Premier Provider of Objective, Science-based, Independent Testing for the Food, Nutraceutical, Hemp, and Consumer Products Industries

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KCA Laboratories, Inc. is a third-party analytical chemistry lab focused on ensuring quality and safety across both new and mature industries. The company was started with the mission to advance the science of industrial hemp, but our team’s experience and lab’s capabilities have impacted the agriculture, food, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals industries. With a client base across 47 states and more than 30 countries, KCA provides regulatory testing, analysis for contaminants, and research and development. KCA also provides consultation on sample collection, customized research, and scientific guidance on contamination issues and method development. KCA Labs’ staff has experience across adjacent analytical testing and regulated industries. Its analysis is respected industry-wide and provides essential risk reduction for every stage of the value chain.

Based in Nicholasville, Kentucky, KCA Labs is licensed with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, performs regulatory testing for multiple states, is registered with the DEA, and is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard by PJLA with accreditation number 108651 (PDF, 180KB).

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