Product Passed One Lab's Microbial Test and Failed Another by a Wide Margin

CT CannaTimes Affiliate + Staff - 6.3.2026

CT CannaTimes is seeking information from patients and consumers who may have purchased or consumed the cannabis flower product identified as 5EPU33-SC (Permanent Urkel). A review of laboratory records provided to CT CannaTimes shows what appears to be a significant discrepancy between two Certificates of Analysis (COAs) associated with the same product identifier.

The Concern

On the Analytics Labs CT COA, the product is listed as having:

* Total Yeast & Mold: 22,300 CFU/g

* Connecticut action limit: 100,000 CFU/g

* Status: PASS

However, a separate Northeast Laboratories COA bearing the same product identifier (5EPU33-SC) reports:

* Total Yeast & Mold: 380,000 CFU/g

* Connecticut action limit: 100,000 CFU/g

* Status: FAIL

In other words:

• One report shows the product comfortably below the limit and passing.

• Another shows the product at 3.8 times the Connecticut limit and failing.

Product Identification Information

Consumers should check packaging and labels for the following information:

• Product Name: Permanent Urkel
• Product Identifier: 5EPU33-SC
• Strain: Permanent Urkel
• Product Type: Flower (Cured)
• Client Listed: Affinity Grow

Location Listed: 47 Lower Main Street, Portland, CT 06480

Analytics Labs COA Information

• • Sample ID: 2507ANSCT0535-3092
• • Completion Date: July 22, 2025
• • Total Yeast & Mold: 22,300 CFU/g
• • Status: Pass

Northeast Laboratories COA Information

• • NELabs Report ID: 2597938-01
• • Report Date: July 16, 2025
• • Total Yeast & Mold: 380,000 CFU/g
• • Status: Fail

Why This Matters

For consumers with:

• • Mold sensitivities
• • Asthma
• • COPD
• • Immunocompromising conditions
• • Chronic respiratory issues

microbial testing results can be particularly important when evaluating product safety.

At this time, CT CannaTimes is not alleging wrongdoing by any company or laboratory. However, the apparent discrepancy between a passing microbial result and a failing microbial result associated with the same product identifier raises questions that warrant further review and public discussion.

Have You Purchased This Product?

CT CannaTimes would like to speak with:

* Consumers who purchased Permanent Urkel (5EPU33-SC)

• Patients who experienced unusual symptoms after consuming the product

* Dispensary employees familiar with the batch

• Industry workers with knowledge of testing, remediation, or retesting procedures

If you still have:

• • Original packaging
• • Product labels
• • Batch stickers
• • Receipts
• • Photographs of the product

those materials may help verify which batch was purchased and whether additional records exist.

Questions CT CannaTimes Is Investigating

1. Why do two reports associated with 5EPU33-SC show dramatically different yeast and mold counts?
2. Were these tests performed on the same harvested material or different samples?
3. Was remediation performed between tests?
4. Which result was ultimately used for market release decisions?
5. Were consumers informed of any retesting or remediation activity?

CT CannaTimes is continuing to review laboratory records and welcomes additional documentation from consumers, patients, and industry sources regarding Permanent Urkel (5EPU33-SC).