Application Note: Avoiding Contamination in Cannabis Quality Control Sample Preparation
In Partnership with Cannabis Science & Technology
Author: Paulus Artimo | Last Updated: October 2019
Overview
Patient and consumer safety is a critical factor during manufacturing of your products. In addition, false test results in product quality testing can lead to unnecessary scrapping of batches and product recalls.
Good pipetting practices using filtered and pure pipette tips help ensure contamination-free pipetting to prevent contamination during sample preparation, ensuring true test results and patient and consumer safety.
- Document type: Application Note
- Page count: 3
- Read time: 3 minutes
Key Takeaways
- Utilize sterilized, filtered pipette tips to prevent cross-contamination
- Adhere to proper pipetting techniques for accurate quality control
- Identify and mitigate potential contamination sources in sample prep
- Maintain consumer safety with reliable microbiological and chemical analysis
This Resource is Designed for:
- Laboratory technicians in cannabis testing facilities
- Quality control analysts in the cannabis industry
- Research scientists studying cannabis contamination
- Compliance officers ensuring adherence to cannabis regulations
Applications Supported:
- Microbiological analysis in cannabis testing
- Heavy metal testing for cannabis quality control
- Chemical analysis to ensure cannabis product purity
Figure 1. Cover of Application Note.