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Sharks testing positive for cocaine... There's a lot of movement and rapidly increasing awareness regarding PFAS in the environment, but there are many other emerging contaminants which could pose significant harm to health and the environment, including pharmaceuticals, micro/nano plastics, flame retardants, caffeine, and illicit drugs. This short BBC article provides a quick and interesting insight into cocaine in shark populations off Brazil. https://lnkd.in/e3Q7qgce #brazil #drugs #emergingcontaminants

🚫 Oops! Pesticides in Cali Cannabis? Time to Weed Out the Bugs! 🌿 Recent concerns over pesticides in California's cannabis, including concentrates, highlight the critical importance of compliance and rigorous lab testing. Ensuring clean buds and concentrates isn't just best practice—it's essential for consumer safety. Let's roll up our sleeves (not that kind) and prioritize compliant, green-growing practices. Together, let's hope we can have legit and compliant labs that ensure our products meet the highest standards. Let's weed out the pests and blaze a trail for safer, greener cannabis and concentrates! 🌱💪 #CannabisIndustry #PesticideProblem #ComplianceMatters #LabTesting #CleanGreen #CaliforniaCannabis #Concentrates #LinkedInPost

If you are a cannabis cultivator or product manufacturer in Massachusetts or New Jersey, how well do you know the environmental conditions in your facility? While you are probably aware of the negative impact that mold and other pathogens can have on your staff and products, do you have insight into potential “hot spots” in your building? If you are concerned about the air quality, water quality, surface conditions and their potential impact on product quality, reach out to me to learn how Smithers - Cannabis Testing Services can help assess the hygiene of your facility and downstream processes. As you know, it’s important to start clean and stay clean when producing cannabis products. Let’s talk about how environmental testing can help to ensure the health of your plants, people and products!

News articles like this are disappointing to read. When we in the cannabis industry fail to do the right thing by choice, it gives the government reason and room to overreach and overreact. This is why AVEO Vapor Devices has always been forward-thinking and managing our own supply chain to prevent contaminated raw materials from entering our factories, and heavy metal testing before testing was required. We have an obligation to be honest and transparent with our customers. This way, they can make informed decisions about what they put into their bodies based on all the facts. #CannabisIndustry #CaliforniaCannabis #ConsumerSafety #SupplyChainManagement #QualityControl #HonestBusiness #CustomerTrust #CannabisRegulation #FiftyShot #AVEO #EthicalBusiness #HealthAndSafety #Transparency #CleanCannabis #SafeProducts #IndustryStandards #SustainablePractices https://lnkd.in/dUP2u8hx

Wondering about extractables and leachables studies? Let's dive in: Tailored Studies: These studies aren't one-size-fits-all; they're customized to fit each product and its intended use. Factors like what the product is made of and how it's used affect the testing process. Need for Both Tests: It's not enough to just test extractables; we also need to check for leachables. This ensures we catch any potentially harmful compounds that might end up in the final product. E&L studies aren't just for medicines. They're crucial for a wide range of products we use every day, like food packaging to cosmetics to medical devices. Let's collaborate to ensure your products are safe and meet regulatory standards! www.itracepharma.com #ProductSafety #RegulatoryCompliance #ExtractablesAndLeachables #PharmaceuticalSolutions #AnalyticalTesting #CuttingEdgeTechnology #CustomizedSolutions #QualityAssurance #Innovation #Collaboration #iTracePharma #ChemicalAnalysis #CompoundIdentification #ProductSafety #MassSpectrometry #RegulatoryCompliance

To help avoid this, by aligning US standards with European regulations, specifically GACP and EU GMP certifications, is crucial for ensuring quality and patient safety. These stringent standards provide comprehensive quality control, processes and procedures to minimise contamination risks, and ensure product consistency. By adopting GACP and EU GMP, along with stricter testing regimes, you can enhance patient/consumer safety, facilitate smoother regulatory approvals, and build greater consumer trust. Haffner International Ltd can help you mitigate the risks and navigate this transition smoothly, ensuring compliance and excellence in your operations. Please ask me for more details. #QualityControl #PatientSafety #GACP #EUGMP #RegulatoryCompliance #HealthcareStandards #PharmaceuticalQuality #GlobalStandards #HaffnerInternationalLtd #cannabisindustry #californiacannabis #MJBiz

⚠️ Warning - Offensive Content ⚠️ Whilst these won't actually cause you offence, they are a popular with #NHS and other medical settings for 'offensive' waste. But what is 'offensive waste'? The governments definition is as follows; "Offensive waste' is non-clinical waste that's non-infectious and does not contain pharmaceutical or chemical substances, but may be unpleasant to anyone who comes into contact with it." (Full details can be found here>> https://lnkd.in/e7DpUqwy.) Or, they could be used as a giant swear jar? The choice is yours. To order your bins, offensive or not, contact us here>> https://lnkd.in/devg2QQQ #bins #offensivewaste #waste #wheeliebins #nhswaste #nhsbins #rubbish #recycling #sulouk

ANOTHER cannabis testing lab bites the dust... WeedWeek breaks another story relating to CA pesticide scandal. This time, California Cannabis Testing Labs (CCTL) has been shut down by the DCC with immediate effect. "Some of the allegations date back to a February 2022 site visit, when lab staff acknowledged falsified records, disregard for company procedures and other breaches." - WeedWeek. NOT a good look at all right now. Cannabis industry: — How bad do you think the lab problem is? — How do we start rebuilding consumer trust? — What can brands, retailers, manufacturers and growers do to ensure that our products aren't harmful to the consumer?? I'd love to hear what you all think and how WE, as an industry, can collectively bounce back from these scandals.

Europe has already banned the use of another forever chemical—titanium dioxide (TiO2)—from food products, and there is a proposed ban for pharmaceuticals. However, TiO2 is still used in the U.S. for a wide range of products including candy, toothpaste and capsules where it serves a variety of purposes including reducing blotchiness and giving pills their signature bright white appearance.12 If federal or state regulators were to ban TiO2, manufacturers would likely need to quickly pivot and find suitable alternatives for that ingredient. Evaluate product portfolios: Companies should evaluate the potential existence of chemicals of concern in their finished products as well as potential exposure from manufacturing processes, upstream suppliers, manufacturing equipment, and product packaging

Time flies, we are also moving forward. 😎 ✅ Angle filter, widely used in food and beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. ✅ Mirror finish inside and outside is a must, or material will sediment and cause pollution. #filter #cip #anglefilter #filtration #industrialfilter #filters