List of Abbreviations

∆8-THC ∆8 Tetrahydrocannabinol
AOAC The Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (a.k.a. AOAC International)
AOCS The American Oil Chemists’ Society
CBC Cannabichromene
CBCA Cannabichromenic acid
CBD Cannabidiol
CBDA Cannabidiolic acid
CBDV Cannabidivarin
CBDVA Cannabidivarinic acid
CBG Cannabigerol
CBGA Cannabigerolic acid
CBL Cannabicyclol
CBN Cannabinol
CBNA Cannabinolic acid
CFR Unites States Code of Federal Regulations
CI Confidence interval for an observed mean
COA Certificate of Analysis
CPHSO Cold-Pressed Hemp Seed Oil (mechanically extracted at <50° C)
FAP Feed Additive Petition (as defined by 21 CFR §571)
FDA-CVM US Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine
GLP Good Laboratory Practices (as defined by 21 CFR §58)
LOD Level of detection specifies the minimum amount of detectable analyte
LOQ Level of quantitation specifies the minimum amount of quantifiable analyte
MS Mass Spectrometry
ppb Parts per billion
ppm Parts per million
THC ∆9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC)
THCA ∆9 Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (∆9-THCA)
THCV Tetrahydrocannabivarin
THCVA Tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid
UHPLC-MS/MS Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with MS/MS Detection