The two public health and safety advisories issued this morning extend to dried flower, concentrates and infused products.
Headspace is the most common analytical technique for efficiently removing the residual solvents from the complex cannabis extract matrix.
Perry Johnson also determined The Emerald Test meets their audit criteria for accreditation.
A nine-pound batch of cannabis, some of which was sold to 31 recreational customers, was recalled due to failed pesticide tests.
Shimadzu says their cannabis-specific HPLC can be used by someone with little experience, yielding results in as little as 8 minutes.
Laboratories can achieve greater accuracy and credibility when using the proper CRMs.
The workhorse approach for pesticide residue analysis involves using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in the ion transition mode.
Lab proficiency programs, reference samples, method development and sample prep are some of the topic areas this year.
For potency analysis via HPLC, grinding/homogenization and alcohol extraction is a common sample prep technique for dried flower and extracts.
The temporary rule changes are meant to lower the testing burden, addressing concerns of a potential market crisis.
