From sample to certainty.

For over thirty-five years, ACTA Laboratories has run comprehensive quality control for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, so you keep control over every stage of development, manufacturing, and testing.

FDA Registered
DEA Licensed I to V
cGMP
Since 1990
WHAT WE TEST

Chemistry, microbiology, and in-vitro, under one cGMP roof.

ACTA is an FDA-registered, DEA-licensed, cGMP-compliant independent laboratory offering chemical, microbiological, and in-vitro testing, primarily to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. We have passed numerous FDA inspections, including pre-approval inspections on NDA and ANDA products.

REGISTRATIONS & COMPLIANCE

The record your quality team needs to qualify us.

FDA Establishment RegistrationRegistered · FEI No. 1000125694
DEA LicenseSchedules I to V · License No. RA0256239
Quality SystemcGMP, 21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820
Data Integrity21 CFR Part 11 Computer Systems coupled with Good Documentation Practices
CompendiaUSP, BP, JP, and EP methods
FDA Inspection History14 inspections (NDA, ANDA, and general cGMP) · Most recent Sept. 2026, 2 minor observations
Certificate of AnalysisConcise 1 to 2 page cGMP Certificate of Analysis (COA)
Established1990 · 13,000 sq ft, two buildings · Foothill Ranch, CA
ScopePharmaceutical and medical device, FDA-regulated only
Typical Quote Turnaround1 working day
WHY A SMALLER LAB

Big labs won't take a project your size. We will.

The industry is consolidating. Conglomerates buy up small labs and stop quoting small projects, and a new account can wait a month just to get into their system. ACTA stayed independent. We take the single test, scope it quickly, and follow up. Most of our largest accounts started as one small project.

You talk to the analyst running your method, not an account queue.

USP GENERAL CHAPTERS

Find your chapter.

ACTA's chemistry analysts are extensively trained and routinely perform the USP General Chapters below. We also test to BP, EP, JP, FCC, AOAC, and ACS methods, or develop and validate a method for your product.

Microbiological and Biological
<51>Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing
<61>Microbial Enumeration Tests
<62>Tests for Specified Microorganisms
<85>Bacterial Endotoxins Test
<87>Biological Reactivity Tests, In Vitro
<161>Medical Devices: Bacterial Endotoxin and Pyrogen Tests
Limit and Elemental Tests
<221>Chloride and Sulfate
<231>Heavy Metals
<232>Elemental Impurities, Limits
<233>Elemental Impurities, Procedures
<281>Residue on Ignition
<730>Plasma Spectrochemistry
Chromatography and Physical Tests
<467>Residual Solvents
<621>Chromatography
<643>Total Organic Carbon
<645>Water Conductivity
<711>Dissolution
<724>Drug Release
<741>Melting Range or Temperature
METHODS

Your method, the compendia, or one we develop.

ACTA tests to USP, BP, JP, EP, FCC, AOAC, and ACS methods, to your validated method, or to a method we develop and validate for your material. Every project is run under cGMP and closes with a concise cGMP Certificate of Analysis.

Tell us what you need tested.

A specific test on a specific material. We will scope it, quote it, and a scientist will follow up. FDA-registered, DEA-licensed, cGMP since 1990.
Request a Quote
949-595-0641
info@actalabs.com