AOAC CASP Meeting

Guardrails

Cannabis Content Areas

Step in the Value Chain

Industry Challenges and Gaps

Report Convene Engage

Examples / Comments

Ex: New growing environments (hydroponics), pesticide use, etc. A) Focus only on mycotoxins We will not Convene or Engage until it is federally legal in the US

X A

Good Agricultural Practices

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Traceability 

Grow

Regulation about growing/harvesting is not our speciality, so we will convene but we will not engage  sinceother organizations arebetter suited for that

Regulation

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Agricultural Science / Horticulture

Ex: Hydroponics, crop inspection, post‐harvest storage

X A

A) Focus only on mycotoxins

Good Agricultural Practices

Traceability  Regulation

We will not Convene or Engage until it is federally legal in the US

Regulation about harvesting is not our speciality

Harvest

Ex: Post‐harvest storage A) Focus only on mycotoxins

X A

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Agricultural Science / Horticulture

X A

Post‐Harvest Safety 

A) Only mycotoxins ‐ could be a module on mycotoxins in a short course

Analytical Methods / Standards

X

Traceability  Regulation

We will not Engage until it is federally legal in theUS

Extraction

X Ex: Comments to USDA/FDA

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Analytical Methods / Standards

X

Traceability  Regulation

We will not Convene or Engage until it is federally legal in the US

X

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Scientific Studies / Clinical Trials

Ingredient Manufacturing

X B      B) Engage only on how the science is under‐developed in this area and the fact that more science is  needed

Ingredient Functionality

Certificate of Analysis

X Part of QA/QC‐ Engage only on this topic for QA/QC

Guardrails, continued

Cannabis Content Areas

Step in the Value Chain

Industry Challenges and Gaps

Report Convene Engage

Examples /Comments

Regulation

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X

X

Product Description / Claims / Disclaimer

Product Design /Formulation

Package Design / Labeling

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Regulation

X X

Good Manufacturing Practices

Traceability

Wewill not Engage until it is federally legal in the US

Processing

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

HACCP

Packing / Shelf Life

Regulation

X

X

Consumer Education

Distribution / Marketing

Proper Business Practices Traceability

X X

Wewill not Engage until it is federally legal in the US

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Regulation

X X

X

Consumer Education

Point of Sale

Proper Business Practices Traceability

X

X

Wewill not Engage until it is federally legal in the US

Regulation

X X

X

Consumption

Consumer Education