the lot number on the certificate does not match my vial, what now
#vendor-verification 2024-08-26
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somebody once offered to fund the testing programme in exchange for an entry. the offer is in the log
does a supplier certificate on its own count for anything
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refresh on evidence
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blinded is better
[edited]i have watched this standard hold for three years including when it was inconvenient for a popular supplier
[edited]both numbers go in
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revoked stays in the log
sorry to jump in blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs
has verification ever been reinstated after a revocation
lot number or nothing
i have a result but i did not buy the lot myself, does that count
two labs disagree on the same lot, which one goes in the log
[edited]two labs a point or two apart on one lot is normal. both go in the log with both numbers
the point of the standard is that it applies to suppliers we like as well as ones we do not
a lot number mismatch between the vial and the certificate is a serious finding. post it with photos of both
does JEEP being verified mean my vial is fine
we refresh on new evidence, not on a clock. an old verification with no recent results says so on the entry
a good result with bad sample handling gets logged with a note about the handling. context is part of the record
not a recommendation
what does not count: the supplier certificate alone, a screenshot, a referral link, or a friend who says it was fine
if you want to help, buy a lot, test it, and post the report with the lot number. that is the whole contribution
[edited]update from 4 months ago: WWB added evidence and the entry now reflects it, happy to be corrected
nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes, i could be wrong
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a referral link is disqualifying because it makes the reporter an interested party. that is all
follow up we have never revoked on a single result. we have revoked on a pattern
how does a supplier get verification revoked
a supplier improving shows in the log as later entries, not as earlier entries being edited, ask me again in a month
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel
verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more
pattern not one result
right so verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted
has anyone ever offered to pay for verification
quick one is a screenshot of a report ever acceptable
never for sale