Section 691-4-11 - Remediation of Manufactured MarijuanaA registered manufacturing facility or IHS registrant may be permitted to remediate a batch of marijuana product or concentrate when the sample tested exceeds the allowable level for residual solvents, or fails potency testing or visual inspection for filth and foreign materials.
A. If a marijuana product or marijuana concentrate has failed a residual solvent test or a visual inspection for filth and foreign materials, it may be destroyed or remediated in accordance with this rule and the marijuana testing facility's standard, and in a manner that safely and effectively addresses the reason for the failed test result.B. If as test is required by the Department, any manufactured marijuana that is remediated after a failed test must be re-sampled and tested again by a licensed marijuana testing facility before the marijuana product or concentrate may be transferred.C. When informed of a failed residual solvent test or visual inspection for filth and foreign materials on a marijuana product or marijuana concentrate, the manufacturing facility must remediate or destroy all the failed sample batch and any marijuana products or marijuana concentrate that reasonably would have the same issues.D. A registered manufacturing facility may only transfer marijuana products or marijuana concentrates that have failed testing to another manufacturing facility for remediation purposes. The sending manufacturing facility must disclose the failure to the receiving manufacturing facility prior to transfer and provide the test report.E. Any registered manufacturing facility engaging in remediation must have standard operating procedures for detecting and removing solvents, filth and foreign materials, and harmful contaminants from a marijuana concentrate or product.F. A registered manufacturing facility may not remediate a marijuana product or concentrate when the product or concentrate failed any test for microbials or metals required by the Department.18- 691 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 11