Cannabis ERP

STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON STRATEGIC FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS EXPERT REVIEW PANEL ON QUANTITATION OF CANNIBINOIDS IN EXTRACTS AND PLANT MATERIALS

METHODS FOR CONSIDERATION: Conclusion: The Expert Review Panel (ERP) reviewed two (2) methods for cannabinoid quantitation, which were submitted in response to an AOAC Call for Methods issued on June 9, 2017. Methods Reviewed: Each method collected by AOAC for consideration by this ERP was assigned a set of reviewers. Methods reviewed included: • CAN-01: Quantitation of Cannabinoids in Cannabis Dried Plant Materials and concentrates Using Liquid Chromatography – Diode Array Detection Technique with Optional Mass Spectrometric Detection o Author(s): Lukas Vaclavik, Frantisek Benes, Ales Krmela, Veronika Svobodova, Jana Hajslova and Katerina Mastovska o Submitted by: Katerina Mastovska, Covance • CAN-02 : Leaner and Greener Analysis of Cannabinoids o Author(s): E Mudge, SJ Murch, PN Brown The methods were reviewed against AOAC SMPR 2017.001, Quantitation of Cannabinoids in Cannabis Concentrates and/or AOAC SMPR 2017.002, Quantitation of Cannabinoids in Dried Plant Materials. The decisions of the December 15, 2017 ERP session are shown below.

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