CASP Annual Meeting 2023

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Cannabis Analytical Science Program AOAC INTERNATIONAL 2023 Annual Meeting Tuesday, August 29, 2023 1:00 – 3:00pm

Meeting Agenda I. WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (1:00PM – 1:05PM) Allison Baker (A OAC INTERNATIONAL ) will provide an overview of recent CASP highlights and a summation of recent Advisory Panel meetings. II. AOAC LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAM (1:05PM– 1:30PM) Shane Flynn ( Sr. Director, Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program, AOAC INTERNATIONAL ) will give an overview and update on the Cannabis and Hemp Proficiency Testing Program • UPDATES ON FIRST CANNABIS TESTING ROUND Danielle Lenoir ( Signature Science ) will provide updates on the first cannabis testing round results. • PROFICIENCY TESTING DEVELOPMENT – MICROBIOLOGICAL IMPURITIES Danielle Lenoir ( Signature Science ) will provide an overview of the microbiological impurities PT program currently in development. III. GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE CONTENT (1:30PM – 1:50PM) Conner Jeffries (ADDIUM, Inc.) and Jini Glaros (ModernCanna) will present information on moisture content determinations in cannabis and provide a historical precedent for using dry weight basis. IV. THE IMPORTANCE OF SAMPLING (1:50PM – 2:15PM) Polona K. Carson, Ph.D., MBA, (Neptune and Company, Inc.) will present on best practices for sampling of heterogeneous materials to the cannabis community.

V. PESTICIDES IN CANNABIS MATRICES (2:15PM – 2:55PM)

• COMMNUITY METHOD DEVELOPMENT ‘THINK TANK’

Julie Kowalski (Kowalski Science Support) will provide an overview of AOAC SMPR 2018.011, Identification and Quantitation of Selected Pesticide Residues in Dried Cannabis Materials, review challenges of the SMPR, and discuss the benefits of a community method development initiative . • RECOMMENDED PESTICIDE LOQs FROM ACIL

Joe Konschnik (Plus One Consulting LLC) will highlight ACIL’s work and basis for the recommended LOQs for pesticides in the GUIDE TO HARMONIZING CANNABIS LABORATORY QUALITYAND TESTING PRACTICES Guidance Document.

VI. WRAP UP AND ADJOURN (2:55PM – 3:00PM)

This agenda can change without notice.