1 to 3: the testing questions
- ·1. Is every lot tested, or only some? "Third-party tested" is compatible with having tested one batch in 2024. The question is whether the specific lot you are buying was tested. A supplier testing every lot will say so plainly and will have an archive that grows.
- ·2. Is the certificate published before sale, or supplied on request? This is a structural difference, not a customer-service one. A supplier that publishes results before listing has removed its own ability to quietly not list a bad lot. One that supplies certificates on request retains that ability.
- ·3. Does the certificate report measured content, or only purity? Purity is the fraction of what is present that is the right compound. Content is how much is present against the label. A vial can be 99.5% pure and hold half of what the label says. Suppliers who test content publish it; suppliers who do not will explain why it is unnecessary.

