Hot Topics in Impurities & Contaminants Testing

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Description

This webinar will cover current impurities and contaminants "hot topics", the regulatory highlights and recent updates regarding these compounds of interest. Several compounds have received extra coverage in the media and are quickly becoming “targets of interest” by regulators. Our subject matter experts will ensure you are aware of the latest developments regarding impurities of interest, such as Nitrosamines and Benzene, plus other compounds to consider in your quality profile. We will discuss these compounds’ origins, associated risks, monitoring considerations, and the potential analytical challenges that these compounds pose.

Webinar Objectives

Review current "hot topic" impurities, compound origins, risks associated and monitoring considerations.
Discuss potential analytical challenges of these compounds and offer solutions to those potential challenges.
Review regulation updates, from both US and others countries, to get a better idea of the new requirements, and a chance to ask questions to those keeping track of these fast moving changes

Contributors

Grace Bandong

Grace Bandong is the Business Unit Manager for Contaminants for Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing (EFCT). Grace has spent over 30 years in the food and supplement industry specializing in contaminants analysis including elemental analysis, pesticide residue analysis and risk assessments. Over the years, Grace has developed contaminant-testing programs that support supplier verification for food manufacturers and recently, the hemp industry. Grace developed a process for a hazard based chemical risk assessment of ingredients that is used as a guide by companies to respond to global regulatory requirements. She is an expert chemical risk assessment for dietary supplements and food.

Grace’s role at EFCT is to oversee a team of scientists in routine analytical testing and method development. Over the last few years, her team has developed methods for emerging contaminants of concern to the infant formula, dietary supplements and botanicals markets including ethylene oxide, PFAS and adulterants in weight loss, sports nutrition and male enhancement supplements. Grace and her team have also developed methods for the Hemp industry and EFCT in Madison was one of the first laboratories in the country to meet the Colorado Department of Health and Environment’s very stringent requirements for pesticide residue screening. Grace earned her degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines and her MSc in Chemistry from the University of Houston.
Nicholas Georges

Nicholas Georges is the Senior Vice President, Scientific & International Affairs of the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA). Georges leads HCPA’s activity on aerosol products and industrial & automotive products, as well as multiple scientific and regulatory areas both domestically and internationally such as air quality. Georges has a monthly column in Spray Technology & Marketing and often contributes to other publications such as World Aerosols and Aerosol Europe.

Before joining HCPA, Georges was the Director of Regulatory Affairs at PLZ Aeroscience and the Technical Director at Nyco Products Company. Georges has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Stefanie Rentfrow

Stefanie Rentfrow is currently an Analytical R&D Director at Perrigo supporting the U.S. Consumer Self-Care Over-the-Counter (OTC) Research and Development division. She has worked for Perrigo for over 25 years supporting material characterization and development of finished drug, dietary supplement and cosmetic products. Stefanie is currently leading the Perrigo U.S. nitrosamine impurity team and serves as the CHPA Nitrosamine working group lead. Stefanie earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Western Michigan University and graduated from the Lee Honors College with American Chemical Society certification. She has also received her certification as a Lean Sigma Greenbelt and has led many multi-site and function continuous improvement programs.

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Contributors

Grace Bandong

Nicholas Georges

Stefanie Rentfrow