Symposium on Contaminants in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry and Their Impact on Consumer Safety
Date: October 10, 2023 - October 12, 2023
Event Location: Virtual Only
Organized by: ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis
About the Event
The Symposium on Contaminants in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry and Their Impact on Consumer Safety will be held October 10, 2023 through October 12, 2023. The Symposium is organized by ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis, and will be held virtually. The language of the Symposium will be English.
Objective and Scope
This symposium will provide a forum for evaluating the current evidence and gaps regarding the presence and measurements of contaminants that pose a risk to consumer health and safety in cannabis and hemp products with a focus on evaluating the sources of contamination (including cultivation, plant uptake, extraction, processing, manufacturing, packaging, and delivery, etc.) and how they can be mitigated.
The information presented will provide a foundation for the development of new standards and specifications related to conducting risk assessments based on common sources of contamination in the Cannabis/Hemp industries. The information will enable sound approaches to identify and mitigate contaminants.
Topics for this symposium include, but are not limited to regulatory limits, standards development toxicity impact, test methods, vaping concerns and other relevant issues for the following contaminants:
- Elemental Impurities
- Pesticides
- Microbials
- Other Contaminants of Interest
Abstract Submission
To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 2 to 3-page extended abstract using the appropriate ASTM Extended Abstracts template provided in the Abstract Submission Portal no later than March 31, 2023. To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract.
To be considered, abstracts must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details with regard to results generated. The presentation and extended abstract must not be of a commercial nature, nor can it have been previously published in its submitted form. To be considered, authors must ensure their abstract is complete to allow for careful assessment of the paper's suitability for this symposium. Authors will be notified via email by May 5, 2023, of their paper’s acceptability for presentation at the symposium.
The extended abstracts will be included in the symposium program booklet, but will not be peer- reviewed or copy-edited, so accepted authors will need to submit material suitable for distribution.
Publication Information
Based on the technical quality of the abstracts, presenters may be contacted to submit a full paper for a planned special section of ASTM’s Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JoTE). You will be notified by June 15, 2023, if the Editors would like you to submit a full paper for the special section. Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers.
Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the special section are due online at the ASTM Editorial Office no later than October 1, 2023. The corresponding author will receive a copy of their paper in an electronic format. All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost.
Technical Program
A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by early August 2023.
Registration
Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the Symposium.
Technical Chair Contact Information
Robert Thomas
Scientific Solutions
Email: robert.james.thomas@verizon.net
Phone: +1 (301) 717-0900
Cary Black
CK Black Group, Inc.
Email: cary@ckblackgroup.com
Phone: +1 (989) 737-4486
Standards Development Meetings
Committee D37 you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and their future meetings, please visit the D37 homepage.