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@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

Lab practices at the drug testing company Averhealth have been faulted by its own accreditor, and the company has been targeted in lawsuits and dropped by two child welfare agencies, a ProPublica investigation found.

https://www.propublica.org/article/averhealth-drug-testing-child-welfare-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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A Child Welfare Agency Doubted the Accuracy of Drug Tests Used in Court. The Testing Company Dodged Questions.

Averhealth’s lab practices have been faulted by its own accreditor, and the company has been targeted in lawsuits and dropped by two child welfare agencies, a ProPublica investigation found.
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@toast@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@ProPublica It’s criminal. They’re ripping up families because they can’t do their jobs properly.

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@ProPublica@newsie.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

Averhealth has defended the accuracy of its testing, citing an independent review by outside scientists and its continued accreditation. “Averhealth provides accurate and forensically defensible test results,” CEO Dominique Delagnes said.

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