☑️ Were you ever curious about how industry standards are made? Do you want to be involved in making decisions about what is deemed acceptable for consumer use? Jimmy Farrell and Martha Bajec give us an inside scoop about what it means to work with ASTM International - the “standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.”   

🚀 This educational conversation explains the benefits and processes involved in creating a standard, along with why they are so important for both companies and consumers.   

⛓️ And the best part, anyone can become a volunteer and shape the future of standards! 

#ASTM #standards #consumersafety #safetyfirst   

Meet our guests! 

Jimmy Farrell is a Manager in ASTM International’s Technical Committee Operations (TCO) Division. ASTM International is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. As an ASTM manager, Jimmy is responsible for the management of four ASTM Committees made up of volunteer member-experts from various industry sectors, such as Committee D37 on Cannabis. Jimmy is responsible for assisting these members as they develop ASTM standards for use around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence.  

Martha Bajec, PhD is the Principal at Bajec Senseworks consulting where she lends her unique expertise and perspective to researchers and leaders across CPG categories. Martha joined HCD Research in 2020 as a Consulting Director in Health and Wellness Research exploring the consumer space and has since transitioned to the Senior Scientific Consultant at HCD. In addition to providing full-service support for human testing and product evaluation, Martha’s experience innovating in highly regulated spaces ensures consideration of regulatory and compliance requirements, by design. In her spare time, Martha enjoys fermenting, extracting, and infusing natural products and foods.  

Extra Information: 

ASTM: https://www.astm.org/

ASTM Cannabis: https://www.astmcannabis.org/

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