We’re extremely excited to have Nikki Fried, the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture on the third episode of our AccuScience Labs Podcast. Nikki discusses why she

Take a listen to our second episode of the AccuScience podcast, featuring one of the owners of Treadwell Farms, Jammie Treadwell. AccuScience Podcast Episode 2,

Stability studies are performed to predict the shelf life of the product by accelerating the rate of decomposition due to varying temperature, humidity, and light.

The global CBD-infused cosmetic market is expected to increase and reach 3 billion dollars from 2020 to 2024 according to some market reports. Since the

Smokable products contain CBD, THC, and varying chemicals such as propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, vitamin E acetate, and other flavoring chemicals. The quality, safety, and

Our first episode of the AccuScience Podcast is an introduction to AccuScience Labs President and CEO Dr. Harry Behzadi, PhD. The first episode features such

Studies have shown that the THC concentrations of cannabis-infused edibles are often not as advertised. This particularly poses a grave danger for consumers that use

Cannabis and hemp-infused beverages have unique challenges, such as stability concerns and differences between the hot, cold brewed and un-brewed. In order to overcome these

New results from studies show that Covid-19 can spread through surface and air. Schools, hotels and businesses are looking to find solutions to protect the

Avoid high concentration of heavy metals at the early stages of planting or during growth. A hyperaccumulator is a plant capable of growing in soil

Due to the high demand of Hand sanitizer during the Covid-19 pandemic as new brands have been rushed onto the market the Food and Drug

Monitoring, Pre-Harvest Sampling and THC Analysis & More Florida Law requires “Persons Cultivating Hemp must collect Pre-harvest Samples to ensure that Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol does not

Cannabis plants naturally produce what is known as phytocannabinoids. While there are many different phytocannabinoids produced only one is known to be physiologically psychoactive, Tetrahydrocannabinol or simply THC. The two primary phytocannabinoids in cannabis are THC and Cannabidiol or CBD. Hemp is comparatively free of THC at an accepted concentration of 0.3% or less whereas Marijuana is generally around 3-20% THC.

There are thousands of terpenes found in the plant kingdom, and more than one hundred compounds found in cannabis alone. Terpenes that are present in cannabis plants, and their concentrations, vary greatly with growing, harvesting, and drying conditions.

There are several potentially harmful solvents used when Cannabis plants are processed or extracted. They can be left in the extract/final product and cause harm to consumers who are using these products due to their carcinogenic nature.

Heavy metals are common inorganic chemical contaminants resulting from mining operations, automotive emissions, coal-fired power plants, farming practices, and industrial and municipal run-off, among other human activities. They affect water and soil and eventually end up in concentrated form in plants, animals, pesticides, and the sediments used to make fertilizers.

According to World Health Organization (WHO) Pesticides are chemical compounds that are used to kill pests, including insects, rodents, fungi and unwanted plants (weeds). Pesticides are used in public health to kill vectors of disease, such as mosquitoes, and in agriculture, to kill pests that damage crops.

Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxins that are produced by species of fungi, some of which are highly carcinogenic. Mycotoxins are a known risk within the food safety industry and have been linked to kidney and liver damage, reproductive disorders, and immune suppression.

What Is Water Activity?According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the thermodynamic concept known as water activity for a food product is “the ratio between