Illinois Administrative Code
Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 1200 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACT
Section 1200.60 - Laboratory Approval
Universal Citation: 8 IL Admin Code ยง 1200.60
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) No laboratory shall handle, test or analyze hemp unless approved by the Department in accordance with this Section. A list of approved laboratories will be made available by the Department on its website.
b) No laboratory shall be approved to handle, test or analyze cannabis unless the laboratory:
1) Is accredited to the ISO/IEX 17025
standard by a private non-profit laboratory accrediting organization;
2) Is independent from all other persons
involved in the hemp industry in Illinois, which shall mean that no person with
a direct or indirect interest in the laboratory shall have a direct or indirect
financial, management, or other interest in a cultivation license or processor
registration;
3) Has employed at
least one person to oversee and be responsible for the laboratory testing who
has earned, from a college or university accredited by a national or regional
certifying authority, at least:
A) a master's
level degree in chemical or biological sciences and a minimum of 2 years
post-degree laboratory experience; or
B) a bachelor's degree in biological sciences
and a minimum of 4 years post-degree laboratory experience.
c) Each independent testing laboratory that claims to be accredited must provide the Department with a copy of the most recent annual inspection report granting accreditation and every annual report thereafter.
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