CBDTQM GUIDELINES

Pacific Roots and its leading CBD manufacturing team and partners have worked together to develop CBD industry guidelines, CBDTQM (CBD Total Quality Manufacturing).

Why did we do this? Since the CBD industry was started by a grassroots movement there have been few industry standards. One may think with the growing popularity of CBD this industry has developed alongside government regulators quality standards and guidelines, or that just saying a product is made in a GMP facility means that it is “good to go”. Unfortunately, this quality mark on manufacturing CBD products hasn’t been developed. The below CBDTQM guidelines have been developed in partnership with Pacific Roots to become the defacto standard in the CBD industry showcasing the highest quality in manufacturing. Pacific Roots has met all the following CBDTQM guidelines.

WHAT DO THE CBDTQM GUIDELINES STAND FOR?

Government Licensing Permits and Insurance:

• Manufacturing facility has an active Department of Agriculture state approved hemp permit.
• All partner manufacturing facilities have an active Department of Agriculture state approved hemp permit.
• Retail company has an active Department of Agriculture hemp permit for selling and distributing hemp and CBD.
• All entities in the manufacturing, distribution, and selling of hemp and CBD have a current Certificate of Liability Insurance.

Certified Manufacturing:

• When appropriate products are manufactured in a cGMP manufacturing facility.*
• When appropriate products are manufactured in an FDA registered facility.*
• When appropriate products are manufactured in a food safety certified manufacturing facility.*

*Not all products require these specific types of facilities given their nature.

Quality Ingredients:

• cGMP raw oil used when available.*
• Full spectrum and broad spectrum CBD distillate oils will have a high count of minor cannabinoids. This is defined as at least three different minor cannabinoids (beyond cannabidiol) in the raw hemp distillate oil.
• All hemp farmed is organically grown in the USA.
• All hemp and CBD are non-GMO.
• All ingredients are gluten free.
• The CBD in each product has tracabily to a USA farm.

*New products are produced in facilities working on obtaining GMP.

Testing Process:

• • • All CBD oil used in manufacturing end products goes through at least 2 different phases of third-party product testing for cannabinoid potency.
    • All CBD oil used in manufacturing end products goes through a third-party full-panel test that includes testing of: potency, pesticides, and residual solvents.
    • All third-party tests are done by accredited or ISO certified cannabinoid testing laboratories.
    • No animal testing on the raw CBD oil or end products.

Manufacturing Process:

• • • Manufacturing follows cGMP guidelines.
    • Standard Operating Procedures are formalized and written.
    • Product recall action plan is formalized and written.
    • All products are manufactured with infused cannabinoids (not sprayed).
    • Product formulations are done by a product chemist with final oversight by a Medical Director.
    • All products are evaluated for health and wellness by a Medical Director.
    • All products are made in the USA.
    • All products have a batch level third-party Certificate of Analysis.
    • Quality check though manufacturing and final quality check during product shipment.