Analytical Lab

Alkemist Labs warns pesticide results may omit tests for certain chemicals

06-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

Alkemist Labs claims many pesticide analyses conducted in the industry may be missing tests for some chemicals used as microbial agents and/or fungicides.

Mérieux acquires Utah firm Dyad Labs

10-Dec-2021 By Hank Schultz

Mérieux NutriSciences has announced the acquisition of Utah firm Dyad Labs as the company bolsters its footprint in the dietary supplements industry in North America.

Lab consolidation continues with Warburg Pincus acquisition

09-Jul-2021 By Hank Schultz

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is continuing its consolidation of analytical laboratories serving the food, beverage and dietary supplement industries with the acquisition announced today of Food Safety Net Services. FSNS operates more than 20 labs...

News in brief

Nutrasource expands with on-site clinic to support trials

29-Oct-2020 By Hank Schultz

Canadian contract research organization Nutrasource has completed an expansion to its on-site clinic that it says will enable the company to conduct a wide variety of trials.

New player stands to benefit from need for THC testing in Texas’ first hemp crop

10-Aug-2020 By Hank Schultz

With the first full season of hemp agriculture in Texas underway, Santé Labs, an Austin-based analytical lab and contract manufacturing development firm, said it is ready to help hemp farmers with reliable THC level testing.

UNPA signs MOU with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

03-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The United Natural Products Alliance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, allowing industry stakeholders access to the medical school’s analytical, technical and policy expertise.

How do you test a nootropic supplement for efficacy? Analytical labs weigh in

16-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

There has been an increased demand for testing nootropic dietary supplements, according to several analytical labs. How can companies substantiate claims around cognitive benefits?

Multivitamin gummies: Experts share their tips on how to formulate them

07-May-2018 By Adi Menayang

Gummies are an increasingly popular delivery format for dietary supplements. We talk to some experts in the category on how to make sure a product isn’t sacrificing nutrient content over palatability.

Eurofins to acquire Covance Food Solutions from LabCorp for $670 million

30-Apr-2018 By Adi Menayang

LabCorp announced today that it has entered a definitive agreement to sell its Covance Food Solutions business to Eurofins Scientific for $670 million.