Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS:MJNA) reported that its portfolio unit, HempMeds obtained nod from the ‘Denver Public Health Department.’ Its RSHO Blue as well as Gold hemp oil brands were affirmed as fit as potentially harmless foods that do not need temperature or time control. The subsidiary firm will need to present a copy of the letter along with hemp oil shipments to related retailers in Denver. It is a part of protocol that has to be followed by the company.
The expert speaks
Marcos Agramont, who is the Operations Manager of HempMeds, said that they appreciate efforts of Denver in acknowledging RSHO as a food item. As a result of the attempts with stability of the food product and packaging RSHO, Denver stated that no refrigeration is essential for on-shelf display of unopened tubes. It enables approved retailers the benefit to highly promote RSHO on outlets against in a restricted refrigerated display market. The new approval opens new marketing channels for the company as it will be able to offer RSHO to an extended number of cannabis and hemp retailers.
The objective
At Medical Marijuana, safety as well as product quality is important for the reputation of company, its clients, brands, and not to forget portfolio investments. While not essential, the Company follows the testing process wherein its hemp oil gets tested by two cannabis and food testing labs. Laboratory qualifications cover A2LA: ISO/IEC 17025, VASP and FSIS approved laboratories, USDA qualified lab and ASTA check sample program. Also, the lab should be ISO recognized for obligatory nutritional analyses.
The initiatives
Andrew Hard, a spokesperson for Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS:MJNA)a’s HempMeds stated that every consignment of hemp oil supplied by the company and portfolio firms is tested at industry-renowned labs. The batch number is matched and results are checked and approved. It is after that the final production of products starts.