Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-32-5-.02 - Total Delta-9-THC Concentration and Contaminant Limits

(1) Cannabinoid and Contaminant Limits. No consumable hemp product intended for commercial sale or distribution in Georgia may contain cannabinoids or contaminants that exceed the limits established in applicable Federal and State laws. Additionally, no consumable hemp product intended for commercial sale or distribution in Georgia shall contain analytes in excess of the following limits:

(a) Residual solvents, measured in parts per billion (ppb):

1. Butane: 800,000;

2. Ethanol: 5,000,000;

3. Heptane: 500,000; and

4. Hexane: 100,000.

(b) Heavy metals, measured in parts per billion (ppb), for the following analytes, by product:

1. Arsenic

(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products intended for sublingual use, such as a tincture: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

2. Cadmium

(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products intended for sublingual use, such as a tincture: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

3. Lead

(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 500;

(ii) Consumable hemp products for sublingual use, such as tinctures: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

4. Mercury

(i) Consumable hemp products intended for inhalation: 200;

(ii) Consumable hemp products designed for sublingual use, such as tinctures: 500;

(iii) Consumable hemp products in the form of a gummy, beverage, or other ingestible medium: 500; and

(iv) Consumable hemp products intended for topical application: 500.

(c) For the following pesticides, 100 parts per billion (ppb) or the registered laboratory's lowest possible limit of quantitation (LOQ) for such respective analyte, whichever is lower:

1. Abamectin;

2. Acephate;

3. Acequinocyl;

4. Acetamiprid;

5. Aldicarb;

6. Azoxystrobin;

7. Bifenazate;

8. Bifenthrin;

9. Boscalid;

10. Carbaryl;

11. Carbofuran;

12. Chlorantraniliprole;

13. Chlordane;

14. Chlorpyrifos;

15. Coumaphos;

16. Cyfluthrin;

17. Cypermethrin;

18. Daminozide;

19. Diazinon;

20. Dichlorvos;

21. Dimethoate;

22. Dimethomorph;

23. Ethoprophos;

24. Etofenprox;

25. Etoxazole;

26. Fenoxycarb;

27. Fenhexamid;

28. Fipronil;

29. Flonicamid;

30. Fludioxonil;

31. Hexythiazox;

32. Imazalil;

33. Imidacloprid;

34. Kresoxim Methyl;

35. Malathion;

36. Metalaxyl;

37. Methiocarb;

38. Methomyl;

39. Mevinphos;

40. Myclobutanil;

41. Oxamyl;

42. Paclobutrazol;

43. Permethrin;

44. Phosmet (Imidan);

45. Prallethrin;

46. Propiconazole;

47. Propoxur;

48. Pyridaben;

49. Spinetoram;

50. Spiromesifen;

51. Spirotetramat;

52. Spiroxamine;

53. Tebuconazole;

54. Thiacloprid;

55. Piperonyl butoxide;

56. Thiamethoxam; and

57. Trifloxystrobin.

(d) Any visible foreign material that is not intended to be part of the consumable hemp product being produced, including, but not limited to, filth, hair, insects, metal, or plastic.

(e) Microbial impurities, measured in colony-forming unit per gram (cfu/g), for each of the following analytes:

1. Total viable aerobic bacteria: 100,000;

2. Total yeast and mold: 10,000;

3. Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria: 1,000;

4. Shiga-toxin producing escherichia coli (STEC): 1.0; and

5. Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus terreus: 1.0.

(f) Mycotoxins, 20 parts per billion (ppb), for each of the following analytes:

1. Aflatoxin B1;

2. Aflatoxin B2;

3. Aflatoxin G1;

4. Aflatoxin G2; and

5. Ochratoxin A.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-32-5-.02

O.C.G.A. §§ 2-2-9; 2-23-1 et seq.

Original Rule entitled "Concentration and Contaminant Limits" adopted. F. Sept. 11, 2024; eff. Oct. 1, 2024. Note: Correction of administrative typographical error in Rule History, original Rule title corrected to "Concentration and Contaminant Limits." Effective January 8, 2025. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Total Delta-9-THC Concentration and Contaminant Limits" adopted. F. Dec. 19, 2024; eff. Jan. 8, 2025.