What does “Certificate of analysis” mean?
A laboratory document recording the verified content of a specific batch of a product.
Certificate of analysis in plain English
A laboratory document recording the verified content of a specific batch of a product.
For a medicinal preparation it typically confirms cannabinoid content and screens for contaminants including heavy metals, pesticides and microbial matter.
Batch-level verification is the substantive difference between a prescribed medicine and cannabis obtained illicitly, where composition is unknown and adulteration has been documented.
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What does certificate of analysis mean?
A laboratory document recording the verified content of a specific batch of a product.
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