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Post by Evelyn on Feb 9, 2014 23:19:35 GMT -5
It does seem that MD is paving the way for the Mid Atlantic drug agreement. Key - Do you know which lab PA uses? Does anyone know about Truesdail and which other states use them?
Truesdail to take over Maryland drug testing By Matt Hegarty DRF
Blood and urine samples from horses running in races at Maryland tracks will be tested by Truesdail Laboratories in Tustin, Calif, under a new 5-year deal that ended the state racing commission’s longtime relationship with a state testing lab.
J. Michael Hopkins, the executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission, said that the decision to contract with the California laboratory will allow the commission to comply with requirements that drug testing be done by an accredited laboratory. Truesdail was one of the first laboratories in the U.S. to be accredited under an industry-monitored program launched last year.
Hopkins also said that the contract will result in some cost savings to the state’s racetracks, which foot the bill for drug testing. He said the Maryland state laboratory would need new equipment and personnel in order to qualify for accreditation, requiring a large outlay of funds.
“This is the most efficient way to take advantage of all the top-of-the-line equipment and personnel at the Truesdail lab,” Hopkins said.
The new contract was scheduled to take effect on Saturday, Feb. 8.
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Post by Evelyn on Feb 9, 2014 23:29:52 GMT -5
No list of tracks but this sounds quite good
From the Truesdail site:
Truesdail is one of America's most sophisticated and highly respected drug detection laboratories in the world. Every year, our chemists analyze 70,000 to 80,000 biological fluids for the presence and identification of drugs. We work closely with several racing commissions, fairs, and expositions testing horses, sheep, hogs, cattle, and dogs for the presence of drugs. Testing protects the health of the animals and the integrity of races and contests.
We are committed to improving our ability to detect new drugs of abuse. We work closely with the, Association of Official Racing Chemists (AORC), Association of Racing Commissioners International, Inc. (ARCI), California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Horse Racing Board, University of California at Davis, University of Kentucky, Ohio State University, and Cornell University. As a result, Truesdail is a driving force in the application of new technology for the drug testing industry...........
.........Truesdail is a founding member of the Association of Official Racing Chemists (AORC) (1947) and we participate in the Testing Integrity Program (TIP), which is funded by the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), QA programs. Both of these organizations provide several specimens to our laboratory each year to monitor our proficiency to detect drugs. Truesdail Laboratories is pleased to announce ISO/IEC GUIDE 17025 accreditation. Please see a copy of our certificate and our scope of accreditation in the certification section of our website. We have accreditation for all the major types of testing being done by most equine and canine drug testing laboratories, thin layer chromatography, immunoassay, direct instrumental screening by both GC/MS and LC/MS, specific gravity, TCO2, confirmations by GC/MS and LC/MS, and HPLC (for NSAIDS and furosemide). We are also approved to test materials seized at the racetracks. We have made diligent efforts to employ the latest methods and equipment, and to provide a Quality Assurance program that insured reliable results. We are now very pleased to be able to assure our clients that Truesdail operations have been audited by third party experts and has been found to be in compliance with rigorous international standards for laboratory competence.
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