What has VendorInvestigate published on MKM lots in the last year?

The case in front of me: VendorInvestigate · MKM.

The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not.

I can supply the numbers if the specifics change the answer.

How should I read this, and where are the traps?

A vendor with a recent favorable VendorInvestigate report has earned credibility, and a vendor with an unfavorable report is a red flag.

Analytical data are published in full, including HPLC traces, mass spectra and quantitation details.

More usefully, the database is searchable by vendor, compound, date and result, and historical trends are visible.

Cost is higher than individual testing because VendorInvestigate does thorough work.

Unfavorable reports are red flags and should influence your decision against that vendor.

Use VendorInvestigate data before committing to a new supplier, because the independent verification is worth the time to read.

Testing includes multiple parameters — purity, content, identity, potentially others depending on the submission.

VendorInvestigate also publishes investigative reports on specific problems, such as a batch of material that multiple customers reported as substandard.

Check VendorInvestigate before choosing a new supplier.

Specifically, vendorInvestigate publishes content assay data, purity data, identity confirmation and analytical traces, giving you the full picture of what the supplier is shipping.

Cost per test is higher than for Janoshik or Medutest, but coverage of multiple vendors is cheaper than testing everyone yourself.

Coverage is not comprehensive — only vendors that enough people choose to test are in the database.

Favorable reports are valuable and should increase your confidence in a vendor.

The relevant detail is that the testing is submitted by customers, not by suppliers, so the reports are independent evidence of what the supplier actually delivers.

VendorInvestigate accepts customer submissions of material for independent testing, with full anonymity protected.

Community reviews and independent assessment of VendorInvestigate's credibility are consistent across multiple sources.

Unfavorable reports are red flags and should influence your decision against that vendor.