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The PFS FAQ entry “How can alchemists craft in Pathfinder Society Organized Play?” is, probably due to the age of the listing, specifically limited to Alchemists. Furthermore, the Additional Resources Document states “The Master Alchemist feat may only be selected by Alchemists and Poisoners.” I would recommend that this be expanded to include Investigators. There is no language that I could find (and please correct me if I am wrong) that would allow Investigator to take Alchemist feats (unlike Brawlers and the Martial Training class feature).
My reasoning behind this is simply based on the Alchemist being a parent class of the Investigator and the Investigator inherits all of the alchemy crafting and poison features of the Alchemist. It seems fairly straightforward inclusion and appears to be in line with game design / campaign intent. Thanks!
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Investigators have an alchemy class ability similar to that of an alchemist. Are investigators also able to craft alchemical items in Pathfinder Society Organized Play?
Investigators are able to craft alchemical items and poisons as if they were alchemists. This information will appear in an upcoming update to the Pathfinder Society FAQ, both in the poisons section (which will also include the investigator's poison lore class ability) and the alchemist crafting section.
"As if they were alchemists".
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The Additional Resources Document states “The Master Alchemist feat may only be selected by Alchemists and Poisoners.” (Poisoners referring to the rogue archetype, by precedent.) The Blog stating that investigators are "able to craft as if they were alchemists" refers to the crafting ability and is not explicit permission for the feat, which is limited in another document.
The difference may seem slight, but I've had GMs disallow other, more clearly stated things due to lack of explicit enough wording. Yes, allowing the feat makes sense based on the crafting allowance, which is why I started the thread. Resolving this here makes me think there will be more playtime for everyone at the tables.