California-based cannabis concentrates manufacturer Jetty Extracts announced on Tuesday that the company’s solventless extraction process has been certified under the state’s OCal Program, which certifies that cannabis products have been grown and manufactured under “comparable-to-organic” standards. Jetty will be the first brand to introduce OCal-certified solventless products to the California market beginning January 2023, according to a statement from the company.
OCal is a unique term for commercial cannabis products in California, comparable to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) and the California Organic Food and Farming Act (COFFA). The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has developed regulations for OCal certification of marijuana cultivators, while certification for cannabis product manufacturers such as Jetty is overseen by the Food and Drug Branch (FDB) of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), which enforces standards for manufactured cannabis products sold, labeled or represented as OCal.
“The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was mandated by state law to develop a program for manufactured cannabis products that is comparable to the National Organic Program and California Organic Food and Farming Act,” the agency explains on its website. “The term ‘organic’ is a designation reserved by the United States Department of Agriculture for products that are certified as organic, per the standards of the National Organic Program.” [Read More @ Forbes]
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