April 29 - Suit Up! - Inside May Way.

During our Herbal tour we had a rare opportunity to go inside the May Way Anguo processing facility. We all had to suit up in GMP (good manufacturing practices) clothing. May Way manufactures herbs and herbal extract powders for Chinese hospitals and for export so cleanliness is vital. Depending on the part of the plant workers and visitors are required to don the appropriate protective clothing to prevent contamination. 

 Here we are preparing to tour the extraction and spray drying facility.  Here we are in our protective gear resembling teletubbies in masks. Along with me are a couple of great gals.  Misha Cohen from Oakland, CA. she is a practitioner, author and known for her innovate work with Hepatitis C and HIV herbal protocols http://www.docmisha.com/  and Pamela Gregg –Flax the herb buyer for the Southwest Acupuncture school.