The Cannabis Act and Regulations now permits the sale of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals. Businesses interested in securing a processing licence to produce edibles containing cannabis and cannabis extracts must, in accordance with the Cannabis Regulations, prepare, retain, maintain and implement a written Preventive Control Plan (PCP) for any activity they conduct in respect of the cannabis or anything that will be used as an ingredient in the production of the cannabis extract or edible cannabis.
A PCP allows you to identify and describe the biological, chemical and physical hazards associated with the cannabis product (edible or extract), document how you intend to control those hazards, provide the information you used to develop your plan, and demonstrate through records that you have implemented your plan.
When conducting a hazard analysis, all hazards that present a risk of contamination to the cannabis extract and/or edible cannabis must be identified and evaluated, and a determination must be made as to how these hazards will be controlled. preparing to produce or distribute edible cannabis or cannabis extract products, a major consideration should be food safety as the product is intended for human consumption. Cannabis manufacturers should enact a number of environmental controls to reduce the risk of contamination. These controls could include, but are not limited to the following:
Similar to traditional food manufacturers, a good PCP must include good manufacturing practices, in addition to, identifying potential hazards (biological, chemical or physical) in your edibles or extracts production process. One of the ways this can be achieved is developing a HACCP compliant program.
Cannabis License Experts offer expertise in developing Preventive Control Plans for all food manufacturers. Please contact us for more information on how to get started.
Under the Cannabis Regulations, anyone who holds a licence for processing (standard or micro) and conducts activities in relation to cannabis extracts or edible cannabis
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