Marijuana Producers, Processors and Retailers Bulletin No. 18-01
To: Marijuana Industry Members
From: Washington State Department of
Agriculture (WSDA), Washington State Liquor and Cannabis
Board (WSLCB)
Subject: Five
Products Contain Undisclosed Pesticide Ingredients
The
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has detected residues of one
or more undisclosed pesticide ingredients in the below five products. The WSDA has
issued Stop Sale, Use or Removal Orders for these products, and these products
are not allowed for use on marijuana in Washington until further notice.
Several
of these products contain pesticide ingredients that are not allowed for use on
marijuana. Pesticide ingredients that are not allowed for use on marijuana
could result in the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) confiscating
and destroying marijuana if they are found on products above the pesticide action
levels adopted by the WSLCB (refer to WAC 314-55-108). In addition, pesticide
ingredients that are not allowed for use on marijuana could cause marijuana to
fail the Washington State Department of Health pesticide testing requirements
for compliant marijuana products (refer to WAC 246-70-050).
The
WSDA will be working with the registrants, manufacturers, and other agencies to
resolve this issue.
Fertilizers:
1. Bud Factor X, WA Reg. No. 1465-0111
2. Finisher 0.0083-0.011-0.0505, WA Reg.
No. 2067-0025
3. Honey Chome 0.5-0.5-1, WA Reg. No. 2800-0010
4. King Kola 0.3-2-3, WA Reg. No. 2800-0008
Unregistered Products:
1. Root Wizard, unregistered product
Action Required
Producers
- Immediately discontinue use of these products and
remove these products from the licensed premises.
- Advise all processors to whom you
have sold marijuana treated with these products that the marijuana may
have been treated with pesticide ingredients that are not allowed.
Processors
- Provide a notice about the possible
use of pesticide ingredients that are not allowed to retailers who carry
your products that may have been treated with these products.
Retailers
- Post the notice provided by the processor in a
conspicuous location on your licensed premises.
Contact
- For information regarding the Stop Sale, Use or
Removal Orders, please
contact Tim Schultz, WSDA, Phone: 509-533-2686, Email: tschultz@agr.wa.gov
- For information regarding the
registration of pesticides and fertilizers, please contact the WSDA
Pesticide and Fertilizer Registration Section, Phone:
360-902-2025, Email for
pesticide registration: pestreg@agr.wa.gov, Email
for fertilizer registration: fertreg@agr.wa.gov
- For any other questions, please
contact your Liquor and Cannabis Board enforcement officer.
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