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Working notes from building specialized LIMS for regulated labs across cosmetics, clinical microbiology, food safety, and six other domains. Written for the people who actually run the systems.
A working definition of LIMS — what it tracks, what it automates, what it replaces — written for lab directors evaluating their first system or replacing a legacy one.
Read articleThe talc rule is gone. Fragrance allergens are delayed to 2027. But MoCRA is fully enforceable — and FDA is auditing. The seven enforcement points that actually matter right now.
Read articleEUCAST v16.0 went live in the first week of January 2026. Gepotidacin breakpoints are new, TMP-SMX revised, carbapenem revisions still in consultation. Here is what clinical labs need to do before vendor updates land.
Read articleIn November 2025 Congress directed FDA not to enforce the Food Traceability Rule before July 20, 2028. The 30-month reprieve does not change the rule itself — only the deadline. Here is what food labs should do with the extra time.
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