On every Flying Horse label there’s a small code — “LOT” followed by letters and numbers. It’s the most important thing printed on the package, and most people never read it. A batch code is the link between the product in your hand and the laboratory report that verified it. Here’s how the system works.
What a Batch Code Identifies
A batch (or “lot”) is one production run — a defined quantity of product made at a defined time from defined inputs. The batch code identifies:
- When it was produced (date code, in ours)
- What inputs went into it (the distillate lots, the flower lots, the flavor components)
- Which COA covers it — the laboratory report for that specific run
- Where it went — which orders shipped from it (our internal traceability, for support and recall integrity)
That’s the entire quality system in one code: the label’s promise (the potency claim) is only as real as the COA behind that code, and the code is the hand that connects them.
How to Read Ours
- Format: “LOT” + a production identifier (e.g., LOT FH-2609-14 — year/week/run in ours; the exact pattern may evolve).
- Where: printed on the product label (jar, pack, or device body), and repeated on the shipping documentation.
- Match it: go to the lab reports page, find your product, and confirm the batch is listed with its COA. Two minutes, done.
Why Per-Batch (Not Per-Product) Is the Standard That Matters
A brand can test one lot of a product and print “Lab Tested” on every jar forever — technically true about that one jar. Per-batch testing means every production run gets its own analysis before release, so the code on your jar maps to your jar’s report. It’s the difference between an audit and a brochure — and it’s what makes traceability real: if a problem ever emerged with one run, the batch code is how you (and we) find exactly which products it touched.
What To Do If Your Batch Isn’t Listed
- Double-check the code — a smudged “0” vs. “O” is the usual culprit.
- Check the lab reports page again (new batches are added as their COAs clear, typically the same week as release).
- Email [email protected] with your order number and the batch code. A legitimate brand produces the report for any batch it shipped — if we can’t find yours in the system, we’ll find out why, and that’s a conversation we take seriously.
The Bigger Picture
Batch traceability is the infrastructure underneath every other claim on this site — the potency number (what the numbers mean), the clean panels (metals & pesticides), the testing program itself (why third-party matters). The code is short; the chain it represents is the whole point of buying from a brand that measures instead of describes. Product pages and the FAQ carry the per-product details.