Comment · Wed, October 20, 2021 · ND Owner
Reddit AMA | In-House Lab Edition
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NootropicsDepotGuru · 77 points
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We are very excited to announce that Nootropics Depot will be conducting its first-ever Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), which is a semi-live Q&A session, about our In-House Analytical Laboratory and we would love for you to join us! See below for full details and get your question(s) ready. We hope to see you there!
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gene_n_tacos · 1 points
With all the analysis and product development you are doing to ensure quality supplements, do you envision writing many papers on your purification/production methods, analytical methods, or discoveries you have made that might help others improve their quality control in the industry or add to the research world? (of course competitors are a major reason this info isn't released)
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Yes, my ultimate goal was to advance the quality control and scientific standards of the entire industry. This is why we got our lab ISO certified and spun it out into its own entity. Providing lab services to other players in the industry is the best way we can help get the standards to where we think they should be.
The biggest hurdle to this is motivation, though. It costs a lot to do things right. It's easier for companies to just keep doing the bare minimum or nothing at all, and keeping their margins higher. They will only change their ways if the consumers in this market hold their feet to the fire. They need to know that if they are putting customers at risk by not properly testing, that they will be held accountable by the community. We have come a long way since I started in nootropics over a decade ago. However, we are nowhere near where I think we need to be. I can try to lead by example, do the right thing, and even offer testing and consulting services to help other brands be better. However, if they think they can get away with not doing it at all, that's what they are going to do. It's the community as a whole that needs to make it clear that's not acceptable, and any company not properly doing quality control will be relentlessly called out till they take it seriously.