Protect your brand with supplemental pesticide analysis.
As the cannabis industry evolves, ensuring the safety and quality of cannabis products is more important than ever.
While Category 4 (Cat 4) testing may not be required, it has a very real effect on the safety of cannabis products. SC Labs now offers Cat 4 testing with the California Select panel at its California lab—allowing cultivators, manufacturers, and distributors to meet the emerging demand for products free of certain harmful pesticides that aren’t yet required in compliance testing.
More options. Fast results.
Add the CA Select panel to any pesticide test panel
- Target the 11* most common pesticide analytes used to evade DCC detection
- Avoid high-priced oversized panels with unnecessarily large analyte list
- Ideal for quality assurance analysis
Specialized test methodology for rapid, repeatable results
- High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
- Microextraction testing process available to screen biomass
Easy, secure access to your test data
- Fast cannabinoid testing turnaround
- Instant notifications throughout the testing process
- Customer Service Portal streamlines reporting and data management
* Panel size will grow as more critical analytes are adopted and identified.
What does Category 4 testing with the CA Select panel include?
Category 4 testing traditionally covers the following 11 pesticides, which have been deemed harmful at certain levels of exposure:
| Analyte | Common Name | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Buprofezin | Courier, Talus, Centaur, ZaProzin, Apple | Insecticide |
| Cyprodinil | Unix, Chorus, Stereo, Switch, Vanguard, Acanto Prima | Fungicide |
| Fenvalerate | Fenhit, Sumicidin, Prdrin | Insecticide |
| Fluopyram | ILEVO, Copeo, Luna | Fungicide for turfgrass disease |
| Isoprocarb* | Mipcin, MIPC | Carbamate insecticide |
| Methamidophos* | Monitor, Taparon, Filitrox, Tarn Patrole, Estrella, Nitofol, Swipe, Nuratron | Organophosphate insecticide, highly toxic to mammals, birds, and microcrustaceans |
| Propargite* | Omite, Mitex, Comite, Dhanuka, SIMBAA, Ju Zero | Insecticide to control mites. Sulfite ester group miticide that works on contact and fumigation |
| Propyzamide* | Benzamide, Clanex, Kerb, PH-315 Rapier, Ronamid | Herbicide, weed control |
| Pymetrozine* | Endeavor, Denevir, Fulfill, Relay, Sterling, Plenum, Chess | Aphids, whiteflies |
| Pyrimethanil* | Scala, Mythos, Penbotec 400 SC, Sari TF, Soleas, Philabuster 400 SC, Vision, Clarinet, Walabi | Pre- and post-harvest against molds, mildew, and rusts |
*NEW ANALYTE – new analyte, not yet ISO accredited
These additional tests help ensure your cannabis products are free from a wider range of harmful pesticides, providing consumers with greater safety assurances and meeting regulatory compliance requirements in your market.
Protect Your Brand and Consumers
Ensuring that your cannabis products are free from harmful pesticides is vital to maintaining your brand’s reputation and consumer trust. With SC Labs’ CA Select panel for Category 4 testing, you can confidently bring safe, high-quality cannabis to market, knowing that your products are compliant with the most stringent regulations.
For those wishing to test an even more expansive list of contaminants, we offer a Comprehensive Pesticides Test Panel, targeting 105 analytes.
Ready to ensure the safety of your products with our expanded Cat 4 testing panel? Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive testing services and how we can support your compliance needs.
Contact SC Labs to discuss Category 4 pesticide testing
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