Comment · Sat, January 25, 2014 · Ceretropic
Reddit Nootropics Testing (Next Round)
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 70 points
Well, it seems like it is that time again. The holidays are over, my shoulder has healed from surgery, and I at least have a little extra time to get back into the swing of things. So I say it is time we pick the next round of nootropics to purity test.
The first one on my list is heavy metals testing for Himalaya brand bacopa. They have been very sketchy with me asking them for their testing, and stopped responding to me altogether when I mentioned that they were selling their "India only" version of bacopa in the United States. I have a strong feeling that there are high lead levels in their product. We shall know soon enough.
Second, I think that given the recent reports, we need to test some of Nootrabiolab's products. There have been reports on Longecity of fake product going out, but they were limited and not proven. Now that we are getting more reports of issues, I think testing is definitely warranted. Should it be the sunifiram that has popped up as an issue recently?
I think that we should pick another two products on top of the first two to be in this round. What does everyone think they should be? Are there any other recent adverse reactions to any products that I h…
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sd002002 · 2 points
You do realize that they are probably reading this thread, and that you have just given them advanced warning about an upcoming inspection.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Who says I have not already ordered from them in advance? Also, what are they going to do, stop all shipments immediately?
We also have the option of testing existing product that has been shipped. We can get samples from multiple people, and compare them. Then we can send them off to the lab for analysis.