CANNABIS PESTICIDE TESTING
In 2017, in Colorado, more than 100,000 units of cannabis edibles, budders, live resins, waxes and vape pen cartridges were voluntarily recalled after residues of banned pesticides were found in the products. The CO state Department of Agriculture found that the affected cannabis-infused products contained trace amounts of Imidacloprid, Myclobutanil, Etoxazol, and Spiromesifin – all of which have been linked to harmful side effects.
At AgriScience Labs, we perform reliable cannabis pesticide testing on state-of-art liquid chromatography, triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers (LC-MS/MS). Our method has been validated for all flower and concentrate samples, so we can help you with all your regulation-required testing. We are state certified to test for all the regulated pesticides listed below:
| Substance | Action Limit (ppm, µg/g) |
| Total Abamectin (Avermectin B1a and Avermectin B1b) | 0.07 |
| Azoxystrobin | 0.02 |
| Bifenazate | 0.02 |
| Etoxazole | 0.01 |
| Imazalil | 0.04 |
| Malathion | 0.05 |
| Myclobutanil | 0.04 |
| Total Permethrin (cis-Permethrin and trans-Permethrin) | 0.04 |
| Total Spinosad (Spinosyn A, and Spinosan-D | 0.06 |
| Spiromesifen | 0.03 |
| Spirotetramat | 0.02 |
| Tebuconazole | 0.01 |
In addition, unlike other labs, we only require 1.5 grams for our pesticides in cannabis testing, which means that you will likely not need to send a sample size larger than the MED minimums.
Moving into a new location? Seeing positive hits for pesticides in your samples? Ask us about our swabbing service. We travel to your location to collect the unseen pesticide residues from the surfaces in your facility.
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