Written by Conor Corrigan, Applied Extracts
For a myriad of reasons, simple in-house analytical testing for medical and recreational marijuana labs should be required but is not. In an industry where analytical results are everything, surprisingly few production labs perform testing themselves, and it is a serious problem (unsurprisingly).
Image Credit: Shutterstock/Tinnakorn Jorruang
Aside from the obvious health-related risks of not testing products that are ingested in food/medicinal products, there are also risks to business bottom-lines. In-house deficiencies in testing lead directly to losses in revenue & COGS and can be costly and/or catastrophic to the business.
For readers not familiar with this cannabis & hemp processing niche, imagine the controls that are in place & the transparency-in-results that your typical packaged foods producer enjoys. Extensive testing is performed at all stages of food production: intake of raw materials, extraction equipment calibr
High Efficiency Supercritical CO2 Extraction azom.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azom.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.