Vanguard Laboratory is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited quality assurance laboratory located in Olympia, Washington. Vanguard Laboratory is dedicated to practicing and providing the highest quality laboratory testing, and can provide a wide array of quality assurance testing and analytical services to cater to your needs. Vanguard specializes and has expertise in environmental, food, nutritional supplements, research chemicals and peptide analysis. Vanguard also offers method development suited specifically to your products unique characteristics. 

Vanguard Laboratory operates 7 days a week and providing fast, accurate, and unwaveringly consistent laboratory analyses. We strive to provide industry-leading service, robust quality control, and boundless support to our customers.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation standards are the most widely used and respected standard for testing laboratories, confirming that the certified laboratory can produce precise and accurate results.

Vanguard Laboratories is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited through A2LA. Vanguard is also accredited by the Department of Ecology, and registered with the Department of Health for Drugs / Controlled Substances. 

• ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing A2LA Certificate and Scope

Vanguard’s Laboratory Director, Dustin Newman, is recognized by the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) as a Process Authority on acidified foods, low acid foods, acid foods, & thermal processing.

Association of Food and Drug Officials – Washington State Process Authorities

Our team practices Kaizen, or continuous improvement. We believe that applying the scientific method to identify areas for improvement and waste elimination leads to the best possible laboratory testing. Kaizen influences all aspects of our operations from production and logistics to quality management. We strive to take all possible actions to improve our services, no matter how small or large the improvement. Team members at all levels of the organization are encouraged to find ways to improve their role and productivity in the company. Our laboratory demonstrates how incremental improvements, scientific analysis, and constant monitoring of operations yields the best possible laboratory testing.