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OUR TESTING SERVICES FOR CONTAMINANTS |
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Test |
Notes |
Analytes |
Technology |
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Heavy Metal |
Detection of potentially harmful elements that may enter plants from the growing environment |
Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury and others |
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
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Pesticide |
Quantitative or qualitative detection of pesticides |
60 pesticides listed our example COAs |
Chromatography with mass spectrometry |
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Mycotoxin |
Detection of toxins produced by fungus, mold and yeast |
Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 & G2) and Ochratoxin A |
Immuno-affinity fluorometric assay |
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Microbial |
Detection of bacteria |
E.coli, Salmonella and Aspergillus species A.fumigatus, A.flavus, A.niger and A.terreus |
Automated-MPN, enzyme-linked fluorescence assay |
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Residual Solvent |
Detection of solvents that may enter and be retained in plant material following extraction |
Heptanes, Hexanes Butanes, Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes, Propanes, Ethanol |
Head space gas chromatography with mass spectrometry |
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Contaminants |
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MINIMUM SAMPLE SIZE BY TESTING MEDIUM |
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Seed |
Plant |
Extract |
Refined Products |
Formulated Products |
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All |
Oil |
Powder |
Solid |
Oil/Tincture |
Powder |
Pill/Capsule |
Edible |
Beverage |
Topical |
Soap |
Suppository |
Other |
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(ea) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(ml) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(ml) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
(g) |
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Heavy Metal |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Pesticide |
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2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Mycotoxin |
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2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
60.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Microbial |
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3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
60.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Residual Solvent |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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