26 SEPTEMBER 2019
hemp
To welcome this new
capability, Cawthron
has developed reliable
high-performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC)
tests for Cannabidiol (CBD), Delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and CBD
and THC acids.
Cawthron Analytical Science business
manager Augusta van Wijk is enthused
by the industry’s possibilities.
“Hemp is increasingly being recognised
for its food and nutraceutical
benefits, and the industry is energised
to make the most of emerging
market opportunities,” says Ms van
Wijk. “With our recently extended
regulatory capability, we’re looking
forward to working alongside growers
and manufacturers to validate and innovate
quality, compliant products for
domestic and international markets.”
I N G R E D I E N T S
There’s more to your food,
our science can reveal it.
Cawthron delivers industry leading analytical testing,
reliable results and market changing insight.
• Method development & validation team
• IANZ (ISO) accreditation
• GMP certi ed for Nutraceuticals
• Label claims
• Food safety
• Export certi cation
www.cawthron.org.nz
lab@cawthron.org.nz
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CAWTHRON GETS THE GREEN LIGHT
TO TEST, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOP
products
Cawthron’s licence extension follows
updated regulations from the Ministry
of Health last year, that allow for
low-THC hemp seeds to be grown,
manufactured, and sold as food products.
The level of THC permitted in
domestic hemp-seed products is too
low to have a psychoactive effect.
The Cawthron Institute’s international
reputation for food safety excellence
means manufacturers, importers,
retailers, and consumers can have
confidence in tested products.
“At Cawthron Analytical Science,
we’re experienced in testing, researching,
and developing products
within strict regulatory environments
and are focused on quality control, all
while pushing the limits of product
innovation.
“Hemp seeds are safe to eat, nutritious
and do not have a psychoactive
effect. The de-shelled seed can
be used to make high-value milks,
cereals, flours, cosmetics, oils, butters,
protein powders, and premium
pet food.
“We offer ‘due-diligence’ testing to
certify the absence of psychoactives
from hemp derived products, alongside
other food and nutraceutical
analysis. Further to routine testing,
our analytical research
and development team
are ready to partner
with producers to
Cawthron Analytical
Science is now
offering its expertise
and services to the
growing hemp industry,
following Ministry of
Health approval for
their laboratory to test,
research, and develop
hemp seed products.
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