Solvents are typically introduced into cannabis products during extraction and purification processes. Although the number of solvents used in cannabis processing are few, impurities in those solvents or cross contamination can introduce other unexpected contaminants. Drying and purging of gases removes most of these from cannabis extracts, but certain sample types can be more challenging to address, leading to out-of-compliance products. Each state’s residual solvent list and limits vary, adding regulatory complexity to the challenges faced by product manufacturers.
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Overlaid MRM chromatograms of residual solvents analyzed by HS APGC-MS/MS.
Quantitation results for trichloroethene in a hemp oil PT sample.
