AOAC Gains Accreditation for Cannabis and Hemp Oil Proficiency Testing

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AOAC International has announced that the Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043 for the Proficiency Testing (PT) program has been expanded to include its cannabis and hemp oil programs. The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) provided this accreditation.

In total, six new cannabis and hemp oil testing programs, as well as two cannabis dried flower/biomass testing programs (for pesticide residues and mycotoxins), were approved and added to the AOAC PT scope of accreditation. The accreditation is in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17043: 2010 and demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a quality management system.

AOAC’s is the first oil PT program that is able to provide and ship >0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil samples across state line. Samples are available for <0.3 percent THC Hemp oil and >0.3 percent THC Cannabis oil for cannabinoids, terpenes, water activity, heavy metals, pesticide residues, residual solvents, and mycotoxins.

Labs can enroll in the upcoming AOAC Cannabis/Hemp Oil Proficiency Testing Program.

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