Quality

We blend traditional formula remedies with the latest scientific advances in vitamins, botanicals nutraceuticals, special extracts and isolates. All raw materials that enter our facility are tested three times over for identity, contaminants such as aflatoxins, mycotoxins, PCB’s, 37 different pesticides, heavy metals, microbiology (bacteria), mould, fungus and most importantly, we validate the potency. All these tests are conducted at our state-of-the-art 1700 sq. ft. laboratory staffed with 6 McGill University graduates. The laboratory is staffed by one PhD, three MSc, and two BSc who devote over 240 hours of testing and research weekly.

Our laboratory has the same equipment (brand and model) that is used for drug testing on Olympic athletes. Montreal hosts the headquarters for Olympic drug testing and their lab confirms and/or verifies any disputes that may arise in these sporting events. Our sensitive, high technology instruments have a greater sensitivity than older scientific testing equipment. With these sophisticated instruments, we achieve the most precise test results possible.

OUR TESTING ARSENAL INCLUDES:
1 Perkin-Elmer Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
3 Perkin-Elmer HPLCs with Diode Arrays UV-VIS Detectors / Refractive Index Detectors
1 CAMAG High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)
1 Perkin-Elmer Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS)
1 Perkin-Elmer Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization Detector (GC/FID)
1 Perkin-Elmer UV/VIS Spectrophotometer1 Büchi Near-Infrared Spectroscope (FT-NIR Spectrometer)
1 Perkin-Elmer Headspace Gas Chromatography (organic solvents residues)
1 Anton Paar Microwave Digesting Unit
1 Disintegration Unit, 1 Dissolution Unit

Sample Preparation Units:   1 Refrigerated Centrifuge, 1 Non-Refrigerated Centrifuge, 1 Satorius Scale, 1 Devner Scale, Hot plate, Shaker, Vortex, Furnace, Oven, Dessicator, Water Bath Shaker, pH Meter, Ultrasonic Bath, Vacuum Manifold, Microcentrifuge, Vacuum Drying Sample Concentrator, −87°C Freezer for Standards Storage, −44°C Freezer for Standards Storage, Millipore Water Filtration Unit

Standards Reference Materials are purchased from Chromadex, Fisher Scientific and Sigma-Aldrich that are kept in a special −87°C freezer that retains the absolute quality of the test standards. This freezer offers the same temperature used in cryogenics.