A pharmaceutical manufacturer was forced to close its doors due to a FDA Class II recall. The U.S. Marshals Service then seized the inventory. Two dozen trailer loads of double-stacked pallets remaining in storage required destruction.
A pharmaceutical manufacturer was forced to close its doors due to a FDA Class II recall. The U.S. Marshals Service then seized the inventory. Two dozen trailer loads of double-stacked pallets remaining in storage required destruction.
A pharmaceutical manufacturer was forced to close its doors due to a FDA Class II recall. The U.S. Marshals Service then seized the inventory. Two dozen trailer loads of double-stacked pallets remaining in storage required destruction.
U.S. Marshal’s Seizure problem disposition (EPA, DOT, FDA) this A pharmaceutical manufacturer was necessitated the use of different types forced to close its doors due to a of destruction methods, including FDA Class II recall. The U.S. Marshals secure landfills and incineration Service then seized the inventory. Two facilities. dozen trailer loads of double-stacked The bulk of the material was destroyed pallets remaining in storage required via controlled and witnessed destruction. destruction and subsequent secure solution landfill. The remainder of the waste Because the company’s doors were (materials high in RCRA metals closed for over two years prior to this and EPA listed wastes) was also disposal project, a technical contact appropriately destroyed. was not available to answer questions Strong places safety first. Incinerators regarding inventory and unlabeled were selected in consideration of products. Determinations had to be OSHA’s strict guidelines for destruction PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES TM made on questionable inventory while of powders, so that employees were the disposal and disposition effort was protected from inhaling contents in process. during destruction. A direct feed unit Who We Are was the proper choice; use of a “pit- Some of the product contained trace amounts of EPA-regulated metals type” municipal incinerator would Strong Pharmaceutical Services, a division and additional chemicals. Once these have exposed employees to possible of Strong Environmental, Inc. (a Stericycle materials were declared ‘waste,’ powder inhalation. company), is the leading provider of destruction services to the pharmaceutical industry. Our EPA regulations governed disposal methodology. SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION experienced professionals manage and ensure By partnering with SEI, the U.S. the appropriate witnessed destruction of CAREFUL CONSIDERATION Marshals Service achieved multi- DEA controlled substances, as well as proper agency compliance while maintaining Once all pharmaceutical materials disposition of RCRA hazardous and non- cost-effectiveness and responsive were characterized, Strong technicians hazardous finished goods and manufacturing service. carefully segregated them. Due to wastes. When we take control of waste the three different entities regulating materials at your shipping dock, they become continued
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Not all pharmaceutical waste is EPA non-hazardous.
In this case vials, some marked only with a trade name, were carefully evaluated and properly classified as an EPA regulated waste due to Chromium and Epinephrine content.
US Marshals kept product under supervised lock and