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Defined term · Quality and documentation

Certificate of analysis

The document accompanying a batch, reporting the determinations made and the results obtained. Its value depends entirely on which fields it carries and whether the methods are named.

Document identifier
CEI-GT-164
Series
Defined term
Version
1.0
Published
30 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
30 Jul 2026
Certainty
Not rated

§1Certificate of analysis

§1.1Also known as

COA

§1.2Category

Quality and documentation — Terms describing the documentary record of a manufactured material.

§1.3Related terms

  • Minimum data standard — The Institute’s specification of the fields a certificate must carry for a purity or content claim to be interpretable. Fields are classified as critical or recommended…
  • Batch traceability — The linkage between a certificate and the specific batch supplied, by batch identifier and date. A certificate that cannot be linked to the material in hand is a…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-164 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/certificate-of-analysis/ · retrieved 30 July 2026
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