AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has expanded a health and safety recall for vape cartridges that were sold in the state and later found to contain unsafe pesticide levels.

According to the OCP, there was a consumer complaint about an adverse health reaction to Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain “watermelon chimera,” which were produced by NorCO Outdoor Cannabis.

The OCP said it conducted testing on the products, which revealed the batch contained unsafe levels of the pesticide chlorfenapyr.

While the investigation was pending, the OPC said NorCO voluntarily recalled additional batches of Yani vape cartridges of the strains “apples & bananas,” “cherry tartufo” and “lemon cherry pie” from retail stores.

The OCP expanded its investigation to

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