Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-32 - HEMP GROWERS AND PROCESSORS
Subject 40-32-5 - CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS
Rule 40-32-5-.02 - Concentration Limits and Contaminant Limits

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 40-32-5-.02

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

(1) Cannabinoid and Contaminant Limits. No consumable hemp product intended for commercial sale or distribution in Georgia may contain cannabinoids or contaminants that exceed the limits established in applicable Federal and State laws. Additionally, no consumable hemp product intended for commercial sale or distribution in Georgia shall contain analytes in excess of the following limits:

(a) Residual solvents, measured in parts per billion (ppb):
1. Butane: 800,000;

2. Ethanol: 5,000,000;

3. Heptane: 500,000; and

4. Hexane: 100,000.

(b) Heavy metals, measured in parts per billion (ppb), for the following analytes, by product:
1. Arsenic
(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products intended for sublingual use, such as a tincture: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

2. Cadmium
(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products intended for sublingual use, such as a tincture: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

3. Lead
(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 500;

(ii) Consumable hemp products for sublingual use, such as tinctures: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

4. Mercury
(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products designed for sublingual use, such as tinctures: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

(c) For the following pesticides, 100 parts per billion (ppb) or the registered laboratory's lowest possible limit of quantitation (LOQ) for such respective analyte, whichever is lower:
1. Abamectin;

2. Acephate;

3. Acequinocyl;

4. Acetamiprid;

5. Aldicarb;

6. Azoxystrobin;

7. Bifenazate;

8. Bifenthrin;

9. Boscalid;

10. Carbaryl;

11. Carbofuran;

12. Chlorantraniliprole;

13. Chlordane;

14. Chlorpyrifos;

15. Coumaphos;

16. Cyfluthrin;

17. Cypermethrin;

18. Daminozide;

19. Diazinon;

20. Dichlorvos;

21. Dimethoate;

22. Dimethomorph;

23. Ethoprophos;

24. Etofenprox;

25. Etoxazole;

26. Fenoxycarb;

27. Fenhexamid;

28. Fipronil;

29. Flonicamid;

30. Fludioxonil;

31. Hexythiazox;

32. Imazalil;

33. Imidacloprid;

34. Kresoxim Methyl;

35. Malathion;

36. Metalaxyl;

37. Methiocarb;

38. Methomyl;

39. Mevinphos;

40. Myclobutanil;

41. Oxamyl;

42. Paclobutrazol;

43. Permethrin;

44. Phosmet (Imidan);

45. Prallethrin;

46. Propiconazole;

47. Propoxur;

48. Pyridaben;

49. Spinetoram;

50. Spiromesifen;

51. Spirotetramat;

52. Spiroxamine;

53. Tebuconazole;

54. Thiacloprid;

55. Piperonyl butoxide;

56. Thiamethoxam; and

57. Trifloxystrobin.

(d) Any visible foreign material that is not intended to be part of the consumable hemp product being produced, including, but not limited to, filth, hair, insects, metal, or plastic.

(e) Microbial impurities, measured in colony-forming unit per gram (cfu/g), for each of the following analytes:
1. Total viable aerobic bacteria: 100,000;

2. Total yeast and mold: 10,000;

3. Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria: 1,000;

4. Shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli (STEC): 1.0; and

5. Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus terreus: 1.0.

(f) Mycotoxins, 20 parts per billion (ppb), for each of the following analytes:
1. Aflatoxin B1;

2. Aflatoxin B2;

3. Aflatoxin G1;

4. Aflatoxin G2; and

5. Ochratoxin A.

O.C.G.A. §§ 2-2-9; 2-23-1 et seq.

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