Hemp & Cannabis

• The first TNI certified/​ORELAP accred­ited Cannabis testing lab in Oregon
• The first ISO accred­ited Cannabis testing lab in Oregon
• The only cannabis testing lab in Oregon to offer addi­tional services such as nutri­tional and envi­ron­mental testing
• Leads the industry with ethical busi­ness prac­tices and perti­nent method development

Potency

Accu­rate potency results are crit­ical for final product formu­la­tions, defining safe dosages and legally defen­sible label claims.
Your product and busi­ness repu­ta­tion depends on accu­rate potency results.

• Potency- Basic Profile (all regu­lated cannabinoids)
• Potency- Extended Profile (includes over 25 cannabinoids)
• Potency- Arti­fi­cially Derived Cannabi­noids Profile (ADCs)
• Potency- High Purity: Pure prod¬ucts (>95%) such as Isolates and Terpenes.

Pesti­cides

We are the pesti­cide experts. Columbia Labs performs the most compre­hen­sive testing in the hemp/​canna industry, from seed to sale. See below for market-specific testing profiles.

• Glyphosate: ISO accred­ited for cannabis matrices. Commonly known as RoundUp™.
• Customized pesti­cide-profiles or ​“herbi­cide damage profiles” avail­able upon request
• Imida­zoli­none Herbi­cides;​“imi” type of herbi­cides such as Pursuit®, Arsenal®, Scepter®, Raptor®, and Cadre®.

Residual Solvents

When solvents are used to extract cannabi­noids and terpenes from the plant mate­rial, the residual mate­rial left in the prod­ucts is regu­lated with action levels to ensure safe consump­tion and inhalation.

• Residual Solvents – Oregon: regu­lated list
• Residual Solvents – Cali­fornia: Cat 1 and Cat 2 testing, CA MRLs
• Residual Solvents – Health Canada: avail­able for Terpenes extracts and infused products
• Residual Solvents – USP 467

Heavy Metals

Metals can be intro­duced at many control points and are carcino­genic at certain levels. Cannabis absorbs metals from soil, air and water, may become cont­a­m­i­nated during processing.

We test for metals using ICP/MS. We offer testing in many different types of samples including water, soil, extracts, topi­cals and edibles at very low levels of detec­tion, to ensure consumer safety.

• Heavy Metals Profile: Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Lead
• Minerals

Myco­toxins

Molds that produce myco­toxins are present in many crops, from nuts to coffee beans to cannabis.
We offer myco­toxins profile that hit any state require­ments for cannabis as well as an expanded profile that goes beyond current regulations.

Columbia Labs uses LC/MS/MS to quan­tify the following mycotoxins:

• Afla­toxin B1, B2, G1, G2
• Deoxyni­valenol (DON)
• Fumon­isin B1 & B2
• Ochra­toxin A & B
• T‑2 & HT‑2 Toxins
• Zear­alenone (ZON)

Terpene Profiling

Terpenes give cannabis it’s distinc­tive flavor and aroma. These compounds may enhance cannabis prod­ucts’ effec­tive­ness and define quality.

Micro­bi­ology

Columbia consis­tently scores at or near 100% in micro­bi­ology profi­ciency testing from the Amer­ican Profi­ciency Institute.

We provide AOAC methods for a wide range of sectors including:

• Pathogen testing
• Quality indi­ca­tors
• Sani­ta­tion monitoring
• Product testing
• Confir­ma­tion and consul­ta­tion for your in-house QC lab

Rapid return for pathogen testing. (2 Day Turnaround)

Services are offered a la cart and several recom­mended profiles for cannabis and infused prod­ucts are avail­able, such as:

• Profile G (recom­mended for topicals/​cosmetics)
  Aerobic Plate Count, Coliforms and E.Coli, Salmo­nella spp., Staphy­lo­coccus, Yeast and Mold
• Profile X (recom­mended for edibles/​ingestible products) 
  Aerobic Plate Count, Ecoli O157, Listeria spp., Salmo­nella spp., Staphy­lo­coccus, Yeast and Mold

Shelf Life and Stability Studies

Columbia Labs offers real time studies and accel­er­ated studies for raw ingre­di­ents and infused products.

You can customize analyses and intervals:

• Shelf life: testing micro­bi­o­log­ical cont­a­m­i­nants at inter­vals to estab­lish an expi­ra­tion or best-by date.
• Stability: testing potency at inter­vals and tracking the conver­sion of cannabi­noids over time, while control­ling envi­ron­mental factors.

Labelling

Columbia provides data for FDA nutri­tional labeling plus optional nutri­ents, vita­mins, major food allergens.

We also conduct analysis for quality para­me­ters, cont­a­m­i­nants, and preservatives.

• Pet Food – Guar­an­teed Analysis 
  Calo­ries (Metab­o­liz­able Energy), Crude Protein, Crude Fat, Crude Fiber, Mois­ture (Loss on Drying), Ash
• Oregon Cannabis Nutri­tion Label 
  Carbo­hy­drates, Calo­ries, Choles­terol, Sugars, Fat Sodium

Sampling/​Courier Services

Our trained sampling team is TNI-Accred­ited for Envi­ron­mental Sampling in Wash­ington and Oregon.

We are certi­fied to sample cannabis in Oregon and offer courier and sampling services throughout Oregon, upon request. To request Cannabis compli­ance sampling please fill out and return the down­load­able request form below.

Sampling Fees

• Option to waive fees with an analyt­ical minimum
• Range: $50 + $10/ sample to $150 + $10/ sample.

Test for CPDHE, CA, OR, NY, FL and Cana­dian require­ments- all with one ulti­mate profile.

• Solvent and pesti­cides MRL list
• Full­panel CANAM Example report
• CANAM Infor­ma­tion

We were the first Cannabis testing lab in Oregon, the first to be ISO accred­ited. We offer unri­valled accu­racy and customer care for OLCC compli­ance analysis.

From seed to sale, we accu­rately quan­tify safety and quality para­me­ters using:

• Vetted methods
• Advanced instru­men­ta­tion
• Strict quality controls
• Decades of expertise

Our services extend beyond state compli­ance require­ments, to repre­sent your prod­ucts in the open market with mean­ingful data. Services for hemp/​cannabis are ISO 17025:2017 accred­ited, as well as TNI certified.

We are CDPHE accred­ited, and offer more than just CDPHE compli­ance analysis, elevating our Colorado Hemp clients into new markets, while achieving CDPHE compli­ance and best practices.

• CDPHE Certifi­cate
• Testing through the supply chain