The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted the voluntary recall of marijuana products, first announced on July 14 due to possible contamination with aspergillus or salmonella, after retesting found no contamination.
The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act and the Smart and Safe Arizona Act says if a product tests positive, the facility may ask the laboratory to send the original sample to a second laboratory. If that second result is negative, then the facility shall request the sample to be sent to a third lab — which is the result that will stand.
AZDHS laboratory auditors discovered that potential false negative
results for contaminants were reported by a licensed marijuana testing
laboratory.
The affected products included batches of Caps Frozen Lemon, Twisted Lemonz, and Ghost Train
Haze as live resin and concentrate, which initially tested positive for
salmonella, and Cherry Punch in plant and trim form, which initially tested
positive for aspergillus. Further testing found no comtamination.
AZDHS has received test results from two separate laboratories for the following products and brands that confirm they are negative for aspergillus and salmonella:
| Cultivator | Product Name | Batch Number | Product Type | Implicated Contaminant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabist | Cap’s Frozen Lemon | 041323-LR.CFL | Live resin, Concentrate | Salmonella |
| Cannabist | Twisted Lemonz | 041023-LR.CBN.1 | Live resin, Concentrate | Salmonella |
| Cannabist | Cherry Punch | 221116-02-40 | Plant, Trim | Aspergillus |
| Cannabist | Ghost Train Haze |