From Contaminated Cannabis Material to Microbe-Free Extracts: A Real-World Test.

The article reports on research initiative submitted to the Pennsylvania State Department of Health involved evaluating the effectiveness of solvent-based extraction methods for eliminating or substantially diminishing microbial contamination from feed materials during the extract manufacturing process. Topics include testing for the hydrocarbon extraction pathway and the carbon dioxide pathway; and Department of Health quality standards when contaminated plants were utilized as feed material.