It took four years for Maine to issue its first recall of contaminated cannabis in the recreational market, but it only took two months for the second and third.
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has issued three recalls – and one recall expansion – for products that failed mandatory yeast and mold tests. And more could be coming as the office ramps up audit testing.
The office has released little information about the recalls, including which specific yeasts and molds were found in the samples, the level of contaminants (the limit is 10,000 colony-forming units per gram), and how the products made it to the market in the first place.
While the recalls are still under investigation, the office said in an email Friday that the products were contaminated in one of two ways. "Licensees have either made mistakes in how they take samples and/or use remediation and pre-treatment technology, or they have purposely neglected their responsibilities in these areas," the office said.
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