Nori Shirai, the visionary founder and director of PTG Inc., a thriving consulting company based in Japan, has set a mission to globally promote overlooked Japanese food and dietary supplement products. Since its establishment in 2022, PTG Inc. has taken pride in the top-notch offerings of small and medium-sized Japanese manufacturers deserving of international spotlight.

Alkemist Labs has publicly disclosed a roster of plants and fungi species that, according to their tests, reportedly failed most frequently for the latter part of 2024. The company is urging stakeholders to exercise caution during both procurement and examination of these ingredients. Tests were conducted utilizing high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) to evaluate the authenticity