UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE), the ANSI U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) administrator to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 353, Safety, security, and good production practices of cannabis facilities and operations, is soliciting U.S. stakeholders to participate in the ANSI U.S. TAG for the committee.

Participation is open to all U.S. national interested parties who are directly and materially affected by all of the TAG’s activity. ISO TC 353 has the following scope statement:

“Standardization in the field of safety, security, and quality systems of cannabis facilities and operations in jurisdictions where such facilities and operations are legal, covering the supply chain from cultivation, processing, production, packaging, distribution, transportation, and retail stores for cannabis and cannabis products.

Standardization includes but not limited to terminology; methods of tests; cannabis equipment and their operation; waste disposal; air quality; good production practices; good manufacturing practices; security of facilities and operations; and related quality management systems.”

Excluded:

• fire protection of buildings and facilities (covered by ISO TC 21)
• methods of analysis of food products and traceability (covered by ISO TC 34)
• fire safety of buildings and materials (covered by ISO TC 92)
• quality management systems (covered by ISO TC 176)
• environmental management systems and monitoring (covered by ISO TC 207)
• cosmetics - good manufacturing practices (GMP) (covered by ISO TC 217)
• ·occupational health and safety management systems (covered by ISO TC 283)
• alarm and electronic security systems (covered by IEC TC 79)

Individuals who are interested in becoming a member of the ANSI U.S. TAG for ISO TC 353 are invited to contact Grace Callahan, Secretary of the TAG, at [email protected].