Medical Marijuana Edible Voluntary Recall in Arizona
Abstract
In January 2017, during a routine food service inspection at a local medical marijuana dispensary, Coconino County Public Health Services District (Health District) discovered that the dispensary was processing and bottling potentially hazardous food items, including marinara sauce, and selling the product as shelf stable. Prior to distribution, these jarred potentially hazardous foods did not go through any food processing review or testing for biological hazards. These food products posed a danger to consumers. Therefore, the Health District initiated a voluntary recall, which was the first time a medical marijuana-infused food product had been recalled in Arizona.
Authors
- Marlene Gaither, MPA, ME, REHS, Coconino County Public Health Services District
- Marie Peoples, PhD, Coconino County Public Health Services District
- Randy Phillips, Coconino County Public Health Services District
- Trish Lees, Coconino County Public Health Services District
- Jennifer Corrigan, REHS, Coconino County Public Health Services District
- Eric Bohn, REHS, Coconino County Public Health Services District
Page #: 8-10
Publication Month: March 2018
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