2019 AOAC CASP Book

INITIAL FOCUS

PROPOSAL

Food and food products Consumption of cannabis products is legal and/or becoming legal in a growing number of US states and in Canada. Consumable products include beverages, brownies, butter, chews, cookies, gummies, honey, edible oils, and more. AOAC proposes to begin the CASP program with a focus on food and food products. Potential areas for the development of SMPRs and methods include: accuracy in label claim potency; and/or public safety issues such as detection of pathogens and/or residual solvents. SMPRs may address standards for screening methods that may eventually become Performance Tested Methods . Hemp With the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the ‘Farm Bill’), the hemp-derived CBD market is projected to increase from about $591 million this year to $22 billion by 2022. AOAC proposes to also focus on development of SMPRs and methods for accurate measurement of CBD in hemp plants, intermediate CBD ingredients, and/or dietary supplements, as well as determination of CBD in pet foods.

Create an AOAC program, to be known as the Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP). Government, academic, and contract laboratories; technology providers; private sector organizations; and allied associations will form the analytical community of CASP.

POTENTIAL SERVICES

• Forum to reach consensus for science-based problems, i.e., product / commodity specific guidelines, speciation, best practices • Standard Method Performance Requirements (SMPRs) • Performance Tested Methods (PTM) and Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) • Laboratory operating recommendations (TDLM) • Proficiency testing • Reference materials (TDRM) • Training workshops

AOAC Programs

Examples of Matrix / Analyte Combinations

Accreditation Criteria / Guidelines

SMPRs Methods Education

Training

Testing Materials

Beverages

Cannabinoids Metals Microbial loads Mycotoxins Pathogens Trace materials Cannabinoids Metals Microbial loads Mycotoxins Pathogens Trace materials Cannabinoids THC CBD

Ingredients/ Intermediates

Pet foods

Hemp

THC CBD

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