Source: https://nesteggg.com/category/cannabis-compliant
Timestamp: 2019-06-16 13:13:36
Document Index: 606290445

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 5730', '§ 5729', '§ 5728', '§ 5727', '§ 5726', '§ 5725']

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(a) The laboratory shall participate in a proficiency testing program (“PT program”) provided by an organization that operates in conformance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17043, at least once every six months after receiving ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. (b) The laboratory shall participate in the PT program by following the laboratory’s existing SOPs for testing cannabis and cannabis products. (c) The laboratory shall rotate the PT program among the analytical methods in the laboratory’s scope of accreditation and among the employees who perform the test methods. (d) Laboratory employees who participate in a PT program shall sign the corresponding analytical reports or attestation statements to certify that the PT program was conducted in the same manner as the laboratory tests of cannabis and cannabis products. (e) A supervisory or management laboratory employee shall review and verify the accuracy of results reported for all PT program samples analyzed. (f) The laboratory shall provide PT program results to the Bureau within 3 business days after the laboratory receives notification of their test results from the PT program provider. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
(a) The laboratory shall generate a data package for each batch of samples that the laboratory analyzes. At a minimum, the data package shall contain the following: (1) The name and address of the laboratory that performed the analytical procedures; (2) The names, functions, and signatures of the laboratory employees that performed the sample preparation, analyses, and reviewed and approved the data; (3) All batch sample results and batch LQC sample results; (4) Raw data, including instrument raw data, for each sample, if any; (5) Instrument test method with parameters, if any; (6) Instrument tune report, if any; (7) Instrument calibration data, if any; (8) LQC sample report with worksheets, forms, or copies of laboratory notebook pages containing pertinent information related to the identification and traceability of all reagents, reference materials, and standards used for analysis; (9) Analytical batch sample sequence, if any; (10) The field sample log and the COC form; and (11) The COA created as required under this chapter. (b) After the data package is compiled, the supervisory or management laboratory employee shall do the following: (1) Review the analytical results for technical correctness and completeness; (2) Verify that the results of each analysis carried out by the laboratory are reported accurately, clearly, unambiguously, and objectively; and (3) Approve the laboratory results by signing and dating the data package prior to release of the data by the laboratory. (c) The data package shall be kept for a minimum of 7 years and shall be made available upon request by the Bureau. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104, 26110 and 26160, Business and Professions Code.
(a) The laboratory shall calculate the LOD for chemical method analyses according to any of the following methods: (1) Signal-to-noise ratio of between 3:1 and 2:1; (2) Standard deviation of the response and the slope of calibration curve using a minimum of 7 blank samples; or (3) A method published by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). (b) The laboratory shall calculate the LOQ for chemical method analyses according to any of the following methods: (1) Signal-to-noise ratio of 10:1, at minimum; (2) Standard deviation of the response and the slope using a minimum of 7 blank samples calculated as follows: LOQ = (10 × standard deviation of the response) / slope of the calibration curve; or (3) A method published by the USFDA or the USEPA. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5730. Laboratory Quality Control (LQC) Sample
(a) The laboratory shall use LQC samples in the performance of each analysis according to the following specifications. (b) The laboratory shall analyze LQC samples in the same manner as the laboratory analyzes cannabis and cannabis product samples. (c) The laboratory shall use negative and positive controls for microbial testing. (d) The laboratory shall prepare and analyze at least one of each of the following LQC samples for each analytical batch within each set of 20 samples for the following LQC samples: (1) Method blank; (2) Continuing calibration verification (CCV); (3) Laboratory replicate sample; and (4) Matrix spike sample or matrix spike duplicate sample. (e) If the result of the analyses is outside the specified acceptance criteria in the following table, the laboratory shall determine the cause and take steps to remedy the problem until the result is within the specified acceptance criteria.
(f) The laboratory shall generate a LQC sample report for each analytical batch that includes LQC parameters, measurements, analysis date, and matrix. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5729. Laboratory Quality Assurance (LQA) Program
(a) The laboratory shall develop and implement a LQA program to assure the reliability and validity of the analytical data produced by the laboratory. The LQA program shall, at minimum, include a written LQA manual that addresses the following: (1) Quality control procedures; (2) Laboratory organization and employee training and responsibilities; (3) LQA objectives for measurement data; (4) Traceability of data and analytical results; (5) Instrument maintenance, calibration procedures, and frequency; (6) Performance and system audits; (7) Steps to change processes when necessary; (8) Record retention; (9) Test procedure standardization; and (10) Method validation. (b) The supervisory or management laboratory employee shall annually review, amend if necessary, and approve the LQA program and manual both when they are created and when there is a change in methods, laboratory equipment, or the supervisory or management laboratory employee. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5728. Post Testing Sample Retention
(a) The laboratory shall retain the reserve sample, consisting of any portion of a sample that was not used in the testing process. The reserve sample shall be kept, at minimum, for 45 business days after the analyses, after which time it may be destroyed and denatured to the point the material is rendered unrecognizable. (b) The laboratory shall securely store the reserve sample in a manner that prohibits sample degradation, contamination, and tampering. (c) The laboratory shall provide the reserve sample to the Bureau upon request. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code .
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5727. Remediation and Retesting
(a) A harvest batch or cannabis product batch that has been additionally processed after a failed testing must be retested and successfully pass all the analyses required under this chapter. (b) A harvest batch or cannabis product batch that failed testing only because of nonconformance with the labeled content may be relabeled so that the batch conforms with the labeled content. (c) A harvest batch or cannabis product batch that is relabeled by the distributor so that the batch conforms with the labeled content shall not be additionally processed or additionally analyzed. (d) A harvest batch or cannabis product batch may only be remediated twice. If the batch fails after the second remediation attempt and the second retesting, the entire batch shall not be released for retail sale. (e) Within 1 business day of completing the required analyses of a sample obtained from a remediated harvest batch or remediated cannabis product batch, the laboratory shall enter the COA information into the track and trace system. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5726. Certificate of Analysis (COA)
(a) The laboratory shall generate a COA only for each representative sample that the laboratory analyzes. (b) The laboratory shall, within 1 business day of completing analyses of a sample, both enter the COA information into the track and trace system and provide a copy of the COA to the requester. (c) The COA shall contain, at minimum, the following information: (1) Laboratory’s name, address, and license number; (2) Distributor’s name, address, and license number; (3) Cultivator’s, manufacturer’s, or microbusiness’ name, address, and license number; (4) Batch number of the batch from which the sample was obtained; (5) Sample identifying information, including matrix type and unique sample identifiers; (6) Sample history, including the date collected, the date received by the laboratory, and the date(s) of sample analyses and corresponding testing results; (7) For cannabis samples, the total weight, in grams, of both the representative sample and the total batch size; (8) For cannabis product samples, the total unit count of both the representative sample and the total batch size; (9) The identity of the analytical methods used and corresponding Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of Quantitation (LOQ); and (10) Analytes detected during the analyses of the sample that are unknown, unidentified, or injurious to human health if consumed, if any. (d) The laboratory shall report test results for each representative sample on the COA as follows: (1) Indicate an overall “pass” or “fail” for the entire batch; (2) When reporting qualitative results for each analyte, the laboratory shall indicate “pass” or “fail”; (3) When reporting quantitative results for each analyte, the laboratory shall use the appropriate units of measurement as required under this chapter; (4) When reporting results for each test method, the laboratory shall indicate “pass” or “fail”; (5) For representative samples obtained from a cannabis or cannabis product batch to which a content label is affixed at the time of sampling, the laboratory shall report the following on the COA:
(A) The cannabinoid content and terpenoid content as printed or written on the label that is affixed to the cannabis or cannabis product batch; (B) The cannabinoid profile and the terpenoid profile of the representative sample as determined by the laboratory as required under section 5724 and section 5725 of this chapter, respectively; and (C) The difference, in percentage, between the cannabinoid content and terpenoid content as printed or written on the label and the cannabinoid profile and the terpenoid profile of the representative sample, if any, as determined by the laboratory; (6) When reporting results for any analytes that were detected below the analytical method LOQ, indicate “
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BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL;§ 5725. Terpenoid Testing
(a) The laboratory shall analyze a sample of cannabis or cannabis product to determine whether the terpenoid profile of the sample conforms to the labeled content of terpenoids. (b) The laboratory shall report the result of the terpenoid testing on the COA both as a percentage and in milligrams per gram (mg/g) and indicate “pass” or “fail” on the COA. (c) A sample shall be deemed to have passed the terpenoid testing if the concentration of terpenoids does not exceed the labeled content of total terpenoids, plus or minus 10 percent. (d) If a sample fails terpenoid testing, the batch from which the sample was collected fails terpenoid testing and shall not be released for retail sale. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.