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The Research Ledger

Check the evidence. Compare the offer.

A plain-English research desk for reviewing vendor paperwork, questioning reviews, spotting red flags, and seeing what a coupon does, and does not, tell you.

A code can lower a price; it cannot establish quality or safety.

3checks to start
6questions to ask
0vendor scores
Everypaid link labelled

How this works

Learn, inspect, compare, decide.

Not a certification. Not a recommendation.

  1. 01 / LearnRead the three checks: certificates, reviews, red flags.
  2. 02 / InspectAsk each vendor for the paperwork the checks describe.
  3. 03 / ComparePut offers side by side with the unknowns left showing.
  4. 04 / DecideA missing field is a reason to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

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Before you trust a listing

Use this list to organise your questions, not to certify a vendor. Missing information is a reason to investigate further, not proof by itself of wrongdoing.

Checklist questions

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This is a list of questions, not a pass/fail test or a certification. Your ticks are saved only in this browser.

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Certificate anatomy

What to find on a certificate of analysis

  1. Batch or lot matchThe lot number on the certificate matches your packaging.
  2. Named testing labA lab you can find and contact, not only the seller.
  3. Test dateWhen the testing was done.
  4. MethodEach result names the test used to get it.
  5. Results and limitsUnits, and the limit each result was checked against.

A certificate is a starting point, not a guarantee. A document alone can't establish safety, authenticity, suitability or legality, so look the lab up and check the claims yourself.

Read the full certificate guide

Offers

Looking for a code?

Search the vendor codes we list. Each one is a paid link, and a code can lower a price; it cannot establish quality or safety.

Price facts vs evidence facts

What a coupon does not prove

A lower price is a price fact. It is not a quality, safety, authenticity or legality signal, so offers and evidence are always shown in separate columns.

Methodology first.

Every offer shows its paid-link label, and missing terms or dates say so.

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Evidence and transparency

How this guide works