ACS Laboratory
Long-established Sun City Center, Florida testing laboratory, DEA-registered. A2LA lists its certificate 6786.01 as active to December 2026, with a scope covering kratom, mushroom, cannabis and hemp testing but no peptide methods (A2LA register read 22 October 2026). Peptide reports are issued through a client portal that needs a login, but the QR code printed on each report opens the laboratory's own copy publicly, and on 2026-10-22 an altered code was refused. The reports we have read cover identity by LC-MS and purity, with the net content field left blank. Methods: LCMS-UV purity and mass identification on the peptide reports we have read.
- Vendors with its COAs
- 1
Vendors with its COAs
- Peptides tested
- 6
Peptides tested
Tier A
Sun City Center, FL (721 Cortaro Dr.)
Checks run
- BusinessL1 Real business: Pass
- IndependentL2 Independence: Pass
- Verify routeL3 Verification route: Pass
- MethodL4 Identity method: Pass
- Track recordL5 Track record: Pass
- AccreditedL6 Accreditation: Fail
Six published checks, the same for every laboratory. Results and evidence
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Where the code is, the lookup address, what a genuine result shows, and the control check. We confirmed 6 of 6 certificates naming ACS Laboratory at the laboratory, from 1 vendor.
About ACS Laboratory
ACS Laboratory is an independent analytical lab based in Sun City Center, FL (721 Cortaro Dr.), rated tier A in the Peptide Source Review lab directory. A2LA's register lists certificate 6786.01 for ACS Laboratory, LLC as active to 31 December 2026, but its scope covers kratom, mushroom, cannabis and hemp testing and no peptide test, so it does not earn the accreditation point (check L6, read 22 October 2026). Certificates from a tier A laboratory earn the +2 laboratory points in our lab rubric.
1 US peptide vendor in our audit publishes certificates naming ACS Laboratory, led by Azyrion Labs at 5.45/10. The reports cover LCMS-UV purity and mass identification on the peptide reports we have read.
How we graded ACS Laboratory
Each check is the same for every laboratory (the rules). Checked 2026-10-22.
| Result | Check | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | L1 Real business | A2LA's register lists ACS Laboratory, LLC, 721 Cortaro Drive, Sun City Center, FL; reports are signed by Aixia Sun, Lab Director.Evidence for L1 (opens in new tab)customer.a2la.orgchecked |
| Pass | L2 Independence | acslabtest.com was registered 2008-05-14, long before its earliest peptide report (2026-06-18). Only Azyrion Labs is named on its peptide reports, but its A2LA listing as a commercially available laboratory shows it serves the public (rule L2b); no link to a listed vendor found.Evidence for L2 (opens in new tab)rdap.orgchecked |
| Pass | L3 Verification route | On 2026-10-22 a report's QR code opened the laboratory's PDF, and an altered code returned 'There is NO Approved Reports linked to this QR Code.'Evidence for L3 (opens in new tab)peptides.mahiportal.comchecked |
| Pass | L4 Identity method | Reports give a mass identification with purity by LCMS-UV.Evidence for L4 (opens in new tab)peptides.mahiportal.comchecked |
| Pass | L5 Track record | Checked 2026-10-22 for any client: the earliest dated ACS Laboratory report we could open was completed 2024-08-12 (hemp, for Not Your Bakery), and its public reports name at least five unrelated clients.Evidence for L5 (opens in new tab)cdn.shopify.comchecked |
| Fail | L6 Accreditation | A2LA certificate 6786.01 is active to 2026-12-31, but its scope covers kratom, mushroom, cannabis and hemp testing, with no peptide test; an earlier PJLA certificate was withdrawn in 2023.Evidence for L6 (opens in new tab)customer.a2la.orgchecked |
Accreditation (check L6)
- Accrediting body
- A2LA
- Certificate
- 6786.01
- Status on the register
- Active
- Valid
- until 2026-12-31
- Scope covers peptide testing
- No (scope: kratom, amanita and psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis and hemp: potency by LCMS, LCUV and GCMS, heavy metals by ICP-MS, mycotoxins, pesticides, residual solvents and terpenes; no peptide test)
- Register read
- 2026-10-22
The accrediting body’s register entry (opens in new tab)customer.a2la.orgread
The accreditation point counts only when the register itself shows the accreditation active with a scope that covers peptide testing; the laboratory’s own claim does not count.
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ACS Laboratory: Frequently Asked Questions
Is ACS Laboratory accredited?
We have not confirmed ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for ACS Laboratory that is active on the accrediting body's register with a scope covering peptide testing (check L6). A2LA's register lists certificate 6786.01 for ACS Laboratory, LLC as active to 31 December 2026, but its scope covers kratom, mushroom, cannabis and hemp testing and no peptide test, so it does not earn the accreditation point (check L6, read 22 October 2026).
Which peptide vendors use ACS Laboratory?
1 vendor in our independent audit publishes certificates naming ACS Laboratory: Azyrion Labs. The full list with scores is on this page.
What does ACS Laboratory test for?
ACS Laboratory performs LCMS-UV purity and mass identification on the peptide reports we have read on research-peptide samples.