Public COA audit

GHK-Cu

Audited July 29, 2026

Mostly consistent, with concerns

Several fields check out, but we found issues worth reviewing before you rely on this document.

Legitimacy
72
Confidence
83%
Panels
2/7
Purity (printed)
99.9%

Document details

Fields extracted from the certificate — not order or payment data.

Batch / lot
s3hzq3t
Identity method
HPLC-UV-MS
Sample date
2026-02-06
Issue date
2026-02-22

7-panel checklist

Had data + good, had data + bad, reported without pass/fail, or missing. Missing lowers thoroughness — you decide whether that panel matters; PeptIQ’s score still factors coverage.

2 of 7 present · 2 passed · 0 failed · 0 reported · 5 missing

Missing is a thoroughness gap — not automatically bad. PeptIQ’s legitimacy score still weighs panel coverage; you can down-weight panels that don’t matter for your use case.

  • Identity

    Tested · passed · core

    Compound identity confirmed (e.g. HPLC, mass spec).

    ID Confirmed

  • Purity

    Tested · passed · core

    Reported purity percentage for the analyte.

    >99.9%

  • Heavy metals

    Not on this COA

    Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or similar limits.

    No evidence for this panel. That lowers thoroughness — whether it matters depends on what you care about.

  • Microbial

    Not on this COA

    Bioburden / microbial limits testing.

    No evidence for this panel. That lowers thoroughness — whether it matters depends on what you care about.

  • Endotoxin

    Not on this COA · core

    LAL or chromogenic endotoxin assay.

    No evidence for this panel. That lowers thoroughness — whether it matters depends on what you care about.

  • Sterility

    Not on this COA

    Sterility testing where applicable.

    No evidence for this panel. That lowers thoroughness — whether it matters depends on what you care about.

  • Residual solvent / water

    Not on this COA

    Residual solvents or water content limits.

    No evidence for this panel. That lowers thoroughness — whether it matters depends on what you care about.

How to read this

Had data · good

Panel present with a pass (or clear acceptance).

Had data · bad

Panel present with a fail — a concrete quality signal.

Had data · unclear

Value reported without an explicit pass/fail mark.

Missing

Not on this certificate. Lowers thoroughness; you decide if that panel matters for your use case. PeptIQ’s score still factors coverage.

Findings

Evidence-linked observations from this audit.

  • Dual branding inconsistency

    Document shows both 'Finnrick Analytics' and 'Krause Analytical LLC' branding. Header says 'Finnrick.com' and 'Finnrick Analytics Lab # 200907', but footer and signature reference 'Krause Analytical LLC' and director 'Mark C. Krause'. This dual identity is unusual and raises questions about the actual testing entity.

  • Verification URL domain mismatch

    Verification URL is listed as 'https://finnrick.com/verify' but the lab entity is 'Krause Analytical LLC'. The domain does not match the legal entity performing the analysis.

  • Methods described but results not reported

    Page 3 describes detailed methods for Endotoxins (USP/NF 85) and Metals (USP/NF 233), but no actual test results for these panels appear on the COA. This suggests either incomplete testing or incomplete reporting.

  • High purity with supporting chromatogram

    Chromatographic purity of >99.9% is supported by a clean chromatogram showing a dominant peak at 0.47 min with minimal impurities. This is normal for research-grade peptides.

  • Mass spectrum confirmation

    Mass spectrum provided and compared to reference standard (GHK-Cu 52 (0.961)), showing characteristic fragmentation pattern consistent with GHK-Cu identity.

  • Batch/lot number present

    Batch/lot number 's3hzq3t' clearly stated and consistent across document pages.

  • Date sequence logical

    Sample received 2/6/2026, method date 2/17/2026, report issued 2/22/2026 - all dates are sequential and reasonable.

  • Heavy watermarking

    Document has prominent 'FINNRICK' watermarks throughout, which is unusual for a final issued COA and may indicate a draft, sample, or template document.

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