For HPLC or MS I believe 8 times total - not counting Astro's China lab, heh. Considerably more failures were confirmed with blood work, though there were quite a few that failed LM and blood work came back reasonable.The reason labmax became Louie so quick was bc nobody else was doing testing besides bloods. Some were doing mass specs etc but few and far in between. Now with Millard's new program it will be much much more common which will lead to not as many people labmaxing their stuff.
I never attempted to discredit reagent testing, but I have seen very little in terms of evidence or science from labmax specifically. What little regard I did have for them dissappeared when we had a labmax shill on my other board attempt to beef up their resume.
How many times was a product that you tested with labmax then tested further by other means? Was it the same exact sample you had used for labmax or was it the same batch/source/etc?
I think if regular testing shows a lot of bad gear, LM testing might pick up. If the producers get their acts together and the quality of their products becomes more reliable, I agree LM testing will die out - as it should.
w.r.t. shills, I'm split between appreciating his expertise and cringing at the occasional outrageous claim.