The Manitoba government has pulled pot from the shelves after Health Canada started an investigation into Bonify, a Winnipeg-based cannabis grower.
On December 7, 2018, Health Canada issued a recall notice for two of the companies dried products, Cherry Lime Pie and Warlock Kush, sold in Saskatchewan
There were 52 units in total that were sold in 3-5 gram packages in Regina, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon at the end of November 2018.
On Thursday, December 20, 2018, the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority in Manitoba announced the suspension of the sale of Bonify products. They have seized all products made by the company from Manitoba retailers.
Officials with LGCA say that anyone who purchased Bonify cannabis products should return them in their original packaging where they purchased them for a refund.
At issue is that the company did not meet some of the microbial and chemical contamination limits as laid out in regulations that growers are required to adhere to.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is unhappy with the way the province learned of the recall. He said they learned of the issue from the company and not Health Canada who had known about the recall for a week and a half.
Pallister said if the federal government doesn’t communicate on these issues his government won’t be able to protect cannabis users in the province.
So far there has been no report of anyone getting ill due to the recalled products.
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Online sale of Bonify products has also been stopped on the companies website. A notice to customers was posted that said “Product ordering is temporarily on hold. An email notification will be sent to Members once resumed. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
Health Canada also recalled a cannabis product a week earlier in Ontario and British Columbia. On November 30, 2018, they issued a recall of one lot of cannabis made by RedeCan based in Ontario. In that case, the cannabis may have contained mould. Health Canada said that 13,344 3-5 gram units were sold. The recall noted that “in certain individuals, exposure to mould can result in allergic symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, wheezing, runny nose or nasal congestion, and watery eyes or itchy eyes.”
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