OAR 333-333-7080: Heavy Metals Testing
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2024-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A licensee must submit one or more batches from a harvest lot or process lot for heavy metal testing upon written request by the Oregon Health Authority. (2) A harvest lot or process lot required to be tested for heavy metals may be tested for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. (3) A batch fails heavy metal testing if the presence of metals above the limits in section (4) of this rule are detected in any sample, including a field duplicate: (a) During an initial test where no reanalysis is requested; or (b) Upon reanalysis as described in OAR 333-333-7120. (4) The limits for heavy metal testing are: (a) Lead (Pb) above .5 μg/g. (b) Cadmium (Cd) above .2 μg/g. (c) Arsenic (As) above .2 μg/g. (d) Mercury (Hg) above .1 μg/g. (5) If a sample from a batch of psilocybin product fails heavy metal testing, the batch may not be remediated and must be destroyed.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 475A.235 & ORS 475A.590
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 475A.235 & ORS 475A.590
History: PH 58-2023, amend filed 12/21/2023, effective 01/01/2024 PH 74-2022, adopt filed 05/19/2022, effective 05/20/2022
This rule cites
- section (4) of this rule — target_record_not_published
- OAR 333-333-7120 — resolved
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Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/