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Portable Back-Up Generators and Detecting Carbon Monoxide Hazards

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, gas detection equipment and monitoring instruments to help prevent exposure risks to carbon monoxide and other hazardous gases.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, November 23, 2022  Portable back-up generators powered by fossil fuels are used by many businesses and individuals to provide electricity when utility power fails or because no other source is available. These generators can help to keep critical appliances on, to power a worksite, or to keep a business open after a natural disaster. As useful as portable back-up generators can be, they can also expose people to deadly levels of carbon monoxide (CO) if not properly used. According to the Consumer Product.......[Read More] [All News]

Occupational Exposure Risks from Contact with Fentanyl or Other Illicit Drugs

EMSL Analytical provides unknown substance and environmental testing to identify fentanyl and other dangerous drugs that could put first responders and other workers at risk.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, November 22, 2022 Recently, a police officer in Hawaii had to self-administer a dose of Narcan after feeling ill when responding to an overdose call. According to media reports, the officer feared she had been exposed to fentanyl. Fentanyl is increasingly being found in states all across the country. In June of this year, the Hawaii Police Department issued a warning to the public about the dangers of illicit fentanyl. In their media release, the department stated it was seeing an increase in the amount of.......[Read More] [All News]

Five People Died Due to Legionnaires’ Disease at a Manhattan Nursing Home

EMSL provides multiple analyses to help detect the presence of legionella.

Manhattan, New York, November 21, 2022  Over the summer, five people died from Legionnaires’ disease at a New York City nursing home. The nursing home had been cited on multiple occasions for improper maintenance of their cooling tower. This outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease is the worst since 2015 when cooling towers were blamed for the cause of 16 deaths. Legionnaires’ disease can spread through inhaling water vapor containing legionella bacteria.  Legionella grows in wet environments including hot tubs,.......[Read More] [All News]

EMSL Senior Mycologist co-authors New Publication on Aspergillus

EMSL’s National Mycology Program Manager, Dr. Željko Jurjevic, has co-authored a new publication on the Taxonomy of Aspergillus series Versicolores.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, November 18, 2022  EMSL’s National Mycology Program Manager, Dr. Željko Jurjevic, has co-authored a new publication on the Taxonomy of Aspergillus series Versicolores: species reduction and lessons learned about intraspecific variability.  Aspergillus series Versicolores members occur in a wide range of environments and substrates such as indoor environments, food, clinical materials, soil, etc. The representatives of series Versicolores are the most common group of Aspergillus species found in.......[Read More] [All News]

Children’s Hairclips Recalled Due to Lead Exposure Hazards

EMSL Analytical provides consumer product testing services for lead and other regulated substances to protect consumers and to help companies avoid costly product recalls.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, November 17, 2022 Last month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of a brand of children’s bowtie hairclips that were manufactured in China and imported by a U.S. company. The hairclips were sold at discount stores nationwide from May 2019 through July of this year. According to CPSC: The crystals on the hairclip contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.  The.......[Read More] [All News]

Listeria Outbreak Across Multiple States from Deli Meats and Cheeses

EMSL Analytical, Inc. offers testing services to prevent and pinpoint Listeria outbreaks.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, November 16, 2022  It was recently announced a deadly Listeria strain has resulted in one death and 13 hospitalized. Six states have been linked to deli meats and cheeses contaminated with Listeria. The dates of infection were from April 17, 2021, to September 29, 2022, according to the CDC. States included Maryland, where the person who died lived, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and California. There may be more cases that will crop up as it takes three to four weeks to determine if it is.......[Read More] [All News]