Alkemist Assured FAQs by Bryan Fine You’ve seen the word transparency countless times in industry marketing material. Telling your customers you are transparent is one thing, but showing them is something completely different. The Alkemist AssuredTM program is unique, spotlighting quality and emphasizing consumer and supply chain transparency for plant and mushroom testing. Alkemist Assured […]
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Petra’s Reflections on NBJ Summit
NBJ Summit is always one of my favorite industry events and I was so pleased to be there in person this year. I can truly say that I enjoy it not just for the amazing education and keynote speakers but also for the time to reconnect in person with partners and colleagues who have become true friends over my 16 years in this industry.
Alkemist Labs Warns Industry that Pesticide Testing is OftenMissing Two Analytes
Alkemist Labs Warns Industry that Pesticide Testing is Often Missing Two Analytes: Inorganic bromide and Dithiocarbamates measured and reported as carbon disulfide (CS2) Garden Grove, CA (July 5, 2022) –When Alkemist Labs added pesticide testing to their suite of services earlier this year, they were surprised that the reports several clients had been getting revealed that […]
Looking Back
Looking Back By Sid Sudberg In 1997, my son, Elan, and I created Alkemist Labs after I attended a couple of FDA classes in botanical identification to help the dietary supplement industry self-govern. The FDA offered the class following its investigation of an adulteration issue that involved plantain being adulterated with Digitalis lanata that caused […]
Alkemist Announces Alkemist Assured
After seven years of encouraging industry members to share their test results as a demonstration of quality, Alkemist Labs announces a two-tiered program to help ingredient suppliers and finished product companies do just that, with several companies having signed up already.
Expo West 2022 Recap
Elan’s Expo West Recap Congratulations to the amazing team at Informa Markets and New Hope! Natural Products Expo West was a hit, and I didn’t catch Covid. In all seriousness, I do appreciate the delicate balance they offered in their efforts to keep us all safe. Many from the industry cautiously attended Supply Side in […]
Alkemist Labs Expands Capabilities to Include Heavy Metals and Pesticides Testing
Garden Grove, CA (June 15, 2021) – Alkemist Labs has now added purity testing to their suite of services, alongside identity, potency, and hemp testing.
SSW 2021 Recap from Elan
To say that ‘it was good show’ would be an understatement as SSW 2021 might go down in the history books as one of the best trade shows of the decade. While the NBJ Summit was terrific, really terrific and CRN annual meeting amazing, truly amazing, nothing beats the Las Vegas energy coupled with the […]
Alkemist Labs Wins Two TINYawards Highlighting Positive Culture and Happy Staff
Alkemist Labs Wins Two TINYawards Highlighting Positive Culture and Happy Staff Garden Grove, CA (June 15, 2021) – Alkemist Labs is very pleased to have received two TINYawards, confirming that the company is listening to their employees and creating a healthy, happy work environment. The TINYawards are an annual, global award to recognize organizations putting forth […]
Alkemist Wins Nutritional Outlook 2020 Best of Industry Award
Nutritional Outlook’s 2020 Best of the Industry Awards, Service Provider: Alkemist Labs The boutique, family-owned laboratory has taken on industry Goliaths, powered by “tenacity, foresight, and a little crazy.” When discussing the success of Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA), its CEO Elan Sudberg likes to invoke the Old Testament story of David and Goliath, driving […]