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What's the difference between "Lab-verifiable COAs" and "Third-party COAs"?
They group the highest Vendor Scores by what those vendors publish. "Lab-verifiable COAs" needs a score of 90 or more with a COA sub-score of at least 77, which in practice means certificates a reader can open on the testing lab's own site. "Third-party COAs" needs 80 or more with at least 67 for COAs: a third-party lab is named on the documents, but they are hosted by the vendor.
A label names published evidence. It is not an endorsement and never changes the price-per-milligram order.
From: Methodology › The Vendor Score
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