Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-29 - Quality Assurance Testing on Cannabis
Section R68-29-8 - Microbial Standards
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A sample and related lot or batch of cannabis plant product, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis product fail quality assurance testing for microbiological contaminants if the results exceed the limits as set forth in Table 4.
(2) Each sample and related lot or batch of cannabis plant product, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis product shall be tested for total aerobic microbial count and total combined yeast and mold. The specific pathogens listed in Table 4 may be tested for at the discretion of the department.
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TABLE 4 Microbial Analytes and Action Levels |
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Material |
Microbial Limit Requirement (cfu/g or cfu/ml) |
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Cannabis Plant Product |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count <=100,000 Absence of E. Coli and Salmonella spp. Absence of Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus terreus |
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Cannabinoid Concentrate |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count <=10,000 Total Combined Yeast and Mold Count <=1,000 Absence of STEC Absence of Pseudomonas Absence of Staph |
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Orally Consumable Products |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count <=10,000 Total Combined Yeast and Mold Count <=1,000 Absence of E. Coli and Salmonella spp. Absence of Staph |
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Transdermal Products |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count <=250 Total Yeast and Mold Count <=250 Absence of Pseudomonas Absence of Staph |
