The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“WSLCB”) sent an alert on Thursday, April 6, notifying cannabis licensees of a pattern of pesticide testing failures in Okanogan County. The WSLCB detected several instances of products containing dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (“DDE”) through random pesticide testing and many exceed action levels.
The WSLCB is taking the following immediate action to address the issue, which will specifically affect 18 licensees in Okanogan County:
“Placing administrative holds on licensees in the affected geographic area with above actionable limits of DDE; Upon confirmation that DDE exists in the soil in this region, placing administrative holds on all licensees in the geographic area; Requesting a list of all products distributed since August 2022 from all licensees in the geographic area; Securing and testing on-shelf products from all 18 licensees in the geographical area; and Requesting the licensees in the geographic area with DDE tests above actionable limits conduct a licensee-initiated recall on all products.” What is DDE?
DDE is a derivative chemical that forms following the breakdown of the infamous “DDT” (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was widely used in the U.S. as a pesticide until it was banned in 1972. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Microorganisms
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