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The certificate of accreditation pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party accrediting body to the independent laboratory shall be available for review at the location at which the industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract is offered for sale or sold.E\n\nA manufacturer shall identify each batch of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an industrial hemp extract with a unique code for traceability. Julian date coding or any other system developed and documented by the manufacturer for assigning a unique code to a batch may be used. The batch identification shall appear and be legible on the label of an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract.F\n\nThe label of an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract shall not contain a claim indicating the product is intended for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, which shall render the product a drug, as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1). 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A.<\/span> An industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> that contains tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> shall be contained in child-resistant packaging, as defined in § 4.1-600<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> shall be packaged and equipped with a label that states, in English and in a font no less than 1\/16 of an inch, (i) all ingredients contained in the industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span>, (ii) the amount of such industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> that constitutes a single serving, and (iii) if such industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> contains tetrahydrocannabinol, the number of milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per serving and number of milligrams and percent of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per package. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> that contains tetrahydrocannabinol shall be equipped with a label that states that the industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> contains tetrahydrocannabinol and may not be sold to persons younger than 21 years of age. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> An industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span>, when offered for sale, shall be accompanied by a certificate of analysis, produced by an independent laboratory that is accredited pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization by a third-party<\/span> accrediting body, that states the total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration of the substance or the total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration of the batch from which the substance originates. The certificate of accreditation pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party<\/span> accrediting body to the independent laboratory shall be available for review at the location at which the industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> is offered for sale or sold. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A manufacturer shall identify each batch of an industrial hemp extract<\/span> or a food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> with a unique code for traceability. Julian date coding or any other system developed and documented by the manufacturer for assigning a unique code to a batch may be used. The batch identification shall appear and be legible on the label of an industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The label of an industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> shall not contain a claim indicating the product is intended for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, which shall render the product a drug, as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1). An industrial hemp extract<\/span> or food<\/span> containing an industrial hemp extract<\/span> with a label that contains a claim indicating the product is intended for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease shall be considered misbranded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLABELING AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 3.2-5145.4:1)\n\nA. An industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract that\ncontains tetrahydrocannabinol shall be contained in child-resistant packaging,\nas defined in § 4.1-600.\n\nB. An industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract\nshall be packaged and equipped with a label that states, in English and in a\nfont no less than 1\/16 of an inch, (i) all ingredients contained in the\nindustrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract, (ii) the\namount of such industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp\nextract that constitutes a single serving, and (iii) if such industrial hemp\nextract or food containing an industrial hemp extract contains\ntetrahydrocannabinol, the number of milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per\nserving and number of milligrams and percent of total tetrahydrocannabinol per\npackage.\n\nC. Any industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract\nthat contains tetrahydrocannabinol shall be equipped with a label that states\nthat the industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract\ncontains tetrahydrocannabinol and may not be sold to persons younger than 21\nyears of age.\n\nD. An industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract,\nwhen offered for sale, shall be accompanied by a certificate of analysis,\nproduced by an independent laboratory that is accredited pursuant to standard\nISO\/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization by a\nthird-party accrediting body, that states the total tetrahydrocannabinol\nconcentration of the substance or the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration\nof the batch from which the substance originates. The certificate of\naccreditation pursuant to standard ISO\/IEC 17025 issued by the third-party\naccrediting body to the independent laboratory shall be available for review at\nthe location at which the industrial hemp extract or food containing an\nindustrial hemp extract is offered for sale or sold.\n\nE. A manufacturer shall identify each batch of an industrial hemp extract or a\nfood containing an industrial hemp extract with a unique code for traceability.\nJulian date coding or any other system developed and documented by the\nmanufacturer for assigning a unique code to a batch may be used. The batch\nidentification shall appear and be legible on the label of an industrial hemp\nextract or food containing an industrial hemp extract.\n\nF. The label of an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp\nextract shall not contain a claim indicating the product is intended for\ndiagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, which shall\nrender the product a drug, as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. §\n321(g)(1). An industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp\nextract with a label that contains a claim indicating the product is intended\nfor diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease shall be\nconsidered misbranded.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 744, 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}