Medical marijuana recalled in Canada
Between August to October 2016, Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc. purchased various lots of products from Organigram Inc. and sold these lots to their clients under the name Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc.
On January 9, 2017, Organigram Inc. initiated a voluntary Type II recall, following testing which identified lots containing residual levels of myclobutanil and/or bifenazate which are not found in the thirteen pesticides that are authorized for use on cannabis plants under the Pest Control Products Act. These two ingredients are found in pest control products that are approved for use in food production.
The lots purchased by Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc. are affected by the Organigram Inc. recall, as test results for some of these lots may contain residual levels of myclobutanil and/or bifenazate that exceed any of the levels permitted in food production for these two pesticides. As a precautionary measure, on January 13, 2017, Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc. initiated a voluntary Type II recall of product lots sold to their clients that was produced by Organigram Inc.
A Type II recall refers to a situation in which the use of, or exposure to a product may cause temporary adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
To date, Health Canada has not received any adverse reaction reports for products sold by Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc. However, Health Canada recommends that any individual affected by the recall immediately stop using the recalled product and to contact Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc. at the following number 1-604-331-3434.
Source: Healthy Canadians