Journal 01 · Field notes · 9 min
The GMP-washing of extraction equipment
How a salesperson turns stainless steel into a GMP certificate, and what an inspector looks at instead.
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How an extraction lab’s activities divide between farm practice (GACP) and EU GMP manufacturing, and where the production rooms fall in between.
Which GMP rules apply to an extraction facility
The same room, solvent and extraction equipment fall under different obligations depending on what the extract will become. That question comes first, before any equipment decision.
EU GMP Annex 7, explained for cannabis processors
What the EU annex on herbal medicinal products expects of your premises, equipment and documentation once your work counts as manufacturing.
ICH Q7 and cannabis-derived APIs
How the international GMP guide for active pharmaceutical ingredients applies to cannabis-derived ingredients when they are APIs, alongside EU GMP Part II.
Advisory
Have a specific room or process in mind?
Tell us what you make, where you sell it and what you already have. A person reads every intake. We won’t tell you you’re compliant, and we won’t sell you a certificate.