Connected and Alien Labs Flower
Public-records data from the California Department of Cannabis Control. Original notice on recalls.cannabis.ca.gov.
Recall reason
“Adulterated and Misbranded: Microbial Contamination (Aspergillus spp.); Inaccurate Labeling (Cannabinoid inflation)”
The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is issuing this notice of voluntary recall for multiple Connected and Alien Labs flower products due to the presence of Aspergillus spp., and due to inaccurate labeling, that reports more cannabinoid content than the products contain.DCC Recall Publication Date3/28/2025
DCC verbatim phrases cited on this recall
These are the exact regulator phrases extracted from the DCC reason text on this recall. They are the regulator's words, not editorial summaries.
Product details
- Product type
- Flower
- Brand
- Hypeereon Corporation
- DCC recall ID
67d9a58bee53fc0e4a85cfd0- Source URL
- View on recalls.cannabis.ca.gov →
Licensees implicated
California cannabis recalls frequently name multiple licensees in different roles — the legal business of record (distributor or retailer), the manufacturer that produced the product, and the packager that prepared it for retail sale. All roles published on the DCC portal are reproduced below.
| Role | Licensee | License number | License type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Business | Hypeereon Corporation |
C11-0000936-LIC
|
C11 Distributor |
| Packaged By | Hypeereon Corporation |
C11-0000936-LIC
|
C11 Distributor |
Product details
Each row below is a separately-tagged unit on the DCC recall notice. The UID number is the per-unit Metrc tracking tag — the regulator-stamped identifier that follows the unit from cultivation through retail. If you handle California cannabis distribution, you can match these UIDs against your inventory.
| Product | Batch | Size | UID | Date packaged | Date sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connected Tropical Z | MER-03-111824-TPZ-1SF |
14g | 1A406030003D2EA000002522 |
On or after December 23, 2024 | On or after January 7, 2025 |
| Connected Tropical Z | MER-04-120224-TPZ-1SF |
14g | 1A406030003D2EB000003422 |
On or after January 6, 2025 | On or after January 16, 2025 |
| Alien Labs Gemini | MER-01-110424-GEM-1SF |
14g | 1A406030003D2EA000002517 |
On or after December 23, 2024 | On or after January 7, 2025 |
Locations where this product was sold
Retail licensees that received the recalled product. Each location's license number links to that retailer's full recall history.
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|---|---|---|
| ALAMEDA | GREENWAY OAKLAND LLC |
C12-0000455-LIC
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| ALAMEDA | MANIFEST CALIFORNIA |
C9-0000801-LIC
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| CONTRA COSTA | FIREFLY HEALTH CORPORATION |
C10-0000667-LIC
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| CONTRA COSTA | CONTRA COSTA FARMS LLC |
C12-0000279-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | 562 Discount Med, Inc. |
C10-0000227-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | ALTERNATIVE THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS, INC |
C10-0000525-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | CASEY CROW COLLECTIVE |
C10-0000801-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | EEL- EL MONTE, LLC |
C10-0000885-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | EEL - POMONA LLC |
C10-0000903-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | DIAMOND ALLIANCE, LLC |
C10-0001064-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | 1539 MANCHESTER HOLDINGS, LLC |
C10-0001165-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | CATALYST - BELLFLOWER LLC |
C10-0001340-LIC
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| LOS ANGELES | CATALYST - LANCASTER LLC |
C10-0001458-LIC
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| ORANGE | HNHPC, Inc. |
C10-0000230-LIC
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| ORANGE | RD X CATALYST |
C10-0001257-LIC
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Showing 1–15 of 28 locations.
Cite this page
Phenominal Consulting. (2026). Connected and Alien Labs Flower — California cannabis recall, March 28, 2025. Phenominal recall index. Retrieved May 20, 2026, from https://phenominal.io/recalls/67d9a58bee53fc0e4a85cfd0. Underlying data: California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), recalls.cannabis.ca.gov.
Recall data refreshes daily. When citing this page in a context where the recall classification (Voluntary / Mandatory) or licensee assignment is load-bearing, also reference the authoritative DCC source above.
This page reproduces public-records data from the California Department of Cannabis Control's recall portal at recalls.cannabis.ca.gov. Phenominal Consulting maintains an organized index of the portal, refreshed daily. The underlying recall text is reproduced verbatim from the DCC notice. Category labels (contamination, label/data, mixed, other, packaging) are interpretive groupings applied by Phenominal Consulting based on the DCC reason language; they are not DCC's own classification. For the authoritative version of this recall, refer to the DCC portal. For full methodology and citation format, see the data page.
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