SICPA Partners with Rhizo Verified for Hemp Authentication

SICPA has announced a new three-year partnership with Rhizo Verified, a US-based third-party hemp verification, authentication, and traceability solutions company.

With its new True Lot Verification™ Program, Rhizo Verified uses its proprietary software technology to create a trusted platform for hemp buyers and sellers to receive high-quality products. The programme uses SICPA’s latest digital and physical authentication tools as an integral part of the platform.

In the United States, there is currently no standard practice to provide buyers of raw hemp products with unbiased information about quality and safety.

When growing a hemp crop for CBD (cannabidiol) or grain/fibre production, selecting a suitable seed variety is an important consideration. While seed breeders can boast of their high germination and feminisation levels, there has been no professional way – until now – to verify that the hemp seed test results disclosed are indeed from that specific lot, said the announcement.

Rhizo Verified will close this gap in product verification by combining its True Lot Verification Program with SICPA’s Quazar^® tamper-evident security labels on hemp seed packages to maintain chain of custody and product integrity.

The Quazar authentication feature is paired with a QR code that uniquely identifies the product and provides vital seed information relevant to farmers. By scanning the Quazar label affixed to the containers, buyers can see accurate test results for purity, feminisation, and germination for the specific seeds they have purchased.

Through its comprehensive verification service, Rhizo Verified will go onsite to the supplier and independently sample the representative lot, send the seed samples to an ASOCA-certified testing lab, and secure the remainder of the lot with SICPA’s counterfeit-resistant security labels to ensure end-to-end security and integrity of the products.

The new platform was made available to sellers nationally at the end of March, 2021.