0 sats \ 2 replies \ @fm 10 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: Want an alternative to high linoleic seed oils? (Poll) meta
there are a lot of scams on veg oils.. to reduce costs.. look what they do with chinese honey.. you will be scared for life Im a chemist by training and always suspect of chinese goods and the US food standarts are THE SCAM.. plus fda DO NOT perform tests or even design them.. Is another scam of the century... Not sure if you have keep low costs, but definitly would make a bet on European food standarts.. ( theres also some scams, but its a bit more hard to scam). bet on the following countries: Finland Ireland Norway France Netherlands Japan Sweden* Canada* United Kingdom Portugal
in the last resort i would order from china and pay for a lab test back home
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DiracDelta OP 10 Oct 2023
All right, how about if I can get it from India? Found a possible supplier there.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DiracDelta OP 10 Oct 2023
I know... but it's not rocket science. I will test everything with US labs, on every single batch. I will also make sure the supplier understands I will test everything. The assurance on Alibaba means I can "chargeback" if I prove they provided a fraudulent product.
I suspect it's white label suppliers that recognize when they are working with a non-sophisticated brand (I'm a materials engineer), and the brands are unknowingly passing along adulterated products.
It is not about absolute cost, but cost of my time to get a small initial batch of say 1000 bottles to get going.
Even from Europe I would want to do a US lab test since it really doesn't cost much to analyze.
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