Ontario cannabis producer Purileaf has issued a voluntary recall for their NightNight Pomegranate Sunset Shot.
The notice was first posted on the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) recall page.
Editor update: Heath Canada has now issued their own recall notice for this product. The regulator notes that this product was sold through authorized retailers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island.
According to Health Canada, the packaging conditions of the product may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Products contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.
Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobic bacterium that produces a protein with characteristic neurotoxicity. Under certain conditions, it has the ability to produce the neurotoxin botulinum. The botulinum toxin can cause botulism.
The NightNight CBN+CBD Shots were listed on the ocs.ca as containing 15 mg of CBN, 45 mg of CBD, and little to no THC. They come in a 50 ml bottle.
To date, Purileaf Brands Corporation and Health Canada have not received any complaints related to the recalled lots. Neither Health Canada nor Purileaf Brands Corporation have received any adverse reaction reports for the recalled cannabis product lots.
There were 26,714 units of recalled product sold from July 30, 2021 and July 13, 2022.
The Lot Number for the recalled products are 32004, 32003, 32002, 32001, 31005, 31004, 31003, 31002.
Consumers can return the product to the retailer where the product was purchased or dispose of the product. Consumers can also contact Purileaf Brands Corporation at 1-877-268-3528 and Email at [email protected].
A second recent product recall is also listed by the OCS, as well as Health Canada’s recall page, for an edible product that had a typo in the label listing Sour Berry Jelly Drops as having 10mg THC each, instead of the correct amount of 1mg THC.
With any cannabis product recall, Health Canada reminds Canadians to report any health or safety complaints related to the use of this cannabis product or any other cannabis product by filling out the online complaint form.
