Spectrum asks: “Is EU-GMP good for the cannabis industry?”

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ccording to a 2019 report by Ellipse Analytics and CBS Austin, up to 70% of 240 of the bestselling CBD products available online might contain harmful impurities such as heavy metals, chemical pesticides and toxic mould contaminants. So, meeting EU-GMP standards is not only critical for customer safety but also for business expansion into the lucrative new European and UK markets for medical cannabis products, with some governments (such as Cyprus) selecting suppliers largely based on their EU-GMP compliance
What is GMP?
The quality system and quality control
Personnel
- Facilities and equipment
- Documentation
- Production
- Validation of manufacturing and computer systems
- Qualified Person (QP) batch release
- Outsourced activities, including audits
- Complaints and product recall
- In-house inspection
Is GMP a barrier to trade?
Spectrum and GMP
regulations.Spectrum’s range of processing systems, which incorporate proprietary technology andrange from laboratory through to industrial scale, are tried and tested designs, having
benefited from many years of development by industry-recognised scientists and
engineers.Our partners include leading and highly-respected industry professionals from NorthAmerica, including Maratek, Chemtech Services Inc. and Evolved Extraction, enabling us to
provide robust, high quality, CE/CA-Marked and GMP-compliant equipment to any businesslooking to enter the market or expand their operation.
For more information on Spectrum’s systems and services, visit our website at www.spectrumtechnology.co.uk or find us at The CBD Show..
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