California regulators are recalling additional cannabis products after a worker died at a large Lake County marijuana farm that has since been closed by the state.
At least four cannabis products have been recalled over possible contamination. State records confirm that two of those recalls are tied to the Lake County cultivation site where 46-year-old Yufang Lan was employed.
Officials believe Lan died after what an affidavit described as an “occupational pesticide exposure” at Joel Michaely Farms. MJBizDaily obtained the affidavit through a public records request.
Lan died in intensive care on Aug. 27, six days after an unidentified man took her to a local hospital, according to law enforcement. She was in cardiac arrest when she arrived.
The California Department of Cannabis Control suspended the farm’s license and shut down the operation on Sept. 8. Investigators alleged violations including untagged cannabis plants, inventory that could not be accounted for, failure to use the state tracking system, and breaches of environmental and pesticide laws.
The agency said the four recalled products were “adulterated” because they were “produced under unsanitary conditions and the methods, facilities, or controls used to cultivate the cannabis did not conform with pesticide statutes and regulations.”
The recalled cannabis products include:
The DCC confirmed the Iced and Martini’s recalls are connected to Joel Michaely Farms. The agency has not confirmed whether the other two products came from the farm.
And the scope of the operation was enormous.
Lake County planning records show the farm was approved for nearly 1 million square feet of cannabis canopy.
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When investigators executed a search warrant Aug. 31, they allegedly found 55,069 cannabis plants, 6,000 pounds of processed cannabis, “illegal chemicals” and “approximately 20,000 gallons of contaminated liquid requiring specialized disposal.”
Officials said all of the cannabis was destroyed.
Investigators also found evidence of banned and unapproved chemicals throughout the property.
DCC Special Investigator Jaime Musuda said in a Sept. 8 affidavit that the farm consisted of “two outdoor cultivation areas” and “112 hoophouse structures.”
In roughly 20 of the hoophouses, investigators found “cans of fumigant pesticide ‘Real-Kill Indoor Fogger’” positioned several feet apart.
Outside, investigators discovered “several different bottles of illicit foreign labeled pesticides” along with “three pesticides unapproved for use” on cannabis, according to the affidavit.
Those included Eagle 20, which contains myclobutanil; Sanmite SC, which contains pyridaben; and Altus, which contains flupyradifurone.
The investigation also raised questions about the conditions faced by workers at the sprawling farm.
Musuda said about 10 to 15 workers lived on the property in cramped, unsanitary conditions with “moldy walls.” It remains unclear whether Lan was among them.
The workers all spoke Mandarin, according to the affidavit, and none had been paid because the farm had yet to turn a profit, the onsite cultivation manager told Musuda, “which could take years.”
More recalls could follow as California officials continue investigating the operation.