Officials in New York State are warning residents to not eat a certain brand of marijuana gummies due to a recall this week.
“PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE,” the New York State Office of Cannabis Management wrote in a post to X, formerly Twitter on Tuesday. “OCM is recalling “Jenny’s Zee Zee Gummies 2:1 THC/CBN,” batch number ZZ-23–07-13-0001. The affected products were sold between September 4 and November 1, 2023.”
“This recall is a precautionary measure because this lot was not properly tested,” the post added.
In a statement to Newsweek on Tuesday, the OCM said, “The affected product did not undergo the required testing for consumer safety and product quality. This recall is a precautionary measure because this lot was not properly tested. The Office of Cannabis Management has not received any reports of adverse effects caused by consumption of this product.”
According to the statement, the affected batch/lot number is ZZ-23–07-13-0001 and the agency said, “If you are a consumer who purchased Jenny’s Zee Zee gummies any time from September 4, 2023 through November 1st, 2023, please check to see whether the product you purchased is affected by this recall. If you wish to return the recalled product, please contact the retail dispensary where you purchased the product. You can return a recalled product even if you have opened it.”
New York State first legalized cannabis for recreational adult use in 2021 and over the past several months, the OCM has announced continued efforts to crack down on “unlicensed cannabis shops across the State.”
In a statement on December 4, the OCM said, “During the month of November, investigators from OCM and the Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) inspected 71 shops, including 13 re-inspections, suspected of selling unlicensed cannabis. These inspections resulted in the seizure of 812 pounds of flower, 701 pounds of edibles, and 61 pounds of concentrate, with an estimated value of $7,284,986.”
In New York, residents are encouraged to report any incidents related to the recalled product to the OCM using this website, https://cannabis.ny.gov/report-an-incident.
Earlier this week, officials in California issued a similar recall for a strain of marijuana called “Zoap” grown by Grizzly Peak Farms as it was found to include the pesticide chlorfenapyr.
MJBizDaily obtained a notice sent by California’s Department of Cannabis Control saying, “All retail sales and distribution of the adulterated batch must cease immediately.”
“It is unlawful to distribute, sell, hold or offer for sale an adulterated cannabis good,” the notice added.
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