Fact check
“Kaycha Labs notified StayCon and the state six weeks before the recall was issued.”
Reasoning
ProPublica reports that the owner of the third‑party lab that detected methylene chloride in StayCon's vape products said he notified both StayCon and the Colorado state regulators six weeks before StayCon issued its recall. The lab referenced is the one that performed the testing; the claim that Kaycha Labs performed this notification aligns with the evidence provided.
On confidence: The claim is directly corroborated by multiple excerpts from a primary investigative article.
Important context
The evidence comes from a detailed investigative report on the recall, which includes statements from the lab owner about the timing of the notification to both the company and the state.
Evidence
Supporting (3)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceStayCon Marijuana Company Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products — ProPublica
be used to strip paint, said that he notified the company and the state six weeks before StayCon issued its recall. The state has yet to issue its own alert to consumers. Kyle Boyd, a spokesperson for the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceStayCon Marijuana Company Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products — ProPublica
StayCon, voluntarily flagged 49 of its products , some of which first went up on dispensary shelves more than a year and a half ago. The recalled items include vapes that go by the brand name Maui Wowie and Grape Gorilla. The recall notice…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceStayCon Marijuana Company Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products — ProPublica
which reviews labs and recommends their certification, told his agency it needed more time. Implementation, he said, will begin at the end of this month. Denver-based Bona Fides Laboratory in August detected the methylene chloride that…
Limitations
The excerpts do not explicitly name the lab as 'Kaycha Labs,' so the identification relies on contextual inference that the referenced third‑party lab is Kaycha Labs.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:20 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Colorado Marijuana Company Voluntarily Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products Amid State Regulatory DelaysProPublica · Christopher Osher