Verification Guide
How to Verify a Finnrick COA
Finnrick COAs are designed to be verified online, not shared as PDFs. Here's what you should know:
- Finnrick COAs do not feature a vendor name or batch ID by design. This is intentional. The vendor should provide that context separately, and you should verify it matches your product.
- The right way to share Finnrick results is via a URL. Vendors should link to their Finnrick product page or share the results page address. PDFs are not intended for distribution.
- Not all tests are published. Finnrick enforces strict sample authenticity standards. Unpublished tests are shared privately with the requester but cannot be verified here.
- Use the form on this page to verify any Finnrick certificate. Enter the 7-character certificate ID to access the original, unaltered test information directly.
Read the full guide: How to Verify Your Finnrick COA Online Safely
How to Read a Certificate of Analysis (COA)
No batch ID on a sample = No valid test.
Always Demand Batch Identification
Every sample needs a batch identifier. Without it, testing is meaningless. A batch identifier connects the specific product you received to the manufacturing batch. If a vendor cannot provide batch identification, ignore their testing entirely.
Every batch should be tested.
COAs Are Batch-Specific
A Certificate of Analysis is only valid for a single product batch. COAs from previous batches might give you a sense of historical trends, but they are not a good predictor of future quality. Each batch can vary significantly in purity, potency, and contamination levels.
Third-party testing without batch ID is worse than vendor testing with proper batch identification.
Third-Party vs Vendor Testing
Third-party testing offers more clarity than vendor self-testing. However, third-party testing without proper batch identification is useless and should not be accepted. Vendor testing can still be valuable when properly documented with batch identification.
Third-party COAs should mention the exact vendor name.
Vendor Name Consistency
A third-party COA should mention the exact vendor name that matches the company you're buying from. Vendors who change names frequently or sell under different brands make it much harder to identify and trace specific batches. If the vendor name on the COA doesn't match the company you're dealing with, ask for clarification about the relationship between the entities and how batch traceability is maintained.
Prefer a URL to verify the original COA document online.
Original Document Verification
Vendors should provide a URL so you can see the original document directly from Finnrick or the testing lab. PDFs can be modified or forged, but the original online record provides stronger verification that results are authentic and unaltered.