ANY NEW INNOVATIONS OR TECHNOLOGY YOU ARE WORKING ON THAT YOU CAN TELL OUR READERS ABOUT ? In addition to our new cannabis decontamination system ( the RS 420 • XL ), we are also developing food safety and viral inactivation solutions . Rad Source is constantly finding new life science applications for our patented Quastar technology .
WHAT ARE SOME STEPS RAD SOURCE HAS TAKEN TO IMPROVE ITS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ? Rad Source ’ s photonic ( light ) emitters are not single use but can be rebuilt , which in turn means we recycle the majority of the units as they age out as many of the parts in our units are reusable .
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP-3 SELLING PRODUCTS RIGHT NOW ?
• RS 3400 • Q ( FDA Approved for blood applications )
• RS 420 • Q
• RS 420 • XL which are used in the cannabis industry
WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS OR CORPORATIONS CHOOSE RAD SOURCE OVER THE COMPETITION ? Simply put , we are the only microbial decontamination system that can reduce the microbe load on a product to 99.9 percent non-detectable without effecting the cannabinoids , terpenes , moisture , or look and feel of the product .
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU ’ VE COME ACROSS IN MARKETING YOUR PRODUCTS AND HOW HAVE YOU OVERCOME THEM ? Our biggest challenge is the misconception about our technology , whether from not fully understanding the science behind it or the misconceptions generated by competition . Let ’ s start with Microbes . According to the National Institutes of Health , “ Microbes are tiny living things that are found all around us and are too small to be seen by the naked eye .
They live in water , soil , and in the air . The human body is home to millions of these microbes too , also called microorganisms . Some microbes make us sick ; others are important for our health . The most common types are bacteria , viruses , and fungi . There are also microbes called protozoa . These are tiny living things that are responsible for diseases such as toxoplasmosis and malaria .” When it comes to understanding the how the different decontamination technologies work , ozone and other chemical-based decontamination is a surface technology , meaning it only works on what it touches . If it can ’ t enter a “ tight compacted flower ” as an example , it can ’ t reach the microbes on the inside ( imagine blowing smoke at a clinched fist , the tighter the clinch , the less penetration of the gas ). Breaking open the flower for testing exposes the untreated inside of the flower and microbes that are still growing . In addition to not being able to penetrate to the center of the flower , ozone is an oxidizer that strips terpenes from the flower while changing the flower ’ s color from green to brown . Another technology is Radio Frequency ( RF ). This technology is similar to a microwave oven where it uses moisture to generate heat by oscillating H20 molecules . If moisture in the flower lot is uneven it can result in hot spots when processing that will damage the flower and could start the decarboxylation process from THCA to THC .
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After working in the growing legal Cannabis market for over five years , I can attest that of all the treatment methods and services offered for microbial decontamination , this is the magic bullet .”
- Large Grower
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