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Notes from the Stability Testing Laboratory – The Weather Girl.

I’m sure that many of you have, in the past, experienced the ravaging effects of hotness on your cosmetic products. I wrote about an experience I had a while back here and have since been mindful to remind my clients of the particular attraction that dark coloured packaging has to heat vs light. If that sentence has just had you going ‘wait what? Surely it doesn’t really matter what colour the…

What you first see when you purchase products like cosmetics, food, botanical products or some health supplements? You see the date of manufacturing, expiry, elements/ingredients used, and the foremost one is that the products have been tested and accessed or not. Of course, we do, as it is relevant for human safety and the product's potency.

Also, there are some federal laws and regulations that have made it mandatory for such products to be tested to ensure the quality and properly mentioned ingredients/elements mentioned on the label of the products. And this is for consumers to take proper buying decisions.  

The same goes for CBD products, consumers who buy CBD products for purposes like health and wellness also expect safety and quality assurance. And hence, to provide customers with accurate and complete information about what they’re getting, CBD testings get done by the industries. However, there are some limitations subjected to CBD testing labs that are certified in their respective states. Hence the companies go to third-party CBD testing labs.

Third-party CBD testing labs are independent and not affiliated with the manufacturer or CBD producer. Thus, it gives you neutral, unbiased, and transparent CBD test reports concerning the regulations of the state.

Curious to know more? Why these third-party CBD testings are important? What they prove? And how consumers know about the actual CBD product? All these questions will be answered in this blog. Continue to read!

Cannabidiol (CBD) appears to be available almost everywhere, and you've probably noticed. Right? It is used in a variety of products like food, oil, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, and animal health products. But according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), cannabidiol has certain levels of THC that defines marijuana and hemp. It means if THC level is below or equal to 0.3%, then CBD is simply a herb, but if it is above, then it is a drug called marijuana. The industries that's why also go for CBD analysis from marijuana testing labs.

Having a neutral and unbiased CBD testing lab report of CBD products is crucial and must-required to the growers and manufacturers of CBD products. And especially because of the factor that cannabis are not controlled by the FDA in the same manner that other products are.

There are several other reasons too that the reports of CBD testing lab and marijuana testing labs are important, so let's get on to them...

The Three-tier Process Of CBD Testing Labs

It might be the fact that there are not any particular guidelines for third-party CBD testing labs, but it has some three-step procedures to go with. And they are:

Entire CBD Testing - In this step, the entire CBD extract is tested to ensure the presence of pesticides, solvents, and decay or mold. It also verifies the cleanliness and safety to move the extract for further production.

Cannabinoid Content Testing - This is the second step in which the testers ensure the concentration of THC. It tells about the exact dosage of CBD within the authorized provided legal boundaries. This test is also accumulated in marijuana testing.

Verification - It is the final step in which after receiving the results from the above-mentioned phases, the tested sample is taken to another laboratory to verify whether the results come the same as coming from the internal testings or not.

What CBD Testing Labs Test For?

It's probably known to all that CBD testing laboratory reports to ensure the growers and CBD products manufacturers of CBD quality, but what exactly is being tested is as follows:  

1. Contamination - The CBD being a bioaccumulator carries an active radical to remove all the chemicals and toxins from the soil. Also while growing, cultivating, and harvesting, there are lots of contaminants that come in contact with cannabis products.

Thus, CBD testing lab reports identify and show the presence of these contaminants. As many contaminants are extremely harmful to human health. The CBD testing laboratories by examining these contaminants filter and eliminate them before the product gets sold.

2. Microbials Presence - Microbes such as mold, decay, and fungus are common to find in the water. And while the cultivation process of cannabis when it present in the water, these microbes can join cannabis. These microbes are also very harmful to human health and thus the CBD testing labs carefully remove these microbes from cannabis.

3. Heavy Metal Testing - The CBD testing labs also incorporate heavy metal testing which is pretty essential. Both cannabis and hemp are skilled in absorbing chemicals and heavy metals from the soil. But the heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury are dangerous for health in various terms. They can badly affect the nervous system and can produce a variety of cancers in the human body.

And to remove all such toxic and heavy metals from the cannabis, the CBD testing labs particularly filter it to give the safest product to the consumers.

4. Potency - THC, and CBD are often confusing products for cannabidiol consumers. Thus, the CBD testing labs considering the federal laws test for both THC and CBD potency. As many medical users look for high CBD: THC ratio, thus the test reports ensure the level of both THC and CBD for such consumers. The lab tests for other cannabinoids too, that covers CBDa, THCa. CBG, CBN, and CBC. These are mainly used for medical purposes and their potency displays on the product label after the results of CBD test reports.

5. Residual Solvents - To extract cannabidiol and terpenes from the cannabis plant, many solvents are being used. So there are chances of presence of these solvents leftover which can be harmful to the consumer. That's why the CBD testing labs considering such factors, test and deliver the accurate CBD product free from any solvent. But there are some extraction processes like CO2 extraction which not include any solvent. Still, to maintain the quality assurance, CBD testing laboratories do test the products.

What Defines Quality CBD Products?

The CBD quality product is so obviously the product that does not contain any chemicals, residue solvents, heavy metals, contaminants and which is under the limitations of federal laws and regulations. The quality CBD product for all the farmers, CBD product manufacturers, and consumers is the one that is legally authorized. The legal CBD is the product that meets the legal standards and does not cause any harm to human health.

The quality CBD product is tested through all the marijuana testing lab methods, heavy metal testing and other testing methods that ensure the buyers of the accurate product for which they are paying. When you get the safe, pure, and the superior CBD product that is tested concerning the before-discussed legal norms would be your quality CBD product.

Final Thoughts

In the end, to sum up, it can be said that if you are considering CBD products for medical, health, or whatever purpose, you must get the complete quality assurance and safety of those products. And to get a quality CBD product, the product must be tested and accessed through third-party CBD testing labs.

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