January 10, 2020
LONDON, ONTARIO (January 10, 2020)
A&L Canada Laboratories Inc., and Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services, both innovative leaders in scientific services, research and technologies, are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement where A&L Canada Laboratories Inc. ("A&L") will engage Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services Inc. ("Nutrasource"), a Canadian science and regulatory compliance contract research organization, in extended services for products containing cannabis and hemp derivatives.
For R&D testing and analysis, A&L Canada Laboratories, Canada's leading full-service cannabis and hemp analytics lab, has been working with companies on beverages, edibles and other products for the Canadian consumer market for the past two years.
A&L Canada has been providing end-to-end supply chain analytical services - from testing fertilizers, soil/media, plant tissue during the growing stages, disease diagnostics and the Health Canada testing for clients across Canada. A&L is integrating with Nutrasource to meet the additional needs of clients in the areas of non-gmo and allergen testing, sensory evaluation, vape hardware, and liquid fill testing nutrition, amongst others. Nutrasource has also established the International Cannabinoid Analysis Program for THC compliance and improving the safety profile of vape products. Nutrasource has extensive expertise and experience in regulatory affairs, clinical trials and claims substantiation globally in addition to product testing, and they work with clients to launch safe, effective high-quality products. This new relationship with Nutrasource will leverage their experience of 18 years in the market, having tested more than 20,000 plant- and marine-based product SKUs worldwide over that time.