West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-30 - Hemp Products › Section 61-30-9 - Inspection and testing

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. The Department
				shall conduct random inspections of hemp products distributed or made available
				for distribution in the state.
9.2.
				The Department shall periodically sample, analyze, and test hemp products
				distributed within the state for compliance with registration, labeling
				requirements, and product safety, if applicable.
9.3. The Department may conduct inspection of
				hemp products distributed or available for distribution for any reason that the
				Department deems necessary.
9.4.
				Samples taken by the Department shall be the official samples.
9.5. Samples that are found to contain
				contaminants in excess of the following levels shall be considered adulterated.
9.5.a. Pesticide Limits. The following list
				of contaminants does not constitute authorization to use or apply any of the
				following during Hemp cultivation or processing.
Pesticide
CAS No.
Action Level for
							 Inhalable/Smokable Products (ug/kg)
Action Level for All Other
							 Products (ug/kg)
Abamectin
71751-41-2
100
300
Acephate
30560-19-1
100
3,000
Acequinocyl
57960-19-7
100
2,000
Acetamiprid
135410-20-7
100
3,000
Aldicarb
116-06-3
100
100
Azoxystrobin
131860-33-8
100
3,000
Bifenazate
149877-41-8
100
3,000
Bifenthrin
82657-04-3
500
500
Boscalid
188425-85-6
100
3,000
Captan
133-06-2
700
3,000
Carbaryl
63-25-2
500
500
Carbofuran
1563-66-2
100
100
Chlorantraniliprole
500008-45-7
300
3,000
Chlordane
57-74-9
100
100
Chlorfenapyr
122453-73-0
100
100
Chlormequat Chloride
999-81-5
300
3,000
Chlorpyrifos
2921-88-2
100
100
Clofentezine
74115-24-5
100
500
Coumaphos
56-72-4
100
100
Cyfluthrin
68359-37-5
1,000
1,000
Cypermethrin
52315-07-8
1,000
1,000
Daminozide
1596-84-5
100
100
DDCP (Dichlorvos)
1596-84-5
100
100
Diazinon
333-41-5
100
200
Dimethoate
60-51-5
100
100
Dimethomorph
110488-70-5
1,000
3,000
Ethoprop(hos)
13194-48-4
100
100
Etofenprox
80844-07-1
100
100
Etoxazole
153233-91-1
100
1,500
Fenhexamid
126833-17-8
100
3,000
Fenoxycarb
72490-01-8
100
100
Fenpyroximate
111812-58-9
100
2,000
Fipronil
120068-37-3
100
100
Flonicamid
158062-67-0
100
2,000
Fludioxonil
131341-86-1
100
3,000
Hexythiazox
78587-05-0
100
2,000
Imazalil
35554-44-0
100
100
Imidacloprid
138261-41-3
300
3,000
Kresoxim-methyl
143390-89-0
100
1,000
Malathion
121-75-5
500
2,000
Metalaxyl
57837-19-1
300
3,000
Methiocarb
2032-65-7
100
100
Methomyl
16752-77-5
100
100
Methyl Parathion
298-00-0
100
100
Mevinphos
7786-34-7
100
100
Myclobutanil
88671-89-0
100
3,000
Naled
300-76-5
100
500
Oxamyl
23135-22-0
200
200
Paclobutrazol
76738-62-0
100
100
Pentachloronitrobenzene
82-68-8
100
200
Permethrin
52645-53-1
500
1,000
Phosmet
732-11-6
100
200
Piperonylbutoxide
51-03-6
300
3,000
Prallethrin
23031-36-9
100
400
Propiconazole
60207-90-1
100
1,000
Propoxur
114-26-1
100
100
Pyrethrins
8003-34-7
500
1,000
Pyridaben
96489-71-3
100
3,000
Spinetoram
187166-15-0, 187166-40-1
100
3,000
Spinosad
131929-60-7, 131929-3-0
100
3,000
Spiromesifen
283594-90-1
100
3,000
Spirotetramat
203313-25-1
100
3,000
Spiroxamine
118134-30-8
100
100
Tebuconazole
107534-96-3
100
1,000
Thiacloprid
111988-49-9
100
100
Thiamethoxam
153719-23-4
100
1,000
Trifloxystrobin
141517-21-7
100
3,000
9.5.b. Residual Solvent and Processing
				Chemical Limits
Solvent or Processing
							 Chemical
CAS No.
Action Level
							 (ug/g)
1,2-Dichloroethene
1,870
Acetone
67-64-1
5,000
Acetonitrile
75-05-8
410
Butane
106-97-8
2,000
Chloroform
67-66-3
60
Ethanol
64-17-5
5,000
Ethyl Acetate
141-78-6
5,000
Ethyl Ether
60-29-7
5,000
Heptane
142-82-5
5,000
Hexane
110-54-3
290
Isopropyl Alcohol
67-63-0
5,000
Methanol
67-56-1
3,000
Methylene Chloride
75-09-2
600
Pentane
109-66-0
5,000
Propane
74-98-6
5,000
Toluene
108-88-3
890
Trichloroethylene
79-01-6
80
Total Xylenes (ortho-, meta-, para-)
1330-20-7
2,170
9.5.b.1. The
				limit for ethanol does not apply to products that are intended to be orally
				consumed products containing alcohol.
9.5.b.2. The limit for ethanol or isopropyl
				alcohol does not apply to products that are intended to be topical
				products.
9.5.c. Toxic
				Metals Limits
Metal
Action Level for
							 Inhalable/Smokable Products (ug/g)
Action Level for All Other
							 Products (ug/g)
Cadmium
0.2
0.5
Lead
0.2
0.5
Arsenic
0.2
1.5
Mercury
0.1
1
9.5.d. Microbiological Limits for ingestible
				and inhalable products
9.5.d.1. Shiga
				toxin-producing
Escherichia coli
(STEC E. coli) and other
				pathogenic
E. coli,
none present.
9.5.d.2.
Listeria
				monocytogenes,
none present.
9.5.d.3.
Salmonella
and
Shigella,
none present.
9.5.d.4.
Clostridium
				botulinum
and related neurotoxins, none present.
9.5.d.5.
Staphylococcus
				aureus
and related toxins, none present.
9.5.d.6. Coliforms greater than 10 colony
				forming units per gram.
9.5.e. Mycotoxin Limits.
9.5.e.1. Total Aflatoxin (Bl, B2, Gl, G2) -
				20 p.g/kg
9.5.e.2. Ochratoxin - 20
				u.g/kg
9.5.f. Water
				Activity Limits
9.5.f.1 Dried flower products
				- The water activity shall not exceed 0.65 Aw.
9.5.f.2 Edible products - The water activity
				shall not exceed 0.85 Aw.
9.5.g. Foreign Material Limits for ingestible
				and inhalable products
Foreign Material
Action Level
Mold
>¼ of the total sample area covered
Insect Fragments/Eggs, Hair, Mammalian Excreta
1 count per 3.0 grams
Sand, Soil, Dirt, & Other Extraneous
							 Material
>0.5% by weight
9.5.h. The Department shall have the ability
				to set acceptable maximum limits for products derived from hemp and hemp seed
				derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of
				isomers