Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 15726 - Certificate of Analysis (Coa)
(a)
The licensed laboratory shall generate a COA for each representative sample
that the laboratory analyzes.
(b)
The licensed laboratory shall ensure that the COA contains the results of all
required analyses performed for the representative sample.
(c) The licensed laboratory shall, within 1
business day of completing all analyses of a sample, both upload the COA into
the track and trace system and simultaneously provide a copy of the COA to the
Department via email at testinglabs@cannabis.ca.gov with a file name of "METRC
UID Number and Test Sample ID" and "Passed" or "Failed" in the subject heading
of the email.
(d) The licensed
laboratory shall not release to any person any cumulative or individual test
results prior to completing all analyses and providing the COA to the
Department.
(e) The COA shall
contain, at minimum, the following information:
(1) The term "Regulatory Compliance Testing"
in font no smaller than 14-point, which shall appear in the upper-right corner
of each page of the COA. No text or images shall appear above the term
"Regulatory Compliance Testing" on any page of the COA.
(2) Laboratory's name, licensed premises
address, and license number;
(3)
Licensed distributor's or licensed microbusiness authorized to engage in
distribution's name, licensed premises address, and license number;
(4) Licensed cultivator's, licensed
manufacturer's, or licensed microbusiness' name, licensed premises address, and
license number;
(5) Batch number of
the batch from which the sample was obtained. For cannabis and cannabis
products that are already packaged at the time of sampling, the labeled batch
number on the packaged cannabis and cannabis products shall match the batch
number on the COA;
(6) Sample
identifying information, including matrix type and unique sample
identifiers;
(7) Sample history,
including the date collected, the date received by the laboratory, and the
date(s) of sample analyses and corresponding testing results;
(8) A picture of the sample of cannabis and
cannabis products. If the sample is pre-packaged, the picture must include an
unobstructed image of the packaging;
(9) For dried flower samples, the total
weight of the batch, in grams or pounds, and the total weight, of the
representative sample in grams;
(10) For cannabis product or pre-rolls
samples, the total unit count of both the representative sample and the total
batch size;
(11) Measured density
of the cannabis and cannabis products;
(12) The analytical methods, analytical
instrumentation used, and corresponding Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of
Quantitation (LOQ);
(13) An
attestation on the COA from the laboratory supervisory or management employee
that all LQC samples required by section
15730 were performed and met the
acceptance criteria; and
(14)
Analytes detected during the analyses of the sample that are unknown,
unidentified, or injurious to human health if consumed, if
any.
(f) The licensed
laboratory shall report test results for each representative sample on the COA
as follows:
(1) Indicate an overall "pass" or
"fail" for the entire batch;
(2)
When reporting qualitative results for each analyte, the licensed laboratory
shall indicate "pass" or "fail";
(3) When reporting quantitative results for
each analyte, the licensed laboratory shall use the appropriate units of
measurement as required under this chapter;
(4) When reporting results for each test
method, the licensed laboratory shall indicate "pass" or "fail";
(5) When reporting results for any analytes
that were detected below the analytical method LOQ, indicate "
(6) When reporting results for any analytes
that were not detected or detected below the LOD, indicate "ND"; and
(7) Indicate "NT" for any test that the
licensed laboratory did not perform.
(g) The licensed laboratory supervisory or
management employee shall validate the accuracy of the information contained on
the COA and sign and date the COA.
(h) The laboratory supervisory or management
employee may request to amend a COA to correct minor errors. Requests must be
emailed to the Department at testinglabs@cannabis.ca.gov for approval prior to
making any corrections. Errors in results required to be reported pursuant to
subsection (f) are not minor errors.
Notes
2. Amendment filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 9-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-28-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative 3-28-2022 (Register 2022, No. 13). This filing is a deemed emergency pursuant to Business and Professions Code sections 26013(b)(3) and 26153.1(k). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-26-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (c), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11-7-2022; amendments effective 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26100, 26104 and 26110, Business and Professions Code.
2. Amendment filed 9-27-2021 as an emergency; operative
3. Amendment refiled 3-28-2022 as an emergency; operative
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-28-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (c), transmitted to OAL 9-26-2022 and filed 11/7/2022; amendments effective
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