Medicinal Compounds: Certificate of Analysis

Each production run is analyzed by independent labs to create a Certificate of Analysis that details and quantifies medicinal compounds. This COA must be made accessible to clients.

Medicinals Certificate of Analysis

Quantify Medicinal Compounds · Independent Laboratories · Readily Accessible to Client

Certificate of Analysis for All Products

Certificate Of Analysis for a product must be published on the company’s website once that product is for sale and until that product has expired. Good Practices and SOPs will then decide how long the COA must be archived. Ease of access and readability is imperative for clients to consult COA before product purchase. In order to minimize printed materials online access to COAs is preferable.

Each product’s unique Certificate of Analysis must be available to clients.

Onus is on company to provide the COA, not on the client to request it.

Listed below are the minimum attributes required for a Certificate of Analysis to meet TVCI standards.

Certificate of Analysis

Header

Company Name
Company Address
Company Contact Information
Title of Document

Designation

Name
Description
Strains
Species
Intended Use
Usage Instructions
Standard Employed
Certified Organic
Cannabis Part(s) Used
Catalog Code
Lot Number
Production Date
Expiration Date
Country of Origin
Grown Indoors / Outdoors

Image of Product Package°

Analysis

Each analysis type must list attribute with corresponding Specification | Results | Method

Medicinal Compounds Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

THC – IOL
CBD – IOL
Additional Cannabinoids - List - IOL
Cannabinoid Acids - List - IOL
Triterpenes - IOL
Flavonoids - IOL

Physical Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Appearance
Tapped Density
Particle Size
Ash

Loss On Drying

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Moisture Contents

TVCI Organic+ Analysis

GMO Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

GMO Yes / No.

Toxic Pesticides Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Full Screen Pesticides - 103

Metals Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Full Screen Metals Testing – 34

Plasticizers Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Phthalates

Microbiological Analysis

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Full Screen Microbiological Testing – 7

Aerobic Colony Count
Bile-tolerant gram-negative bacteria
E.coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella
Staphylococcus aureus
Yeast & Mold

Aflatoxins

Attribute // Specification | Results | Method

Full screen TVCI Aflatoxins - 5

B1
B2
G1
G2
ochratoxin A

Authentication

Analytical Laboratories

Name
Location

Authorization

Certifying Personnel:
Signature
Name
Title
Contact

Date Issued

Definitions

° product image – only necessary for retail packaging

Extraction Analysis and Residual Solvents Testing

Once Canada legalizes the processing of Cannabis flowers into extracts, distillates, edibles, etc. the TVCI Organic+ COA for these products will require:
♦ Analysis of Extraction Methods, Extraction Substance and Carriers/Additives.
♦ Testing results for residual solvents used during extraction.

While still under development, TVCI Organic+ testing includes 61 residual solvents:

Extraction Analysis and Residual Solvents Testing

Must be included in Certificates of Analysis once legislation has passed legalizing extracted Cannabis products in Canada.
Until then this information is provided for educational purposes only.