When motorcycling, after checking the mirror I look over my shoulder before changing lanes because it’s a Best Practice. While 10,000 times there was nothing there, but 10,001 there was and it saved me. Quality Assurance (QA) for your products is also like that. A routine pain in the butt to do but critically important, maybe even life-saving.
From the very beginning I recommended that those who must be drug-tested not consume any hemp foods or products, seed, and especially hempseed oil and CBD, including my own. Why is that, when everyone else says it’s OK? Simply because Quality Assurance is not a one-time test; it is an ongoing process. Just because one lab test one time says there is no THC, it doesn’t mean that every single other batch wasn’t loaded with it.
While the max THC in Canada is 10 ppm, independent studies revealed products were 117 ppm, which is enough to trigger a 2-nano THC DUI. Over time it is inevitable that your QA program will fail, since humans are involved, nothing is 100% certain.
And it will be that batch that will get your customer’s life ruined: loss of career, job, children, and/or freedom. I don’t want a customer’s hurt because my supplier unintentionally and unknowingly screwed up QA one time.
You might say, “then don’t screw it up!” but the reality is that every single company can have quality issues, from the largest, most professional pharmaceutical manufacturer on down. Including you.
Even I had a product recall once for TofuRella to be honest, as did Dr. Bronner’s. Note that all hempseed foods and oils have been banned since 1999 for consumption by the military and law enforcement for this reason.
Manitoba Harvest cleans its seed quite well, so obviously it is possible to be a responsible manufacturer of primary hempseed products.
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