Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-10-.02 - Definitions
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(1) "Aliquot ." A
portion of a larger whole, especially a sample taken for chemical analysis or
other treatment.
(2) "Chemical
Contamination ." The presence of inappropriate chemical substances, or
appropriate chemical substances in an inappropriately high concentration, in
cannabis and medical cannabis .
(3)
"Growth Inhibitors/Regulators ." Plant growth inhibitors are regulating
substances which retard such processes as root and stem elongation, seed
germination, and bud opening. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are chemicals used
to modify plant growth such as increasing branching, suppressing shoot growth,
increasing return bloom, removing excess fruit, or altering fruit
maturity.
(4) "Heavy Metals ."
Metals of relatively high atomic weight including, but not limited to, arsenic,
cadmium, lead and mercury.
(5)
"Perform Testing ." To conduct tests following approved procedures.
(6) "Private Testing ." Testing that is
conducted at the instance of a licensee by a third party or outside the
official capacity of the State Testing Laboratory.
(7) "Reasonably Free ." Falling within
anticipated and acceptable levels of defect or chemical presence with respect
to a particular standard.
(8)
"Residual Pesticides ." Detectible levels of any substance or mixture of
substances in cannabis or medical cannabis resulting from the use of a
pesticide; the term includes derivatives, such as degradation and conversion
products, metabolites, reaction products, and impurities that are considered to
be of toxicological significance.
(9) "Residual Solvents ." The remaining
solvent that is present after the medical cannabis extraction process has been
completed, usually occurring when the required processing and solvent-purging
methods or steps are not properly utilized.
(10) "Validated Test Methods ." A test method
that has been validated using ISO/IEC 17025 methodology.
Notes
Author: William H. Webster
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975 , §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.
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