KRATOM
TESTING
Testing considerations for Kratom producers interested in ensuring a product that is safe for human consumption.
① POTENCY
5 Days to Results, 1 Gram Required
| Kratom’s Primary Alkaloids | Detection Limit |
| Mitragynine | 0.3% |
| 7-Hydroxymitragynine | 0.3% |
② HEAVY METALS
5 Days to Results, 1 Gram Required
| Quantitation Limit | Cannabis Limit (CO) | |
| Arsenic (As) | 0.020 ppm | 0.4 mg/kg (ppm) |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 0.010 ppm | 0.4 mg/kg (ppm) |
| Lead (Pb) | 0.005 ppm | 1.0 mg/kg (ppm) |
| Mercury (Hg) | 0.005 ppm | 0.2 mg/kg (ppm) |
③ MICROBIAL SCREEN
5 Days to Results, 1 Gram Required
| Analyte Group | Analyte | Sample Size* |
| Pathogens by BAX® or GENE-UP® PCR |
| + 1 gram |
| + 1 gram | |
| Indicator Organisms by Petrifilm™ or TEMPO™ |
| + 1 gram |
| *Each testing set should represent 1 pound of prepared material. | ||
Salmonella is an important risk to Kratom users. As of May 24, 2018, an outbreak of 199 cases of salmonellosis in which Kratom was identified of the likely source caused a recall of the product in 41 states.
Kratom is high risk for carrying Salmonella, possibly due handling practices of the countries where it is grown and processed.
Although Salmonella requires a fairly high water activity to grow, the bacteria can survive quite well in dried products, including Kratom leaves, pills, capsules, and powders. In some individuals, it only takes 1 cell of Salmonella to cause disease.
MBL uses Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to detect Salmonella in Kratom samples. This technology can detect as little as 1 Salmonella cell in a sample.
References:
CDC Multistrain Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Kratom
