Hemp Industry in China

China's Hemp Industry Boom

by Tyler Sewell
20 September, 2017
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Hemp is King in China

The rise of the hemp industry in China was to be expected. After all, when the American Tobacco industry tanked, the sheer volume of Chinese smokers picked up the economic difference. The progression from Tobacco to Hemp is rather natural. The crops are farmed the same way, but hemp makes harvesting a little easier. So, what changed for China?

What helps China support the industry is its multitude of climates across its varied regions. After China outlawed cannabis possession in 1985, certain fringe farmers on the border with Russia were allowed to cultivate industrial hemp product.

Out of the rise in industrial hemp for a single province came a rallying cry. If a single province can overproduce the crop, then why not sell it to the world?

Half of All Legal Hemp Comes from China

American remains the biggest importer of Chinese hemp. That's not hard to imagine when you consider that China is now producing half of the world's legal hemp.

While America is slowly playing catch-up to international gains, it's wise to understand how China was able to develop such immense cultivation. They had decades of engaging in textile need and other profit sources in regions that were undeveloped or unable to compete with nearby superpowers.

But, why does so much Chinese hemp go to the global market?

Hemp from China

Chinese Hemp Raises Concerns

What this foreign influx does is put more pressure for regulation from the federal government. The FDA is already open soliciting the public on changing the classification for CBD.

What a sudden rise in mystery foreign crop does is cast doubt on what is or isn't consumer grade quality. The greater the Chinese hemp boom becomes, the greater demand for product safety is cast upon the United States.

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We believe you deserve to know exactly what’s in your supplements—and what’s not. At Ananda Hemp, every ingredient and finished product is tested by third party, ISO certified laboratories to ensure Quality, Purity, and Potency.

Our Quality Control Mission

Our mission is to bring our customers the absolute highest standard of care in the hemp industry. To do this, transparency is key.

We source all of our CBD rich extract directly from the Kentucky farmers we stand side-by-side with in the field and, in fact, you can see the exact lot # of raw extract material that was processed in our extraction facility on the batch record located at the top portion of your product COA.

Additionally, that same batch record will also contain a list of every ingredient that is in your product as well as its supplier, and its unique lot identification number all of which are tested rigorously before production completion.

By the time you’ve purchased your product it has undergone 18 points of testing and inspection.
Understanding Your Batch Sheet

Once you’ve entered your batch ID number, the first thing you will see is your batch cover sheet. This will confirm the date in which your product was manufactured and list every single ingredient in your product as well as the manufacturers of these ingredients.

With the Batch ID, You will see which "Lot" of specific Ananda Hemp extract was used to make your product. This lot code (same as Batch ID) can be traced back directly to the farmer who grew your hemp.
Potency, Purity, and Compliance

Calculating cannabinoid percentages can be confusing at first. It is our goal to ensure you're not only receiving as much CBD as you deserve in each product, but that you feel comfortable knowing your product is pure, efficacious, and legal per the federal guidelines established under the 2018 farm bill (less than 0.3% THC)

Our COAs report cannabinoid potency based on weighted concentrations in milligram (mg) per milliliter (ml). There are 1,000 milligrams per milliliter; for example, Lot #XXXX of our 600mg product contains 20mg/ml (20mg x 30ml per bottle = 600mg)

20mg per ml for our 600mg product would equal 2% total CBD concentration.

1.5mg per ml would equal .15% total concentration.

*THC is defined by this formula:Delta9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (D9THC) + Tetrahydrocannabolic acid (THCA) x .887%

You may also see a unique profile of terpenes on your COA. These are aromatic compounds that increase the sensory experience of your product and may even increase the overall "entourage effect"
Microbial Testing

It is important that your product is free from unwanted microbial matter that can cause sickness. These microbes are quantified in colony forming units (CFU’s). We ensure your product is completely free from bacteria E. Coli, Salmonella, and fungus such as Aspergillus.
Pesticides and Residual Solvents

Ananda Hemp tests for 24 pesticides that are common in the use of cannabis cultivation down to a level of 10 parts per billion (ppb). We also test for class I, II, and III residual solvents. Each class of solvent is given a different pass/fail rate based on its class.
Heavy Metals Testing

Our heavy metals panel includes, lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium. We test these metals down to a level of 39 parts per billion (ppb) and recommend a pass/fail rate that is 4x more stringent than guidance presented by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and 12x more stringent than guidance provided by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).