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PROPOSAL: A NEW ENVIRONMENT
STANDARDIZED METHODS, APPROPRIATE REGULATION, AND ACCURATE TESTING!
• FITNESS FOR PURPOSE: Methods for kombucha must:
– High precision for very low amounts of alcohol (0‐0.49% ABV)
– High accuracy in light of unique matrix of kombucha
– Consistency across labs
– Cost‐effective methodology
• KBI did its own research!
– GC did show promise when:
• Headspace + Mass Spectrometry
• Direct injection + FID
– Sam Labonia @ Cornerstone Labs (TTB recognized) wrote methodology
• Showed repeatability, accuracy, precision
highly specific
calibration &
validation needed
IMPACT OF NEW STANDARD
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• on nues grow o ea y everage n us ry
• Brewer confidence in following the law
• Lab confidence in following correct procedure
• Regulatory confidence in what is and what is not correct
• Public confidence in kombucha