ABOUT US

Consumer Awareness and Protection Foundation of North Carolina provides independent chemical analysis of foods, drinks, cosmetics, natural supplements, drugs and other consumer products.

MISSION

Our goal is to help protect the well-being of public by:

  • Performing screen of commercially available foods, drinks, cosmetics, drugs, supplements and other various consumer products for the presence of toxins, preservatives, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, environmental pollutants, hazardous chemicals, etc.
  • Serving as an independent quality control platform to insure government regulations are followed
  • Educating people on risks of consuming or using particular products

FUNCTION

CAPFNC was founded in 2016 by the founder of Alera Labs, LLC. This was a fulfillment of a 15-year old dream to start an independent laboratory that would provide an unbiased verification of safety of various consumer products. Have you ever wondered if the premium you are paying for “organic” foods at the grocery store is really worth it? How close does the label on a vitamin or herbal supplement you bought at the local pharmacy corresponds to its contents? Do you know that many chemicals we use on a daily basis in our households have never been tested for safety?

As a non-profit organization, we are supported by donations from the public and organizations who share our vision. In return, we offer open voting system for the selection of objects for testing and will regularly publish results of our studies.

CAPFNC is a spin-off from Alera Labs and will heavily rely on its support in the early stages. Support will be provided by Alera Labs in the form of analytical equipment rent/lease as well as time of its scientists. All scientists have advanced degrees and have many years of experience in their respective fields of trace level chemical analysis.

OUR SERVICES

We operate in close collaboration with our community who share our passion for public’s health and safe living.

Natural Supplements Testing

Don’t risk your health – let us test supplements for you and use only healthy products.

Beverages Testing

We are able to identify presence of smallest amounts of dangerous compounds

Water Quality Testing

Is there lead in your kid’s school water?

Research Projects

We are currently actively soliciting your input regarding next objects of investigation.

Natural Supplement Investigation

Though many people may use natural supplements as medicine, herbal supplements are not regulated by the FDA like drugs are. For this reason, some potentially dangerous products may be available in stores, online, and even in local coffee shops. Before taking any herbal supplement, be sure to research it, or ask us to do that for you.

Hazardous impurities in wine

Modern food and beverage production process involves use of various chemicals. Food products such as beer, juice and wine are unstable. Because of their volatile nature, additives have been developed to stabilize the products, such as Dimethyl Dicarbonate (DMDC). In the wine world there are many different wine additives, most of them are safe, and however, there have been a few notoriously famous cases of unsafe wine additives in the past.

CONTACT US

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OUR LOCATION

Research Triangle Park, NC

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+1 (919) 271-2198

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capfncc@gmail.com

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