Emerald Test Results Show High Standards for Inter-Laboratory Comparison Proficiency Testing
Emerald Scientific has announced the results for its 2016 Emerald Test, and cannabis testing labs earned impressive scores. Nearly 50 labs entered the company’s semi-annual Inter-lab Comparison and Proficiency Test, which measures a lab’s ability to determine amounts of cannabinoids and residual solvents in an unknown sample.
“This is a very positive sign for the industry,” commented Wes Burk, Vice President of Emerald Scientific. “Labs across the country performed better than expected and in line with testing parameters used by non-cannabis industries.”
Inter-lab Comparison and Proficiency Test (ILC/PT) programs measure how accurately an individual lab performs and also compares results among labs for an indicator of variability and how to improve. Used in many other industries such as food safety and pharma, the ILC/PT is a critical tool for quality assurance, and is now becoming a requirement in many certification programs and has long been a requirement for ISO 17025...
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