AOAC Emerging Topics Meeting Book (March 14, 2019)

Food Authenticity &Sa fe ty Eme rg ing Issue s

ILI’s CWG Cannabis National LAP Project

Cannabis Testing Industry Challenges & Needs ම 1. Lack of trust in lab results

ම 2. Lack of nationally standardized testing methods ම 3. Lack of standardized method validation criteria ම 4. Lack of sampling requirements ම 5. Lack of a harmonized national accreditation program

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Food Authenticity &Sa fe ty Eme rg ing Issue s

ILI’s CWG Cannabis National LAP Project Solution: A harmonized, national laboratory accreditation scheme for Marijuana and Hemp testing in the US ම Focus – Cannabis: Marijuana & Hemp product testing ම Recognition of ABs to assess and accredit labs to a nationally harmonized accreditation scheme ම Scheme Specifiers – state and federal agencies, or industry stakeholders

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