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EMSL Receives New Continuing Education Credits in California
EMSL Analytical has been approved as a registered provider for continuing education for Indoor Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene sampling workshops. This approval has been issued by the National Environmental Health Association, NEHA, for 6.5 continuing education credits for the California Department of Public Health Registered Environmental Health Specialists. EMSL hosts numerous Indoor Air ...
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EMSL Releases FREE Methamphetamine-Clandestine Test Kits
EMSL Analytical, Inc., North America’s leading provider of laboratory testing services, is pleased to announce the release of their new Methamphetamine-Clandestine Drug Residue Test Kit for environmental and inspection professionals. Methamphetamine laboratories have been found in everything from hotel rooms and recreational vehicles to apartments and luxury suburban homes. During the ...
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EMSL Analytical Acquires New Microbiology Lab in Cincinnati
The nation’s leading environmental testing company, EMSL Analytical, has acquired the microbiology laboratory previously known as Quantus Analytical of Concentra Health Services, Inc. This transaction has been both amicable and mutually advantageous to both companies. EMSL will continue to operate this laboratory from its current Cincinnati location for its clients’ convenience, ...
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California’s Proposition 26 Could Impact Environmental Projects across the State
LA Testing provides environmental testing services to protect people and the environment from pollution and toxins. Tomorrow voters across California will decide the fate of Proposition 26. If passed, Proposition 26 will make two changes to California’s State Constitution. First it defines various state “fees” as “taxes” and secondly it requires people’s ...
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EMSL San Leandro Expands Laboratory Certifications
The California Department of Public Health’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program has extended EMSL Analytical’s CA ELAP accreditation at our San Leandro, California laboratory. In the testing field of microbiology of drinking water, EMSL San Leandro is now equipped and accredited for three new microbiology analyses: Total Coliform, E. coli, and Fecel Coliform ...
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J&J Recalls Aveeno Baby Lotion after Finding High Levels of Bacteria
Johnson & Johnson announced that it is voluntarily recalling one lot, which comprises 2,200 tubes, of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion as a precautionary measure after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found high levels of a common type of bacteria in the product. According to the company, test results done by an independent laboratory showed that levels of bacteria were not ...
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Lead Harms Children at Lower Levels than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Experts say that the threshold for diagnosing lead poisoning in children should be lowered in light of new evidence that lead can harm children at lower levels than previously thought. Consequently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may revise its standards in response to a federal advisory committee’s recommendation. According the New York Times, this is the first ...
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Coal Tar Constituent Found to be Carcinogenic to Humans
After analysis the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has released a draft toxicological review classifying benzo[a]pyrene, a combustion chemical in coal tar, as a human carcinogen. Additionally the chemical is harmful to developing organs and systems. Benzo[a]pyrene is not used commercially but is ubiquitous in the environment from forest fires, motor vehicle exhaust, coal-burning furnaces, ...
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EMSL Mechanical Testing Lab Receives A2LA Accreditation
EMSL is proud to announce that the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has accredited EMSL Analytical’s corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, New Jersey for Mechanical Testing (A2LA Cert. #2845.16.) This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for the defined scope and operation of a laboratory quality management system. It is in accordance with the ...
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Undeclared Allergen Alert: “Gluten Free” Candy with Wheat
Jelly Belly Candy Co. of Fairfield, CA is recalling Peter Rabbit Deluxe Easter Mix “Gluten Free” candies, because the malted milk balls in the mix contain wheat. The recall only affects 2.7 oz. bags with UPC 071567992794, which have lot codes 111111, 111215, and 120120. They are marked with “best before” dates of January 11, 2013, February 15, 2013, and March 20, 2013 ...
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Sterile Compound Products Recalled Due to Possible Contamination
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pallimed Pharmacy of Woburn, MA has issued a voluntary recall of all sterile compound products after the Massachusetts Board of Registration detected visible particulates in five vials. As a precautionary measure, Palimed Pharmacy has included all products distributed between January 1, 2013 and March 22, 2013 in this recall. Affected ...
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Legionnaires’ Disease in Quebec City Has Been Contained
According to CTV News, the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Quebec City has been contained as there have been no new reported cases since August 29th. To date, the outbreak totals 13 fatal cases and 177 illnesses. An ongoing investigation is expected to confirm the source of the outbreak by mid-October. Although it is officially undetermined, many public health authorities believe the source is a ...
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Funding Cuts Eliminate or Severely Handicap Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs
Funding for the lead poisoning prevention programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been drastically cut, reports the New York Times. For the 2013 fiscal year, only $2 million is allotted for the greatly needed programs, which previously relied on $29 million to carry out their services. The result will be a major disruption or possible permanent cessation of ...
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Possible Yeast on Pharmaceutical Supplies Causes Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported a voluntary recall of two lots of Mitosol (mitomycin for solution), 0.2 mg/vial, Kit for Ophthalmic Use because they may contain a strain of yeast on one of more parts. The two affected lots are considered non-sterile and unsafe for use. The Mitosol Kits are an antimetabolite used by physicians in hospitals and clinics during ab ...
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Soda Vending Machines Will Soon Display Calorie Count
With criticism of soda escalating over its high calorie and sugar content, Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper have decided to administer new vending machines that will display each drink’s calories, according to the Huffington Post. This decision was voluntary and comes ahead of a regulation that will eventually require restaurants and vending machines to list calorie information on sodas. ...
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Parasitic Amoeba in Minnesota Lake Kills 9-Year-Old Boy
The Daily News reports that a 9-year-old boy has died from a rare brain infection two days after swimming in Minnesota’s Lily Lake. The same rare brain infection also killed a 7-year-old girl in the summer of 2010 after she swam in Lily Lake as well. Health officials believe the deaths were caused by a parasitic amoeba called Naegleria fowleri in the lake’s water. The 36-acre lake ...
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Lead and Other Toxins Found in Children’s Jewelry at Walmart and Other Retailers
New research, conducted by the Michigan-based nonprofit Ecology Center, has discovered high levels of toxic substances in many pieces of children’s costume jewelry that are sold in Walmart and other retailers. The products contained unsafe levels of lead, as well as other dangerous metals such as arsenic, chromium and nickel. Researchers at the Ecology Center tested 99 unique ...
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Lead and Cadmium Overexposure in Ohio Battery Recycling Facility
A battery recycling facility in Lancaster, Ohio has been cited for 14 serious safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA. The company’s total projected fine is $59,400. Some of the serious violations included exposing workers to lead levels that were eight times the exposure limit, as well as cadmium levels that were more than twice the exposure limit. ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Costs Pennsylvania Company $66,300
A steel plate manufacturing company in Conshohocken, PA has been cited for eight health and safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company’s proposed fines total $66,300. The violations were identified when an inspection took place as a result of a complaint that workers were being overexposed to metal fumes. Upon ...
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Recycling Lead from Used Batteries Increases Health Risks in Mexico
Increasing numbers of old batteries that Americans recycle are sent to Mexico, where the lead is removed and then re-sold or re-used, according to the New York Times. The recycling process for batteries has become more expensive and complex in the U.S. since the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) instituted new regulations concerning lead pollution, so American companies are sending more ...
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