Systler: testing coordination for botanical ingredients
Systler coordinates testing through independent laboratories around the selected ingredient, agreed specification, buyer requirements, destination market and applicable order stage.
Systler is not a testing laboratory. Laboratory analysis is performed by independent laboratories selected according to the required parameters, methods and accreditation scope.
Test what the product and transaction require
A useful laboratory report starts with the correct specification. Different botanical ingredients, forms, applications and destination markets can require different parameters, limits and analytical methods.
Systler coordinates laboratory testing according to the agreed commercial requirement. Depending on the purpose, this may involve existing supplier evidence or separately commissioned independent third-party testing. The scope can include safety, identity, physical, purity, active-compound and other product-specific parameters rather than applying one generic panel to every ingredient.
Testing that can be coordinated around your specification
The parameters below represent testing that can be coordinated where relevant. The final test panel is confirmed against the product, specification, application and destination requirements.
Identity & physical parameters
Botanical identity, appearance, colour, odour, moisture, ash, particle size or mesh and other physical parameters according to the agreed product specification.
Microbiological testing
Parameters can include total plate count, yeast & mould, coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella and other microorganisms required by the specification or intended application.
Heavy metals
Testing can include lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and other elements, with limits and methods selected according to the agreed requirement.
Pesticide residues
Multi-residue pesticide screening can be coordinated where required by the buyer, product application or destination market.
ETO / 2-CE & contaminants
Ethylene oxide, 2-chloroethanol, aflatoxins and other contaminants can be included where relevant to the ingredient, buyer or market.
Product-specific parameters
Product-specific testing can include psyllium purity and swell volume, withanolides, curcumin, thymoquinone, coumarin and other agreed quality or active parameters.
From buyer requirement to laboratory scope
Testing should answer a commercial or quality requirement. We use the buyer's specification and intended market to determine which parameters need to be confirmed.
| Testing area | Typical parameters | Scope basis |
|---|---|---|
| Identity & physical | Identity, appearance, moisture, ash, mesh or particle size | Product specification and agreed method |
| Microbiological | Total plate count, yeast & mould, coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella | Buyer limits, application and destination requirements |
| Heavy metals | Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury | Agreed limits and analytical method |
| Pesticide residues | Multi-residue screen or specified pesticide panel | Buyer and destination-market requirement |
| Contaminants | ETO, 2-CE, aflatoxins and other specified contaminants | Product, application and market requirement |
| Active / quality parameters | Product-specific assay, purity, swell volume or active compounds | Agreed commercial specification |
| Additional requirements | Nutritional, allergen or other requested testing | Coordinated where applicable and technically available |
How testing is coordinated
The testing route is confirmed before commercial execution so the laboratory work supports the specification the buyer actually needs.
1. Define requirements
Confirm the ingredient, form, grade, specification, quantity, application, destination and required test parameters.
2. Review available evidence
Review available specifications, supplier or manufacturer documentation and relevant laboratory information against the requirement.
3. Confirm test scope
Required parameters, limits, methods where specified, sample quantity, laboratory, testing charges and expected turnaround are confirmed before testing is commissioned.
4. Review results
Laboratory results are reviewed against the agreed specification and linked to the applicable sample or commercial lot. A representative report is not presented as evidence for a different actual sales lot.
Evidence connected to the agreed requirement
Laboratory documentation is reviewed together with the product specification and supporting supply-chain evidence rather than treated as a standalone claim about every product or shipment.
Before commercial testing
Laboratory scope
Commercial-lot documentation
What buyers should know before testing is commissioned
Testing is useful only when the report is connected to the correct product, sample or commercial lot and the agreed specification.
Not every lot uses the same panel
Test scope is agreed according to the ingredient, specification, buyer requirement, intended use and destination market. We do not imply that every shipment receives every test.
Representative evidence is identified
A representative or previous-lot COA may support product evaluation, but it is not presented as the COA for the actual sales lot.
Accreditation is scope-specific
If NABL or another laboratory accreditation is required, the laboratory and the relevant accredited test scope are confirmed for the requested parameters before testing is commissioned.
Testing may be separately chargeable
Where additional or actual-lot testing is required, applicable charges, sample quantity and turnaround time are confirmed before the laboratory work is authorised.
Independent laboratories selected for the required scope
The laboratory is selected according to the required parameter, analytical method, accreditation or recognition requirement, destination market, turnaround time and commercial need. Where a buyer requires a particular accreditation, laboratory or test method, that requirement should be stated before testing is commissioned.
This approach allows the testing package to be matched to the transaction rather than implying that one laboratory or accreditation automatically covers every botanical ingredient and every analytical parameter.
Lab testing FAQs
Yes. Independent laboratory testing can be coordinated according to the selected botanical ingredient, agreed specification, buyer requirements and destination market.
Testing can include identity and physical parameters, microbiology, heavy metals, pesticide residues, ETO and 2-chloroethanol, aflatoxins, active compounds and other product-specific parameters where required.
No. The appropriate test panel depends on the ingredient, form, specification, application, buyer requirements and destination market. A psyllium requirement, for example, can involve different parameters from black seed oil or Ceylon cinnamon.
Yes. Send us the required parameters, limits and methods if you have them. We will review the requested scope against the product and coordinate the appropriate testing route.
Not necessarily. Testing scope is agreed according to the ingredient, specification, buyer requirement, intended use and destination market. Where independent actual-lot testing is required, it is confirmed before commercial commitment or dispatch.
Where NABL or another laboratory accreditation is required, Systler can coordinate an appropriate laboratory and confirm that the relevant requested parameters fall within the applicable accredited scope before testing is commissioned.
Not always. Additional, buyer-specific or actual-lot testing may be charged separately. The testing scope, sample quantity, charges and expected turnaround are confirmed before the laboratory work is authorised.
Available representative or previous-lot documentation can be shared during product qualification where available. It is identified as representative evidence and is not treated as the COA for the actual sales lot. Commercial-lot documentation is coordinated according to the agreed order and testing requirements.
Tell us which tests your requirement needs
Share the ingredient, specification, quantity, destination and required parameters. We can review the testing scope alongside your sourcing request.
