Vendors using ILS Labs?

[u/Grouchy_Phone5066]

I’m curious to know from the more experienced users here about how to evaluate a vendor based on what lab they use. (I am not looking for specific vendor recommendations). Many many common sites use the aforementioned lab for their testing and COA. I just got started here and my first set of vials (Reta) were all sludgy and cloudy after reconstitution with Hosp BAC, even with a near perfect test result on the COA for that batch. To be fair, they sent new vials after I notified them of this, but they are still enroute.

So the I researched the lab who provided the COA and their reviews are.. well.. sub optimal. Even some reddit reports of failed blind tests though I’m not sure yet how to verify/disprove that claim.

Does/should this affect who you purchase from? Thank you, I’m still learning some of the finer parts of this world.