We made this guide to help you understand Kratom Lab Tests. OG Botanicals believes independent-third party lab testing is important in the Kratom industry. This guide will go over everything Kratom should be tested for and the minimum passing levels. Since Kratom is a plant that grows naturally in Southeast Asia we need to be on the lookout for pathogens like Coliforms, E. Coli, Staphylococcus Aureus, Salmonella, Yeast, and Mold. Heavy metals that should be tested for as well are Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), Lead (Pb). We also test for concentrations of two alkaloids that naturally occur in Kratom which are Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine.  All of the Kratom we test comes with a Certificate of Analysis from an accredited third party lab and that’s another crucial step in verifying the legitimacy of the results. 

We don’t currently test every single strain but random representative samples from each supplier. As we grow we will be able to provide lab testing for each strain but for now, we do everything we can to minimize risk while ensuring affordability and accessibility. Our extensive pasteurization process ensures all potential Bacterial contaminants are killed. If you would like to know more about our pasteurization process we have another article discussing that. Additionally, we work in a clean environment and all tools used for packing and processing orders are regularly sanitized with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol.

We will give an example test to share our results and then go over all of the acceptable permitted limits for contaminants and alkaloids. These limits are industry-standard that we’ve verified from multiple sources. We wanted to clarify because our test results say “Record Only” and don’t provide those important limits.