Sacramento laboratory fakes pesticide test results, thousands of pounds of marijuana recalled
Last month, Sequoia Analytical Lab, Sacramento, was caught faking pesticide test results, and as a result, tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana and other products were recalled.
On November 27, it was discovered that the lab's director, Marc Foster, had been faking test results for four months, for 22 of the 66 pesticides that, required by California law, the lab had to analyze. The laboratory has since closed down and surrendered its business license. Foster admitted to inspectors and company executives that he had marked "undetected" for the 22 pesticides, as a result of finding out that his equipment was unable to measure the pesticides.