh Tran – AOAC Recap
Our HPTLC Supervisor Khanh Tran offers this recap from the AOAC annual meeting in Baltimore last month: Is it cold in here… or it just me at AOAC 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland? Although the session rooms may have induced from chills and had some attendees donning their winter jackets, the conference itself seamlessly blended topics […]
Choosing a Lab – Interview
How to Choose a Lab Content Piece Interview with Elan Where did this idea come from? In full transparency, which is kind of my thing, the idea was birthed as a gorilla marketing campaign to combat a particular lab doing harm to our industry. It was a subversive way to call them out without getting […]
Vetting Third Party Testing Labs
Alkemist Labs Releases Guidance Document on Vetting Third Party Testing Labs Garden Grove, CA (August 13, 2024) – Alkemist Labs has developed a guidance document to help the industry choose third party testing labs, filling an information gap in the industry. Partnering with contract labs is a key part of meeting regulatory requirements for many brands […]