Third-party testing

Tested like it's going to space Third Party Testing Library

Every lab report and manufacturer certificate we hold, published as it arrived. Read the numbers yourself rather than take our word for them.

Product

Panel

Lot code

What goes under the microscope

Seventy compounds, one bag

The full USP <561> panel screens 70 pesticides and pesticide groups, from acephate to vinclozolin. Each one is measured against its own USP limit, and each gets its own line in an eighteen-page certificate.

How to read it

A result of "<0.1 ppm" is not the same as zero

It means the instrument looked down to one tenth of a part per million and found nothing there. No lab can prove an absolute zero; what it can do is state how deep it looked.

70pesticide compounds screened in every lot we make

Tap a circle for its compound

Screened, not detectedWould mean detectedHover any circle for the compound name.

Four allergens, added to the panel in 2026

Gluten, peanuts, dairy and soy are the four most likely to cause real harm and the four most likely to arrive uninvited through shared equipment. They joined the standing panel in May 2026 and now run alongside heavy metals and microbial; earlier lots were not tested for them.

How to read it

Gluten-free is a number, not an adjective

The FDA sets the line at 20 parts per million: below it, a food can be labelled gluten-free. Our lots read below 5 ppm, the lowest figure the method reports. The other three are reported as detected or not detected — with proteins this large, there is no useful middle ground.

Gluten-free Not 0 ppm20 ppm30 Under 20 ppm — may be called gluten-free Above 20 ppm — may not The FDA gluten-free line

GlutenThe only one of the four with a numeric threshold. Under 20 ppm a food may be labelled gluten-free; our lots read below 5 ppm, the floor of the method.
PeanutsTested despite never appearing in the formula, because peanut protein is potent in small amounts and travels easily on shared equipment.
DairyOur protein comes from yeast, not milk. Testing is what separates that fact from a claim, particularly for anyone avoiding whey.
SoyCommon in protein manufacturing as an emulsifier and a neighbour on the line. Checked every lot regardless.

Yeast protein isn't derived from wheat, peanuts, milk or soy in the first place. We test anyway, on every batch, because ingredients travel through shared equipment and supply chains, and a label claim is only as good as the last measurement behind it.

Questions

What is a lot number?

A code identifying one production run. It is printed on the back of your bag, under the best-by date. Every lot gets its own certificates, and every certificate stays here permanently.

Why do results start with a "less than" sign?

It means the substance was not found down to the lowest level the instrument can measure. The lab reports that floor rather than claiming an exact zero, which no instrument can prove.

Who does the testing?

Advanced Laboratories, an independent FDA-registered laboratory in Clayton, North Carolina. We do not run any of these tests ourselves.

What is the difference between a lab report and a manufacturer COA?

A lab report comes from an independent laboratory that has no stake in the result. A manufacturer certificate is issued by the facility that made the product. Both are published here, and each row says which one it is.

Why is a panel missing for my lot?

Testing finishes after packaging — pesticides alone take about two weeks — and panels are added to the standing set over time. A lot shows the panels that exist for it today. Nothing is removed once published.

What is redacted on the reports?

The black bars on some certificates cover our manufacturing partner's identifying details and individual signatures, never a result.

Testing is performed by Advanced Laboratories, an independent FDA-registered laboratory in Clayton, North Carolina. Heavy metals by ICP-MS; microbial by FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual methods; pesticides against USP <561> limits; gluten and allergens by ELISA. Heavy-metal certificates state a measured value rather than a pass or fail. Rows marked Manufacturer COA are issued by the facility that produced the lot rather than by an independent laboratory. Certificates are published with every measured value intact; we redact only our manufacturing partner's identifying details and individual signatures.

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