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Women to repair roads in the Southern Peninsula
Transport for Cape Town, the City of Cape Town's transport authority, has appointed an all-women team to do maintenance work on roads, footways and stormwater pipes in the Southern Peninsula. Read more below:
The all-women roads repair team is based at the Transport for Cape Town (TCT) depot in Fish Hoek and has been appointed as part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) within TCT to repair and do maintenance work on roads, footways and stormwater infrastructure in Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay, Cape Point and Noordhoek.
The team consists of six members: Anna Martin (46), Frank Nomapelu (26), Kindness Ndyalvan (37), Nelnishia Constant (26), Olwethu Vena (21), and Vuyokazi Dickson (30), from Ocean View and Masiphumelele. They follow in the footsteps of the first all-women team at the TCT depot in Ndabeni which was introduced in August 2015 in celebration of Women's Month.
'The 12 women are the pioneers of a long-term process whereby the City is tackling gender transformation and the empowerment of women in the workplace. Women are generally under-represented in the transport sector – for example, within TCT, women constitute only 3,4% of those involved with the physical maintenance of roads and stormwater infrastructure. I am confident that this project, spearheaded by the TCT Training Academy, will assist us over time in changing perceptions about the type of work women can do,' said the City's Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town, Councillor Brett Herron.
The women who have been appointed to participate in this programme all share a passion for work that benefits communities and improves service delivery.
TCT's Training Academy assisted the management at the Fish Hoek depot to identify suitable candidates from the local subcouncil database in accordance with the City's EPWP Policy. The candidates conducted a physical assessment to test their ability to perform the type of work required and they were interviewed and evaluated by members of the depot management.
'We have budgeted approximately R300 000 to get the women-only team in Fish Hoek going. A female project leader from the TCT Training Academy has been assigned to support the team and to provide guidance until the end of the current financial year on 30 June 2016, when the women will exit the programme,' said Councillor Herron.
On-the-job training is currently being provided by the depot management team, covering the following technical fields:
• Stormwater infrastructure: cleaning, unblocking, and repairing pipes, manholes and catch pits
• Footways: edging, paving, operating rollers, and raking of pre-mix used to repair surface patches
• Roads: repairing potholes, surface patches and edges, kerb-laying, and operating a plant
• Line marking: painting straight lines and legends on road surface; planting of poles and signage; stencilling of street names on kerbs; painting of kerbs; and street name kerb moulding
Apart from the abovementioned technical training, the women will also be trained in life skills, entrepreneurial skills, conflict management and team work. Fish Hoek has been chosen as the ideal environment for launching this pilot project in the Southern Peninsula in terms of the infrastructure, training, support and resources needed to ensure that the women-only team succeeds.
'Even though the women will not be employed permanently, they will be empowered to enter the job market given the technical exposure and the experience they have gained in drafting a quality CV, efficiency in interview skills, and selling their inter-personal skills to add value in the workplace. They will therefore be empowered to apply for permanent work, or even start their own business,' said Councillor Herron.
The TCT Training Academy has designed a monitoring system that continually draws all the information from the two pilot teams' progress and challenges so that the process can be adapted for future projects.
'We are looking forward to seeing the women carrying out work on the streets and sidewalks in the Southern Peninsula. I hope that this initiative inspires the private sector to follow suit in appointing women in positions that are generally regarded to be the ambit of men. Apart from building a city where we all feel welcome and appreciated, the City must lead the way in changing perceptions about gender and promoting gender equality in the workplace. We are very proud of this pilot programme and we wish the women well,' said Councillor Herron.


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Implement FCIP Compression online/offline?
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I am trying to implement FCIP compression on a Core/Edge fabric:
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# interface fcip 1
Creates an FCIP interface (51).
switch(config-if)# ip-compression auto
switch# show interface fcip 1 counters
switch# show ips stats hw-comp all
Can this procedure be executed online? I was unable to find an answer to this in the Cisco docs.
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It's tough to imagine what life is like for a woman who has been trafficked. Many of the young women we work with were tricked into leaving their small rural villages for the promise of a good job and a better quality of life in the big city. Sadly, it's only after arriving in the new and often far away city, when they realize they have been lied to and sold to a trafficker, pimp or brothel owner. Their identity documents are taken away, and they are trapped.
Imagine yourself if you can, thousands of miles from home, penniless, abused, and scared. To make matters worse, you're unable to escape and reach out to the authorities because they are complicit and corrupt. Months pass. You've been stripped of your dignity, and you feel worthless, ashamed, and without hope.
This is the cycle for many women. They have been used, mistreated and tricked, and they feel unworthy of love and care. Many of them lose hope that life can be restored, that they can experience healing, or that they can even dare hope for a different future.
Trafficking seeks to destroy the souls and minds of those who are caught in it's clutches.
This is the story of Su Mon. Like many women, she knew the darkness and bore the scars of sex trafficking. When Su Mon came to Eden, she was carrying the weight of brokenness. She had spent years under the thumb of a pimp, and her marriage was falling apart. Su Mon's husband had a severe gambling addiction. He would squander their earnings for the month and demand that she go and make more to cover his debts.
She knew she wanted something different for her life, but she didn't know how to break free.
And that's where Eden came in. On the day that Su Mon visited us, we talked to her about the services we offered and how we could help her. We told her how Eden provides safe housing, job training, therapy, classes to improve marketability in the workforce; and most importantly, a safe place to experience a community that would foster empowerment, growth, and restoration.
Before Su Mon left, we gifted her with the interior heart of the Committed Necklace. We explained that this necklace had been purchased for her as a gift. Su Mon was deeply touched by the idea that a stranger cared enough to buy her a gift and wanted nothing in return. When we told her that the heart, dipped in 18 karat gold, was a symbol of her great value and worth; and that the person who purchased it for her was also wearing a partner necklace as a symbol of their commitment to her, she was moved to tears.
The heart, which is dipped in 18 karat gold, is a symbol of her great value and worth.
It took six months for Su Mon to escape and return to us. When she did, she was still wearing the center heart we gave her from the Committed Necklace.
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The Physics of Marketing
Could Isaac Newton be seen a marketing genius? A little recommended reading for the weekend on David E. Bowmans blog where he compares marketing to physics. Read it here.o
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By Mitch from DFW
My wife and I both grew up in Canada. As such, we always had a strange curiosity with America's embrace of firearms. Canadians are inculcated by our school system from an early age that America is full of "gun nuts" and you'll just get shot walking in broad daylight for no apparent reason. I was always skeptical of said shibboleth, as I viewed the Second Amendment as a check on an overreaching government. When we moved to the US fourteen years ago, we first settled in Detroit. We saw firsthand that owning a firearm isn't such a bad idea. That being said, as we were on visas at the time, we couldn't own handguns. It was something we'd think about down the road . . .
Several years later, events would happen that ensured that once we got our permanent residency status, and we would become firearm owners. These events happened in Charlotte, North Carolina.
First, my wife was deliberately driven off the road in an apparent gang initiation. The police told us as much, but then advised her not to pursue the issue as being a witness, because the gangs would have access to our name and assess. The second event occurred when my wife was at the local playground with my two-year-old and infant sons. A man attempted to approach my oldest son with the intent of snatching him. If it wasn't for the fact that another car drove into the parking lot, the results could have been tragic. Once again, the police were dismissive. The man in question was subsequently charged a year later with the attempted kidnapping of a young girl (the charges were eventually dropped on that for various reasons). We learned the hard lesson that the police are of little help when seconds matter.
We later got our permanent residency and shortly thereafter moved to Las Vegas. We purchase our first guns there. My wife bought a SIG SAUER P238 and a Walther PPQ. We took introductory safety courses and spent a fair bit of time on the range. Both guns are a joy to shoot. Both are accurate and feel comfortable in the hand.
Liking the ergonomics and the trigger on the PPQ so much, I later bought a Walther CCP as my carry piece (note: it shoots very well with minimal snap. Feels wonderful in the hand. Trigger isn't as smooth as the PPQ, but not bad once it is worked in. Disassembling it is not difficult after a few tries. Just wish there were aftermarket night sights for it). We agreed we would take the conceal carry course and get our permits, but we weren't in a hurry. Once again, events accelerated our decision.
My wife operated a small business in a strip mall. While finishing up her day, she heard a kerfuffle in the barber shop next door. Later, three men walked out, one of them with a face that looked like hamburger, and got into a car right in front of my wife's shop and left. A minute later, another man walked out and, in plain sight, drew a revolver and started shooting at the departing car. He then turned and stared at my unarmed wife. She was on the phone with 911 at the time and was fearful for her life, to put it mildly. Luckily the shooter took off, but the lesson was reinforced: When seconds count the police are minutes away.
We started the CCW paperwork shortly after that. We also ended up moving to Texas (for work reasons, not due to this incident). I now carry every day and my wife will, once her permit is processed.
We now accept that we cannot control when "crazy" will happen. It has happened to us before, and in all likelihood, will happen again. However, the next time we will at least be able to have more say in the situation. We shall not be helpless. Accepting the world as it is, not how we wish it would be, is a cornerstone of wisdom and maturity. In a similar vein, we appreciate our freedom to be prepared for the world as it is.
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You've had an interesting life so far.
Might want to reconsider the process used to choose a place to live
Well, the criteria: low tax, low cost of living, warm weather (except the first job in Detroit), and 2nd amendment friendly. Live and learn!
Warm weather attracts crazies. Move to Wisconsin. We are more fun friendly here.
Wow. So, first stop Detroit, huh? Why?
Your kidding right? One of Canada's most populated city is just the other side of the river. Not sure where he lived but Detroit is a very close drive to Windsor, most of Ontario, and not too far from Toronto.
yeah, but DETROIT?
I went to university in Windsor, grew up in Northern Ontario. So we were very familiar with the area. Plus, it was the job that got me my work visa. Worked in Troy and Southfield and spent a lot of time on Harsens Island.
Work: knew people who would sponsor me for a work visa. Spent a lot of time there as a college student.
Head due south from Detroit and you end up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Yes, south.
Wow that's an action packed life…
Not poking fun, but I never even encountered anything more than road rages and mom-opening-doors-for-(most likely real)cops…
Welcome to the States. Glad to have you. Godspeed.
I have a response to Canada: that's why we won both world wars. U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
Seems like you attract an unusual amount of crazy.
Great choice on the PPQ it's one of the best you can buy
Wow, his wife seems to attract evil. Scary
Last Saturday, about five blocks from me, at a Puerto Rican restaurant we go to occasionally, a guy who was apparently high on various drugs kicked in a window, picked up a giant shard of glass, and used it like a giant knife to chase patrons out. Apparently he was shouting "'F— Mexico! F— Mexico!"
Anyway, I just renewed my Washington CPL, which was a breeze, but I really wonder how many of the people who live in my neighborhood have CPLs or carry. There are reportedly around 95,000 CPL holders in King County, but I suspect the very large majority of that number are outside of Seattle. I strongly suspect that very few Seattle residents carry on a routine basis.
Here's the story with video: http://komonews.com/news/local/like-a-horror-movie-man-smashes-ballard-restaurant-window-attacks-diners
I'm a Seattle resident. I carry every day, and I also wonder how many around me actually do. You and I are very likely an extreme minority in these parts.
Same here: Seattle resident, carry every day.
Interesting that all three people who carry in Seattle happen to be TTAGers.
Was the soccer match a Tai?
Well good luck buddy. 'Mericah!
Excellent write up.
Welcome to freedom.
Damn, son, that's a whole lot of "wrong place, wrong time" for one person. Any chance you pissed off an old gypsy woman or a voodoo witch doctor something?
And from pretty much all over the country, too! Save your money, don't bother to buy lottery tickets, you do not have the luck.
First post ever here. Love Canada except on the gun issue. Nice people except maybe Franglish speaking ones. Nevertheless glad you're here and standing watch. Hope you had your "three events" and never need to self protect. At least you're ready. Be well.
I'm still figuring out "kerfuffle". Seriously though, good for you for carrying and glad you got out of Michigan, especially Southfield.
It's a perfectly cromulent word….
That's a lot of second chances.
And whew. Detroit. That's a rough intro to the US.
Man, talk about bad luck.
Good write up.
How many rounds can you put down range with the CCP before the dust cover becomes too hot to handle?
When you say the trigger gets better, is this through use or gunsmithing?
/fascinated by fixed barrel 9's
#too poor for P7
The CCP will start getting toasty around the piston after 4-5 magazines fired back to back. When at the range, I'll do 2 magazines on the CCP, then switch to the PPQ – then it never gets more than a little warm. I've also notice after about 500 rounds and several cleanings/lubrications into it the trigger gets less "grainy". There is a large difference between the PPQ and the CCP trigger, but when compared with the Glock 43 or M&P Shield, it holds it own.
Welcome to the family, Mitch !
A few years ago, after a downtown show, my wife and were walking to hour car. Old guy with a limp and his wife, completely empty streets, and a car some distance away. For the first time in my entire life, I felt vulnerable. Lesson learned.
There is no mention of American "gun nuts" in Canadian schools. There is basically little conversation about firearms in Canada unless you live in a major urban Center. The gun laws in Canada are a little annoying and the magazine issue is stupid but it's about as bad as here in California


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This race is taking place in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. If you're looking for the NYRR R-U-N 5K in Central Park in Manhattan, visit this page.
Come out for Monday Run Day...at night! Challenge your friends, runners and non-runners alike—R-U-N?—to join you for 3.1 miles in Prospect Park.
Afterward, head out of the park to continue your evening and enjoy refreshments with your fellow runners at a nearby establishment—a twist to your usual weeknight happy hour.
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Giants re-sign LB Jasper Brinkley
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BYU middle linebacker Uani Unga hasn't been playing fully healthy. It's a situation that just about every player deals with over the course of a season, but Unga is dealing with an unusual affliction that has limited him. Despite his peculiar injury, he continues to fight on and will do so this Friday against a primarily physical run-based Blue Raider offense.
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Attrition can leave a football program rebuilding. However, that not might be the case with the graduation of inside linebackers Brandon Ogletree and Uona Kaveinga, despite how good they were. Coach Mendenhall has two very capable replacements in Tyler Beck and Uani Unga who could be one of the more pleasant surprises on this year's defense.
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East/West Markets kicks off June 18th at 278 Haywood Street from 11AM-7PM. Come out and spend the day shopping with over 20 of the area's best vintage & handmade vendors. Admission is FREE.
Leading up to the Markets, check back and meet some of our amazing vendors before the market as we share a vendor spotlight post. See the full lineup of our June 18th East/West Market here.
Welcome Julia Claire Clay to the Market! We already love her porcelain handwork and designs. We can't wait to see her new line of jewelry and mountain inspired ceramic wares.
"I love pattern, textile design and putting imagery on my work! My mother knew from a small age that I was born to be an artist! it all started with a pair of scissors, construction paper and some tape. I would cut out patterns and decorate everything! It's no wonder that I was drawn to using decals!
I started using decals in college. I was screen printing china paints and using toxic chemicals to clean my screens. It was so toxic I was only allowed to do this in the middle of the night. It was then and there that I started saving up for my very own color decal printer.
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The annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is an hour snap shot survey of garden birds that people to take part in across the country. It can be done anytime over the coming weekend, 24th or 25th January 2015 and all you have to do is register online.
The Big Garden Birdwatch is brilliant for lots of reasons; anyone can take part, you can do it on your own or with others and it's really easy to do (you can just look out of a window). It's great to get children involved, so that they feel connected to nature. Then you just have to write down what birds you see. Garden birds are not hard to identify with lots of people knowing what a Blue Tit or Blackbird look like. If not, look at a simple bird guide book or check out the RSPB website.
It's a good idea to fill your bird feeders the day before or put up something like fat balls that you can hang without feeders. You don't have to be into birds like me to do the Big Garden Birdwatch. Lots of people are RSPB members, being "a million voices for nature" and so if you are a member, make a special effort to take part and get children involved with you.
Last year I did the Big Garden Birdwatch twice; once in a friend's garden and then at home. In my garden the best bird we saw was a Marsh Tit, but we saw plenty of other things too, like a flock of 20 Goldfinch.
At Guides last year, I ran a bird workshop to go towards our RSPB badge. During the evening we did a bird ID game, made feeders and encouraged the girls to do the Big Garden Birdwatch. The feeder I made was the only one the Marsh Tit fed on!
Seeing the results is also fascinating, for example the most common bird in my garden could be really rare elsewhere or something common elsewhere could be not around in our garden. For example, last year the commonest garden bird was House Sparrow, which is rare in our garden. Last year nearly half a million people took part in The Big Garden Birdwatch and over 7 million birds were recorded. So, get out there and have a go, getting any children involved, and you will have a great time.
The Big Garden Birdwatch is important because it helps the RSPB examine the population of bird species in the UK. For example in the RSPB magazine it shows the Woodpigeon population has gone up by 923% since 1979 but the Blue Tit population has only gone up by 8%. Or, if you want to look at the glass-half-empty side of things, the Greenfinches are -34% since then, and sadly Starlings are -84%. In my area the most noticeable decrease are the House Sparrows that used to feed in our garden in winter, but sadly are now rare. Their numbers in the UK have dropped by 63%.
It's funny to think my Dad has done it since he was 11, from when it started in 1979.
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My last competition win 'haul' was back in February so thought I was due to do an update! I don't get much of a chance to enter competitions these days but whenever I see one in passing I usually will enter, and on Fridays I enter a few 'RT to win' comps on Twitter for #FreebieFriday. I was thinking of doing a new blog post on how to win competitions with my top tips. I did one back in 2012 but it's quite outdated now.. would anyone be interested in an updated version?
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Introducing Smartbond at Regis Salons
I was recently invited by Regis Salons to try out the new Smartbond treatment from L'Oreal at my local salon in Milton Keynes. This new system (similar to Olaplex) protects and strengthens the hair during colouring so it's left smooth, soft, shiny, and not damaged.
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Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Merlin at Whiskas Kitten Kollege Career Day*
Whiskas have produced a range of adorable Kitten Kollege videos on their YouTube channel, which each show how to care for your cat to ensure they lead a healthy and happy life. For those of you that might not know, my little fluff ball is called Merlin. He has been invited to take part in the Whiskas 'Kitten Kollege Career Day', where we look into which career would ideally suit his personality!
Friday, 9 June 2017
Gift Ideas for Father's Day
In case it's slipped your mind, it's Father's Day next Sunday (18th June)! It can be tricky to buy Father's Day presents, as I'm never really sure what my Dad wants! Generally, men don't like fancy things. Mums are easy to buy for.. just get them some flowers and something pretty. But what do you buy for Dad? Well here are some ideas which might help you...
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I worked at C.S.T. Consultants as a contractor (Less than a year)
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We were there last week with another couple and had a Fantastic meal. The filet steak and it was cooked perfectly and almost melted in your mouth. The veggies and salad were delicious and the rolls were warm and very tasty.
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We were there last week with another couple and had a Fantastic meal. The filet steak and it was cooked perfectly and almost melted in your mouth. The veggies and salad were delicious and the rolls were warm and very tasty.
We met friends here for a late dinner. Our table was not ready when we arrived, so we sat at the bar for a drink while we waited. The atmosphere is so relaxed and friendly and the menu is different. They have everything from burgers...More
Want real snapper soup! Better than Bookbinders! Been to many seafood restaurants up and down the East Coast , this is the best! The only other place is now closed in Hatboro, the Old Mill. I equate everyone to the Old Mill, this is it!...More
really good food and service. very fair prices. nice variety on the menu. The only negative: the bathrooms are terrible... small, cramped, dingy, dated.
I have tried several pubs in the Doylestown, Plumsteadville, Jamison, New Hope, Newtown, Yardley area and I believe that the Piper Tavern is the best of them all. I was really pleased to see a menu that goes beyond just ribs, burgers, steak, and chicken...More
Dinner Service 11.21.15 Great service, with fourteen people dining, celebrating a Mom / Grand Mom's 80th. Entrees are served with salad, a square crispy roll and mixed veggies. The plating presentations reminded us of Mondrian compositions. Prices were reasonable; the filets ordered medium rare arrived...More
We were here for lunch and I had the Baked Salmon Florentine which was nice and moist and tasty. The salad was nice and fresh like it was just picked from the garden.
Typical tavern food. Not that exciting or inventive. Tasty crock of French onion soup. Highlight is the history of the building and seating in a lovely enclosed porch.
We found this inn very pleasant and relaxed with great service. The food was very good with more than adequate serving sizes. My husband had steak and I had butterfish, both were wonderful!
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in medicinal products
Risk evaluation and assays required to ensure quality and safety
Responsibility lies with the marketing authorization holders for herbal and complementary medicinal products as well as outlets that dispense magistral formulations and specialities of the house made from medicinal plants or preparations derived from such plants.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are chemical compounds that occur naturally in numerous plants. PAs have been shown to have harmful effects on the liver.
Hundreds of structurally different PAs occurring in several thousand different plant species have been identified. These include known medicinal plants (e.g. comfrey [Symphytum officinale L.], borage [Borago officinalis] or coltsfoot [Tussilago farfara] and common weeds (e.g. groundsel [Senecio vulgaris] or South African ragwort [Senecio inaequidens]).
The toxic effect of PAs has been known for a long time. Back in 1992, the then German Federal Health Office (Bundesgesundheitsamt, BGA) stipulated the maximum concentrations permissible in Germany in finished medicinal products made with plant drugs containing PA in a publication in the German Federal Gazette [1]. The then Intercantonal Office for the Control of Medicines in Switzerland (IOCM) adopted these maximum concentrations in the course of a reexamination procedure.
A publication issued in 2013 by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) revealed that food teas or herbal teas can contain PA even if the plants from which the teas are made do not include any PA-containing plant species [2]. The PAs enter these products via weeds that are harvested with the plants for the teas.
It has since been shown that many plant-based foods and medicinal plants are affected by the PA weed problem. Since contamination with individual specimens of these weeds is sufficient to produce toxicologically relevant concentrations in medicinal products, measures that go beyond the existing Good Agricultural and Collection Practice (GACP) are needed to ensure their quality and safety.
Accordingly, on 31 May 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a statement on the PA-containing weed problem with recommendations for risk management and quality control [3].
Current data show that substantial quantities of PA may be detected in the following medicinal plants and derived preparations even though they do not contain PA themselves.
|St. John's Wort (Hyperici herba)
|Passionflower herb (Passiflorae herba)
|Camomile (Matricariae flos)
|Lady's Mantle (Alchemillae herba)
|Liquorice root (Liquiritiae radix)
|Balm leaf (Melissae folium)
|Peppermint (Menthae piperitae folium)
|Sage (Salviae folium)
|Dandelion with root (Taraxaci herba cum radice)
|Thyme (Thymi herba)
In its publication, the EMA recommends tolerating a maximum PA limit of 1 µg per day relative to the maximum daily dose for a three-year transitional period. After this period, the limit will be reduced to 0.35 µg PA.
During the transition phase, manufacturers of plant-based active substances and finished herbal medicinal products will be required not only to comply with current GACP, but also to implement measures to mitigate the PA weed problem.
|Until further notice, Swissmedic will adopt the EMA's recommended limit of a maximum of 1 µg PA relative to the maximum daily dose.
In light of the above, the Agency requires holders of authorisation for herbal and complementary medicinal products and outlets that dispense magistral formulations and pharmacy preparations made from medicinal plants or preparations derived from such plants
- to conduct a risk evaluation – particularly for the medicinal plants mentioned above – with immediate effect
- if necessary, to collate and record data on the content of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
A worst-case scenario should be assumed for calculations conducted in the course of a risk evaluation with no in-house PA residue analyses (highest value in tea drugs published to date: 3430 µg/kg, assuming complete extraction).
Medicinal products that exceed the maximum limit of 1 µg PA relative to the maximum daily dose may not be placed on the market in Switzerland.
Pharmaceutical companies and outlets that dispense magistral formulations and pharmacy preparations should implement these measures as soon as possible as part of the process of exercising their responsibility.
Starting in mid-2017, Swissmedic will be carrying out random checks of risk evaluations and compliance with the limit.
The following test schedule will be adopted, depending on the risk evaluation and data already determined:
A) No or very low contamination
90% of the tested samples have a PA content of ≤ 0.1 µg, no sample contains more than 0.35 µg PA relative to the maximum daily dose stated in the Information for healthcare professionals or Patient information: Skip testing is acceptable.
B) Low contamination
90% of the tested samples have a PA content of ≤ 0.35 µg, no sample contains more than 1.0 µg PA relative to the maximum daily dose stated in the Information for healthcare professionals or Patient information: More frequent skip testing is acceptable.
C) Relevant contamination
If categories A and B do not apply, routine testing for PA should be specified in the release specification. The content may not exceed 1.0 µg PA relative to the maximum daily dose.
[1] Bekanntmachung über die Zulassung und Registrierung von Arzneimitteln vom 5. Juni 1992; Abwehr von Arzneimittelrisiken – Stufe II, here: medicinal products containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids with an 1,2-unsaturated necin structure. Bundesanzeiger no. 111, 17 June 1992.
[2] Pyrrolizidinalkaloide in Kräutertees und Tees. Statement 018/2013 issued by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment on 5 July 2013. http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/343/pyrrolizidinalkaloide-in-kraeutertees-und-tees.pdf
[3] Public statement on contamination of herbal medicinal products/traditional herbal medicinal products with pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Transitional recommendations for risk management and quality control, EMA 31 May 2016. http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Public_statement/2016/06/WC500208195.pdf