Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Abstinence from cannabis for Metrolinx safety-sensitive workers
Metrolinx employees have received a memo from the company CEO, Phil Verster, to inform them of updates to the agency’s “fitness for duty” policy which will come into effect starting on February 1, 2019. In the memo from Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster, employees are told...
Portable fingerprint drug testing now in Spain
The world’s first portable fingerprint-based drug screening system has been launched by UK-based company Intelligent Fingerprinting and is now available in Spain. The new testing system is hygienic and easy-to-use, and collects fingerprint samples in just five...
Estevan rolls out use of roadside drug testing device
Estevan Police Service has received special training in Ottawa in order to test drivers for impaired driving to detect substances such as cannabis and cocaine. The new device, the Drager 5000, enables police officers to test the saliva of individuals suspected of...
New colour changing drug identification kits used in Australia
Australian authorities are recommending drug users to invest in a legal, do-it-yourself, colour change drug test, known as a pill testing kit, to analyze the contents of their drugs before consumption. The recommendation comes after the occurrence of multiple drug...
Retrial ordered for Canadian drug smuggler in China
A court in China has ordered a retrial for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian previously found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to 15 years in prison, ordered to pay $22,000 (or 150,000 yuan) and to be deported. Schellenberg has since then appealed the...
Second Canadian suspected of working with drug lord El Chapo
A man known as “Cat” or “Catboy” is the second Canadian suspected of working with the well-known Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is currently on trial in Brooklyn. Stephen Tello, 39, is currently serving an 8-month sentence in Canada. Tello is a...
Canadian to receive death penalty in China for drug smuggling
A court in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning province of China has announced that Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, was sentenced to death after reconsidering his case. Robert Schellenberg, of Abbotsford, B.C., was detained in 2014 and initially sentenced to 15 years in prison...
Alcohol content to be restricted in single-serving sugary drinks
Health Canada is taking steps to restrict the amount of alcohol allowed in sugary, high-alcohol premixed drinks. According to the federal agency, single-serve products create a public health risk, which is increased for youth. The proposed regulations would limit the...
Federal government proposes regulations for cannabis products
On December 21, 2018, the Canadian federal government opened a 60-day consultation period respecting the strict regulation of additional cannabis products (which include edibles, extracts and topical products). According to the background information provided by...