Quality by Design

Our technology has been developed in order to make the best of cannabis sativa. Every product by HemPoland contains the amount of CBD specified on its packaging and meets all safety standards for its category. This effect was achieved by designing manufacturing processes and methods on the basis of the Quality by Design concept, which arranges the production processes in such a way that high quality is built into the final effect by default. Our own analytical laboratory, which was established alongside our production plant, makes it easier for us to control hemp processing operations. We subject our extracts to follow-up analysis at each major stage of their production. Our experience in hemp cultivation and years of research allow us to consciously select the raw material for extraction in order to guarantee the quality of the final product – free of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mycotoxins and heavy metals.

Our first five-litre extractor, built in 2016 for the purposes of the first died hemp extractions at HemPoland, is still working. It is now a part of the equipment of our laboratory where we test new ideas for (not just) hemp products.

Green chemistry

CO₂ extraction is considered to be part of the so-called green chemistry. Compared to other extracts production methods, it is very earth-friendly. It does not generate toxic industrial effluent that causes environmental degradation, and the design of the carbon dioxide extraction machinery allows for its circulation in a closed circuit, which minimises CO₂ use and emissions.

This is because high temperatures degrade valuable biological compounds of the plant, mainly due to oxidation and polymerisation, which creates a dark and bitter taste, a characteristic of extracts obtained with the solvent extraction method.

Multistage extraction

The composition of the extract is defined not only by the conditions of extraction. Multistage separation allows for additional control over the final effect at the next stage of the process. A separator allows us to obtain extract fractions varying in the content of active ingredients and to create specific extract combinations for new, innovative products.

Modification of extracts

Changing market trends and legislation influence the demands of our business partners. These challenges are a source of inspiration for us to modify hemp extracts. We are able to refine the extracts to the level of insulated substances thanks to top-class equipment from renowned manufacturers. The first stage of “improving” the extracts is winterisation (dewaxing), i.e. removing roughage, which is redundant and in some cases even undesirable. Thanks to dewaxing, the consistency of the extracts is significantly improved without negatively affecting their qualities. In the next stage, the extracts can be concentrated via molecular distillation. Under high vacuum conditions, undesirable substances can be evaporated from the extract, without degrading important compounds and using any solvents.

Quality Control

The high standard of our products is guaranteed by the good hygienic practice (GHP) and good manufacturing practice (GMP) and HemPoland certificates, including HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certificate for the production of essential oils based on edible oils and cannabis sativa extracts, issued by Lloyd’s Register. All of the bottled CannabiGold oils and Terpenes+ products are certified with the V-Label quality seal for vegetarian and vegan products. Moreover, we cooperate only with qualified suppliers of raw materials and packaging. We accept and process them only on the basis of required test specifications.