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Q Laboratories Receives ELAP Certification

What is the ELAP Certification and why is it important? We are happy to announce that Q Laboratories is now approved by the New York State Department of Health’s Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP). New York ELAP approval is required in New York as part of the Protection Against Legionella regulation which was passed in July, 2016. This

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Hand Sanitizer

Bactericidal Considerations to the FDA Briefing Document

Bactericidal Considerations to the FDA Briefing Document As you may or may not have heard, the FDA has released a Briefing Document in March of 2020 that proposes an alternative organism panel from the Tentative Final Monograph (TFM) for consumer and healthcare antiseptics. Amongst growing interest from our clients on this topic, we have authored

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hemp, cannabidiol and CBD

U.S. Congress Introduces CBD Bill

       After a series of negative reports regarding the cannabidiol (CBD) industry, recent developments have given stakeholders a ray of hope.         A December 2019 article on this BLOG discussed the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities intended to reiterate that CBD is not an approved ingredient for use in foods and dietary supplements,

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New Era of Smarter Food Safety

FDA Extends Smarter Food Safety Comment Period

The Food and Drug Administration has extended the comment period regarding the New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. Originally targeted for November 20th, the new “comment by” date is now December 20th. Smarter Food Safety Intended to build upon the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Smarter Food Safety initiative emphasizes utilizing modern technology

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Is it a Cosmetic or a Drug… or Both

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics by their intended use, as “articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body…for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance” [FD&C Act, sec. 201(i)]. Among the products included in this definition are skin moisturizers,

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