Denver requires social-media announcements for pot pesticide recalls

Worried too few consumers know about pot recalls, Denver officials require companies use social media to flag the public

Denver health officials are requiring marijuana companies that recall products tainted with unapproved pesticides to use websites and social media accounts to alert consumers.

The move comes amid concerns that few customers are learning about nine recalls the city has announced affecting tens of thousands of items across dozens of product names.

Just three of the companies involved told their customers directly, a Denver Post check of their social media accounts showed.

The others appear to have relied only on news releases issued by the city's Department of Environmental Health.

Those news releases are so difficult for consumers to find on the city's website that, after an inquiry from The Post, officials said they plan to amend it and make it simpler.

The city's recall notices do not appear on the...

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