California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 19 - Department of Cannabis Control › Chapter 6 - Testing Laboratories › Article 5 - Laboratory Testing and Reporting › Section 15719 - Residual Pesticides Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensed laboratory shall analyze at minimum 0.5 grams of the representative
				  sample of cannabis and cannabis products to determine whether residual
				  pesticides are present.
(b) The
				  licensed laboratory shall report whether any Category I Residual Pesticides are
				  detected above the limit of detection (LOD) and shall report the result of the
				  Category II Residual Pesticides testing in unit micrograms per gram
				  (µg/g) on the COA. The laboratory shall indicate "pass" or "fail" on the
				  COA.
(c) The licensed laboratory
				  shall establish a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.10 µg/g or lower for
				  all Category I Residual Pesticides.
(d) The sample shall be deemed to have passed
				  the residual pesticides testing if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The presence of any residual pesticide
				  listed in the following tables in Category I are not detected, and
(2) The presence of any residual pesticide
				  listed in the following tables in Category II does not exceed the indicated
				  action levels.
Category I Residual
							 Pesticide
CAS No.
Aldicarb
116-06-3
Carbofuran
1563-66-2
Chlordane
57-74-9
Chlorfenapyr
122453-73-0
Chlorpyrifos
2921-88-2
Coumaphos
56-72-4
Daminozide
1596-84-5
DDVP (Dichlorvos)
62-73-7
Dimethoate
60-51-5
Ethoprop(hos)
13194-48-4
Etofenprox
80844-07-1
Fenoxycarb
72490-01-8
Fipronil
120068-37-3
Imazalil
35554-44-0
Methiocarb
2032-65-7
Methyl parathion
298-00-0
Mevinphos
7786-34-7
Paclobutrazol
76738-62-0
Propoxur
114-26-1
Spiroxamine
118134-30-8
Thiacloprid
11988-49-9
Category II Residual
							 Pesticide
CAS No.
Action Level (µg/g) for Inhalable
							 Cannabis and Cannabis Products
Action Level (µg/g) for
							 Non-Inhalable Cannabis Products
Abamectin
71751-41-2
0.1
0.3
Acephate
30560-19-1
0.1
5
Acequinocyl
57960-19-7
0.1
4
Acetamiprid
135410-20-7
0.1
5
Azoxystrobin
131860-33-8
0.1
40
Bifenazate
149877-41-8
0.1
5
Bifenthrin
82657-04-3
3
0.5
Boscalid
188425-85-6
0.1
10
Captan
133-06-2
0.7
5
Carbaryl
63-25-2
0.5
0.5
Chlorantraniliprole
500008-45-7
10
40
Clofentezine
74115-24-5
0.1
0.5
Cyfluthrin
68359-37-5
2
1
Cypermethrin
52315-07-8
1
1
Diazinon
333-41-5
0.1
0.2
Dimethomorph
110488-70-5
2
20
Etoxazole
153233-91-1
0.1
1.5
Fenhexamid
126833-17-8
0.1
10
Fenpyroximate
111812-58-9
0.1
2
Flonicamid
158062-67-0
0.1
2
Fludioxonil
131341-86-1
0.1
30
Hexythiazox
78587-05-0
0.1
2
Imidacloprid
138261-41-3
5
3
Kresoxim-methyl
143390-89-0
0.1
1
Malathion
121-75-5
0.5
5
Metalaxyl
57837-19-1
2
15
Methomyl
16752-77-5
1
0.1
Myclobutanil
88671-89-0
0.1
9
Naled
300-76-5
0.1
0.5
Oxamyl
23135-22-0
0.5
0.2
Pentachloronitrobenzene
82-68-8
0.1
0.2
Permethrin
52645-53-1
0.5
20
Phosmet
732-11-6
0.1
0.2
Piperonylbutoxide
51-03-6
3
8
Prallethrin
23031-36-9
0.1
0.4
Propiconazole
60207-90-1
0.1
20
Pyrethrins
8003-34-7
0.5
1
Pyridaben
96489-71-3
0.1
3
Spinetoram
187166-15-0, 187166-40-1
0.1
3
Spinosad
131929-60-7, 131929-63-0
0.1
3
Spiromesifen
283594-90-1
0.1
12
Spirotetramat
203313-25-1
0.1
13
Tebuconazole
107534-96-3
0.1
2
Thiamethoxam
153719-23-4
5
4.5
Trifloxystrobin
141517-21-7
0.1
30