Proof over promises
TWO-YEAR
TWO-YEAR
SHELF LIFE.
Independent accelerated shelf-life testing performed by Kappa Laboratories, Inc. on three Alaska Cold Brew Chaga Mushroom formulations.
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The testing protocol
24 WEEKS.
24 WEEKS.
35°C.
APPROX. 2 YEARS.
The laboratory reports state that the products were subjected to twenty-four weeks of incubation at 35°C, described by the laboratory as equivalent to approximately two years of normal shelf life.
Microbiological sampling and preparation were carried out according to the AOAC methods identified in the reports, with testing performed across the accelerated shelf-life period.
This page summarizes the supplied laboratory reports. The complete signed reports are provided below.
What was measured
MICROBIOLOGICAL
MICROBIOLOGICAL
TESTING.
Total Plate Count
Coliforms
E. coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Mold / Yeast
Salmonella & Listeria*
*PCR testing appears in the initial results shown in the supplied reports.
The laboratory conclusion
THE
THE
RESULT.
At the final reported test point, Kappa Laboratories states that, based on the microbiological results and insofar as the analyses performed could assay for the presence or absence of specific pathogens, the product represented by each analyzed sample would appear to be wholesome and fit for human consumption for approximately two years.
The conclusion applies to the samples represented in the individual laboratory reports. See each signed report for the complete methods, results, limitations and laboratory language.
Source documents
VIEW THE
VIEW THE
LAB REPORTS.
Complete three-page laboratory reports supplied by Alaska Cold Brew.
LAB REPORT85063
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Double Expresso
Accelerated Shelf Life Testing • Kappa Laboratories, Inc.
LAB REPORT85064
Supernatural Sweet
Double Expresso
Accelerated Shelf Life Testing • Kappa Laboratories, Inc.
LAB REPORT85065
Supernatural
Double Expresso
Accelerated Shelf Life Testing • Kappa Laboratories, Inc.