TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2022, 75, abstr. 00 (Symposium) Changes in the tobacco industry: 75 years of TSRC WILLIAMSON F. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Abstract not available....
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2019, 73, abstr. 058 USP elemental impurities: limit test for metals in nicotine by ICP-MS LOTFI H.; ARROYO M. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Nicotine included in e-cigarette formulations usually originates as a 90%+ solution, which is purified further prior to use. While the FDA oversees the tobacco industry, there is currently little regulation regarding the quality of raw materials or...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2018, 72, abstr. 109 An improved method for the determination of sodium propionate in tobacco products WILLIAMSON F.; BAILEY J. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA Sodium propionate is a preservative with fungicidal properties that is often added to tobacco, primarily smokeless tobacco products, to prolong shelf life. Several regulatory agencies, including Health Canada and ANVISA, require the testing of sodium...
CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2015, Izmir, Turkey, AP 32 CPA residue levels in consecutive C48 cases of Oriental tobacco WESTBERG H.; SPENCER A. Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, U.S.A. Crop protection agents (CPA) can be applied to tobacco at various stages of the production cycle and if CPA residues are present in the product, they can be topic of concern. After tobacco is processed it is normally packed into cases or bales for...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2015, 69, abstr. 48 Method development and validation of selected metals in e-liquid samples BROWN J. Global Laboratory Services, Inc., Wilson, NC USA Over the past several years, the use of electronic cigarettes and devices has increased. Analysis of Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents is at a forefront in both the conventional and electronic cigarette industries. The analysis of various...
CORESTA Congress, Quebec, 2014, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 49 Addressing hazardous child labour and creating decent youth employment in agriculture HURST P.; VELAZQUEZ S.C.; McCOY N.; MUGWAGWA I. Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing Foundation, Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland In 2013 ECLT described its work to generate evidence showing that making workplaces safer and healthier is key to combatting child labour in the young adult population in tobacco growing areas, comply with international law, and address the depletion...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2013, 67, abstr. 08 Comparison of auto analyzer methods: discrete vs continuous flow. THURSTON D. Global Laboratory Services, Inc., Wilson, NC, USA Chloride, Sugar, Alkaloids, and Nitrate results were compared using a discrete analyzer and a continuous flow auto analyzer. The new generation discrete analyzers are more automated than the continuous flow auto analyzers. In our initial assessment,...
CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2013, Brufa di Torgiano, AP 09 ECLT Foundation’s work and a current focus on promoting decent youth employment in tobacco agriculture in Malawi VELAZQUEZ S.C.; HURST P.; MUGWAGWA I.; McCOY N. Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Growing Foundation, Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland In agricultural supply chains, if smallholder/family farmers can be supported in making basic improvements in safety and health standards, then much of what is currently regarded as “hazardous child labour”[1] could be reclassified as “decent youth...
TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2009, 63, abstr. 10 TSNA method comparison using UHPLC-MS/MS MATHIS J.A.; PO YING YEUNG Global Laboratory Services, Wilson, NC, USA. Method development and optimization was performed for the quantification of tobacco specific nitrosoamines (TSNAs) in tobacco leaf. The objective was to shorten run time and compare the new method to the previous method. The evaluation of method...
CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, Krakow, 2007, AP 09 ECLT - Next steps DUNN J. ECLT Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland. The presentation will update CORESTA members on ECLT activities and more specifically upon the strategic refocusing of the Foundation as a catalyst for policy change in the countries within which we currently operate. ECLT objectives are to...