Regulation .19 Standard Operating Procedures.
Regulation .19 Standard Operating Procedures.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A processor shall establish standard operating procedures for all aspects of:
(1)
Inventory control, including:
(a)
Identifying and tracking the processor’s stock of cannabis in the seed-to-sale tracking system; and
(b)
Monthly physical inventory;
(2)
Receiving, shipping, and transporting cannabis or products containing cannabis;
(3)
Sanitation, including:
(a)
Storage of cannabis;
(b)
Maintaining the sanitation of equipment that comes into contact with cannabis; and
(c)
Good hygiene practices and the wearing of protective clothing by agents;
(4)
Equipment maintenance and calibration;
(5)
Handling, packaging, and labeling cannabis and cannabis products;
(6)
Reworking or reprocessing a lot if the processor receives a test result that the lot does not meet specifications;
(7)
Green waste procedures;
(8)
Security and visitor procedures, including theft and diversion procedures;
(9)
Storage, handling, and disposing of recalled materials;
(10)
Producing cannabis concentrates and cannabis-infused products, including:
(a)
Methods, equipment, solvents, and gases when processing cannabis concentrates and cannabis-infused products;
(b)
Use of solvents in a professional grade, closed-loop extraction system designed to recover the solvents;
(c)
Work in a spark-free environment with proper ventilation;
(d)
Following all applicable OSHA regulations, and local fire, safety, and building codes in the processing and storage of the solvents; and
(e)
If applicable, carbon dioxide extraction;
(11)
Decontamination, including but not limited to:
(a)
Preventing contamination;
(b)
Investigating decontaminating after presumptive positive pathogen detection; and
(c)
Remediation steps and resulting environmental analysis.
(12)
If applicable, producing edible cannabis products, including receipt of ingredients, storage, equipment maintenance, sanitation, manufacture, and transport; and
(13)
If applicable, co-locating with another licensee, including:
(a)
Sharing equipment and production materials; and
(b)
Maintaining independent and unique security and video surveillance control.
B.
A processor’s standard operating procedures shall:
(1)
Be available to each agent in a form the agent understands;
(2)
Be available on-site for inspection by the Administration; and
(3)
Accurately reflect the procedures used at the premises.