According to the webinar’s signup page<\/a>, the class will teach all about “data defensibility<\/em>” (emphasis added):<\/p>\n Data defensibility is a key issue in the laboratory. Laboratories reporting data for regulatory bodies are required to train employees in data integrity and ethics to ensure that data is generated using proper laboratory techniques. This webinar covers common indicators for laboratory fraud<\/strong> and addresses how laboratory management can implement strategies to ensure that data is defensible and complete. The webinar also provides best practices and establishes expectations for the proper methods of testing and reporting sample information<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When I saw that, I thought I’d go back and check in on how well ANAB’s accredited test labs are doing in this regard.<\/p>\n If you recall, we reported back in 2022 that one of those labs, Cannex RSR (also known as LettuceTest), got\u00a0itself into hot water<\/a> for the exact opposite of what ANAB is teaching, specifically, data falsification of lab results.\u00a0The cannabis testing lab’s actions were so flagrant that Nevada state regulators threatened a ten-year ban on LettuceTest.<\/p>\n When I sent an email pointing out this problem to ANAB’s VP, R. Doug Leonard, he thought he would pretend to be a sober professional for a few minutes and file my informal notice as a “formal complaint.<\/em>” Fine, but of course, they then handed this over to another<\/strong><\/em> VP (they have a lot of them<\/a>), Reinaldo Figueiredo. He dragged his feet for nearly five months and then sent a completely vague letter, saying ANAB had looked into the matter and did… well, something? He didn’t say.<\/p>\n A check into ANAB’s records, though, shows they re-accredited<\/strong><\/em> LettuceTest<\/a> to ISO 17025 a month prior to Figueiredo’s letter, right as the lab was deep in the middle<\/strong><\/em> of its Nevada investigation for fraud.<\/p>\n This then emboldened LettuceTest’s attorneys, who then used the ANAB accreditation as a legal defense<\/a> during official hearings with the Nevada regulators. Because that’s what ISO accreditation really is: a protection racket. If you pay your AB, they will help cover up crimes and smooth things over in court.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/anablabfraud.jpg\")
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