#vendor-verification 2026-01-04

the mods maintain the log. the room supplies the evidence and argues about it, which is the correct division

verification is not a recommendation. it means the evidence standard has been met, nothing more

the lot number on the certificate does not match my vial, what now

a lot number mismatch between the vial and the certificate is a serious finding. post it with photos of both

while im here nothing gets deleted from the log, including our own mistakes
verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted

i have a result but i did not buy the lot myself, does that count

is there a version of the log i can read chronologically

never for sale

how many independent results does a supplier need

verification has never been for sale and never will be. offers get posted publicly with the sender redacted

we have never revoked on a single result. we have revoked on a pattern

revoked stays in the log

what does not count: the supplier certificate alone, a screenshot, a referral link, or a friend who says it was fine

the log is readable chronologically and that is deliberate. the trajectory matters more than the current line

has anyone ever offered to pay for verification

unrelated but we refresh on new evidence, not on a clock. an old verification with no recent results says so on the entry, happy to be corrected

thats evidence

quick one i have watched this standard hold for three years including when it was inconvenient for a popular supplier

verification is revoked on a confirmed failure and the revocation stays in the log permanently

somebody once offered to fund the testing programme in exchange for an entry. the offer is in the log

nothing gets deleted

what happens to the log entry when a supplier improves

a supplier improving shows in the log as later entries, not as earlier entries being edited

slightly off topic but a referral link is disqualifying because it makes the reporter an interested party. that is all

blinded submissions carry more weight because they remove a variable, not because we distrust the labs

coming back to this update from 6 months ago: MKM added evidence and the entry now reflects it
a verified supplier can still ship you a bad vial. verification is about the record, not about your parcel