About
Grace Analytical Laboratory

Grace Analytical Laboratory

Grace Analytical Laboratory (GAL) is one of the premier labs in the Midwest. Located in Berkeley, Illinois (20 minutes from downtown Chicago), GAAL has been known for its accurate and efficient environmental and FDA results since 1988. We adhere to strict industry standards and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). With a variety of highly-satisfied clients over the years including Apex Companies, Black & Veatch, Pioneer Engineering, and Environmental Design International, our team of professionals is dedicated to achieving the highest quality standards in a timely and efficient manner.

GAAL follows a meticulous Quality Assurance and Quality Control program for all of our microbiology and chemistry testing. The combination of our high-quality systems and standards and our state-of-the-art laboratory and testing equipment ensures the reliability of our data. We use client specified FDA-BAM, SMEWW, USP-NF, and AOAC methods to assist our clients in monitoring the quality of their products. Through these detailed programming methods, we can provide process validation, shelf-life studies, recall support, or simply validation of your internal audits.
Since 2015, GAL has been testing medical, and subsequently, recreational use cannabis products for our clients. Being ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, we are one of the licensed laboratories by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to test and analyze cannabis products before being used for human consumption.

In 2022, Grace Analytical Laboratory merged with Accusure Labs to form Grace Analytical Lab. Grace’s founder and long-time lab directory, Dr. Steven Kim will be succeeded by a new, but seasoned, chemist Timothy Dombai. Also, GAAL was fortunate to bring on Harry Hardwick Jr., with 35 years of corporate pharmacy experience, to act as the Chief Operating Officer.

Below is a list of our accreditations

  • MBE / WBE / DBE
  • Certificate of Accreditation: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Chemical and Microbiological testing of cannabis.
  • Certificate of Accreditation: NELAP IEPA for methods 8260C (VOCs) and 8270D (SVOCs) soil and water testing.
  • FDA registration status - Grace is an FDA registered laboratory

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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL SERVICES

Organics, Inorganics, Compound Identification by GC/MS, Metals, BTEX + MTBE, Perchlorate, VOCs, Flash Point, SVOCs, Paint Filter, PNAs, pH, Pesticides, Total Solids, PCBs, Total Suspended Solids, Herbicides, Total Dissolved Solids, Dioxin Screening, Organic Content, Explosives (TNT etc.), Waste Characterizations, TCLP & SPLP Extraction, Other, Taste and Odor Test

02.

MICROBIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL SERVICES

Aerobic Plate Counts (APC), Fungi, Yeast and Mold counts, Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Coliform, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Salmonella, Enteric Bacteria - Gram Neg, Microbial Limit Test, Preservative Efficacy Testing, Product Contaminant Monitoring, Active Ingredient Monitoring, Ingredient Monitoring for Product Labeling, Testing by USP-NF Monographs, Organic Volatile Impurities (OVI), Amino Acids, Sugar Profile, Sweeteners, Vitamins - A, C, D & E

03.

CANNABIS & HEMP TESTING SERVICES

Potency(Cannabinoids), Microbials, Mycotoxins, Residual Solvents, Heavy Metals, Pesticide Residue, Terpenes, Moisture Content, Water Activity, and Foreign Material.