{"id":3325,"date":"2023-01-19T15:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T15:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formedlab.it\/agri-food-toxicology\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:47:39","slug":"agri-food-toxicology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.formedlab.it\/en\/agri-food-toxicology\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxicology for the Agri-food industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3002&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_single_image][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The hemp plant is a dioecious herbaceous plant belonging to the Cannabaceae genus and has many varieties both wild germinated and cultivated. Only a few &#8220;chemical varieties&#8221; can be traced to the species <em>Cannabis sativa L.,<\/em> the only one whose preparations have narcotic action. Cannabinoid active substances reach their highest concentration in the resin and inflorescences, and in lower amounts in the stem and seeds.<\/p>\n<p>The main cannabinoids are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tetrahydrocannabinol THC (active ingredient with narcotic action)<\/li>\n<li>Cannabidiol CBD<\/li>\n<li>Cannabinol CBN<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cannabigerol CBG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3385&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_single_image][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Hemp offers many industrial uses, including textiles, cosmetics and food.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Law of December 2, 2016, no. 242 <em>\u201cDisposizioni per la promozione della coltivazione e della filiera agroindustriale della canapa\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, promoted the cultivation and supply chain of hemp (<em>Cannabis sativa L.<\/em>), making it legal to grow cannabis plants upon the fulfillment of two prerequisites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>only for purposes specified by law and for the production of food and cosmetics, semi-finished products, useful products for bioengineering and green building, research activities, floriculture<\/li>\n<li>THC content must be less than 0.2%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, if the THC content is more than 0.2%, but within 0.6%, no liability is placed on the farmer who has complied with the legal requirements.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The maximum limits of total THC in food are defined by <strong>Annex II<\/strong> of the <strong>November 4, 2019 Ministerial Decree<\/strong> and listed in the table:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 168px;\" width=\"583\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>Foodstuffs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"199\"><strong>Upper limits (mg\/kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hemp seeds, hemp seeds flour<\/td>\n<td width=\"199\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Hemp seed oil<\/td>\n<td width=\"199\">5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Supplements containing hemp-derived foods<\/td>\n<td width=\"199\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Research and Dosage Analysis of Cannabinoids&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;90&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our laboratory is specialized in the research and assay of Cannabinoids on both plant material and cosmetic, phytosanitary and agri-food products.<\/p>\n<p>Analyses are carried out on GC-FID or GC-MS system (gas chromatography with flame ionization detector and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry) as indicated by EU Recommendation 2016\/2115 and EU Delegated Regulation 2017\/1155 (Annex I).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our experts also offer forensic non-toxicological advice in relation to current regulations on the production and sale of Cannabinoid-based products.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Our staff is available for information.<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>You can email for.med.lab.srl@gmail.com or call +39 3669641562<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Reference regulations&#8221; color=&#8221;green&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;90&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Law of December 2, 2016, no. 242 \u201c<em>Disposizioni per la promozione della coltivazione e della filiera agroindustriale della canapa<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016\/2115 of December 1, 2016 on the monitoring of the presence of \u03949-tetrahydrocannabinol, its precursors and other cannabis derivatives in foods<\/p>\n<p>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017\/1155 of February 15, 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 639\/2014<\/p>\n<p>Decree of November 4, 2019 \u201c<em>Definizione di livelli massimi di tetraidrocannabinolo<\/em> <em>(THC) negli alimenti\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3002&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_single_image][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The hemp plant is a dioecious herbaceous plant belonging to the Cannabaceae genus and has many varieties both wild germinated and cultivated. 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