After issuing its first ever product recalls this fall, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy is urging producers to make sure they understand the state's testing and handling rules. Deputy director Vern Malloch said the office has determined some producers are sampling improperly, including by taking samples before the full batch is finished.
Malloch said that can lead to inaccurate testing.
"Treating it separately, and treating it differently than the rest of the batch. This is a significant problem, and something that cannot happen," he said during a meeting with producers on Thursday.
Malloch said some producers aren't maintaining video records of their operations for the required 45 days, making reviews more difficult. Still, office director John Hudak said the contamination that led to recalls was often the result of simple mistakes, not producers trying to game the system.
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