 OLCC Recalls Cannabis Flower
Product Failed Audit Testing for the Pesticide Imidacloprid
Portland, OR -- The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is issuing product recalls for batches of cannabis that tested positive for IMIDACLOPRID (pesticide) at a concentration of 3.8ppm. The issue was identified by the OLCC audit testing using the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Cannabis Reference Laboratory. This testing was completed and confirmed on 12/23/2024. This marijuana flower batch was sold by three different recreational marijuana retailers – one in Salem and two in Portland – to consumers starting in July of 2024.
The OLCC is utilizing the state’s Cannabis Tracking System (CTS) to identify affected inventory and issue notices to retailers and other licensees to halt further distribution and sale. The product should not be sold or consumed.
The recall applies to the marijuana item identified below:
Produced by Atlas Farms (Lopaka Farms LLC) 020-10023254A23
| Product Name: GARY PAYTON FLOWER |
Harvested 06/12/2024; Tested 07/16/2024 |
Contaminant: IMIDACLOPRID |
Consumers who purchased the recalled product are encouraged to destroy them. The OLCC has not received any health-related complaints from the use of the recalled product. OLCC staff is continuing to work with retailer licensees to remove the products from being offered for sale. An investigation is ongoing to determine what caused the product to be transferred and sold to consumers.
Consumers with health-related concerns about a recalled product should contact the Oregon Poison Center at 800-222-1222, or their medical provider. Here is a factsheet regarding the pesticide Imidacloprid.
If consumers have other product related complaints related to this recall, they should notify the OLCC at olcc.recalls@oregon.gov and include any information they have, including the consumer’s name and phone number, or alternative means of contact.
Consumers with questions for Atlas Farms should contact Robert Wald at waldbobby@gmail.com.
POST THIS NOTICE FOR 30 DAYS
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News media needing additional information, contact:
John Brady
971-235-7561
john.brady@olcc.oregon.gov
Matthew Van Sickle
503-928-0273 (mobile)
matt.vansickle@olcc.oregon.gov
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