15 Miss. Code. R. 22-5.7 - Certificate of Analysis (COA)
5.7.1 The cannabis
testing entity shall generate a Certificate of Analysis for each representative
sample that the cannabis testing entity analyzes.
5.7.2 The cannabis testing entity shall
ensure that the COA contains the results of all required analyses performed for
the representative sample.
5.7.3
The cannabis testing entity shall, within three (3) business day of completing
all analyses of a sample, upload the COA into the seed-to-sale system. Passed
test results shall be in the Department's seed-to-sale system for a batch to be
released for immediate processing, packaging, and labeling for transfer or sale
in accordance with these Rules.
5.7.4 The cannabis testing entity shall not
release to any person any cumulative or individual test results prior to
completing all analyses and providing the COA to the Department.
5.7.5 The COA shall contain, at minimum, the
following information:
A. 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.
B. The cannabis testing
entity's name, premises address, and license number; cultivator's, or
processor's name, premises address, and license number;
C. 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;
D. Sample identifying
information, including matrix type and unique sample identifiers;
E. Sample history, including the date
collected, the date received by the cannabis testing entity, and the date(s) of
sample analyses and corresponding testing results;
F. A picture of the sample of cannabis and
cannabis products. If the sample is pre-packaged, the picture shall include an
unobstructed image of the packaging;
G. For dried flower samples, the total weight
of the batch in grams and the total weight of the representative sample in
grams;
H. For cannabis product or
pre-rolls samples, the total unit count of both the representative sample and
the total batch size;
I. Measured
of the cannabis and cannabis products;
J. The analytical methods, analytical
instrumentation used, and corresponding Limits of Detection ("LOD)" and Limits
of Quantitation ("LOQ");
K. An
attestation on the COA from the cannabis testing entity supervisory or
management employee that all LQC samples required by this Part were performed
and met the acceptance criteria; and,
L. Analytes detected during the analyses of
the sample that are unknown, unidentified, or injurious to human health if
consumed, if any.
5.7.6
The cannabis testing entity shall report test results for each representative
sample on the COA as follows: Indicate an overall "pass" or "fail" for the
entire batch;
A. When reporting qualitative
results for each analyte, the cannabis testing entity shall indicate "pass" or
"fail";
B. When reporting
quantitative results for each analyte, the cannabis testing entity shall use
the appropriate units of measurement as required under this Part;
C. When reporting results for each test
method, the cannabis testing entity shall indicate "pass" or "fail";
D. When reporting results for any analytes
that were detected below the analytical method LOQ, indicate "
E. When reporting results for any analytes
that were not detected or detected below the LOD, indicate "ND"; and,
F. Indicate "NT" for any test that the
cannabis testing entity did not perform.
5.7.7 The cannabis testing entity supervisory
or management employee shall validate the accuracy of the information contained
on the COA and sign and date the COA.
5.7.8 The cannabis testing entity supervisory
or management employee may request to amend a COA to correct minor errors and
upload into the seed-to-sale system.
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