1. (a) A licensed laboratory shall maintain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the testing of the following:

   1. (1) Cannabinoids;
   2. (2) Heavy metals;
   3. (3) Microbial impurities;
   4. (4) Mycotoxins;
   5. (5) Residual pesticides;
   6. (6) Residual solvents and processing chemicals; and
   7. (7) If tested, terpenoids.
2. (b) Each testing laboratory licensed premises shall have ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
3. (c) A licensed laboratory shall retain, and make available to the Department upon request, all records associated with the licensee's ISO/IEC 17025 certificate of accreditation.
4. (d) A licensed testing laboratory may test items not regulated by this division if they comply with the laws governing the testing of such items. A licensed testing laboratory shall maintain separate and distinct records of their activities regulated by this division and their activities that are subject to other laws.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26012 and 26100, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect relocating article 2 from title 16, division 42, chapter 6 and renumbering and amending former title 16, section 5701 to new title 4, section 15701 filed 7-14-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 29). For prior history of title 16, division 42, see Register 2019, No. 3.

2. New subsection (d) filed 11-7-2022; operative 11-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 45).