Putting Total Yeast and Mold to the Test with Jini Curry - CannMed 2024 - Innovation & Investment Summit

Jini Curry is the laboratory director at Modern Canna Laboratories’ Lakeland, FL facility, where she focuses on developing standardized methods for analyzing cannabis to ensure harmful toxins are not present. Before entering the cannabis industry, Jini gained valuable research experience at several well-respected institutes, including Emory University, the National Institute of Aging, and the University of Florida. Curry recently received her Master’s in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland. In addition to running laboratory operations for Modern Canna, Jini is also active in other areas of the cannabis industry. She currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for Analytical Cannabis and is a member of the CASP Proficiency Testing Advisory Task Force with AOAC International.

Jini and her team recently performed a study that compared the various methods for testing total yeast and mold. Their results showed that there is very little agreement between the methods, calling into question whether total yeast and mold is even a useful test.

In this episode we discuss:

Why states require total yeast and mold testing
The different types of testing methods and how widely the results vary
How labs may not be giving yeast and mold enough time to grow
Whether the variance in total yeast and mold testing lead to lab shopping
Should total yeast and mold even be a required test

Thanks to This Episode’s Sponsor: Modern Canna Laboratories

Modern Canna is regarded as Florida’s first medical cannabis laboratory and one of the most trusted third party testing providers in the United States. The company’s mission is to help set the standard for cannabis testing labs worldwide by providing the most accurate and efficient testing services, delivered with a sense of compassion, integrity, and moral obligation; and to attract and attain clients who value quality data that is verifiable, reproducible, and legally defensible. Modern Canna is the only Leafly Certified laboratory in the eastern United States and adheres to the industry’s strictest SOPs and quality control standards. Leafly assesses and selects laboratories based on the latest scientific technology, analytical services offered, inter-laboratory studies, data integrity policies, and the quality control systems in place. Modern Canna offers a wide variety of testing, rapid turnaround times, and consulting services to Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTC’s) and hemp businesses throughout the US. With over 27,000 sq ft of combined lab testing space and the industry’s most advanced analytical technologies to date, Modern Canna’s facilities are second to none.

For more information visit https://www.moderncanna.com/

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