New Pornstar Interviews - [more]
Audrey Madison Interview

"I really want even more DPs and double anal. And more gangbang stuff."
All Forums > Porn News - Press Releases > Porn News - Press Releases Forum Page 35 > FSC: TTS Withdraws From PASS System
AuthorPost
killbillvol69 All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member


^Lucy Pinder
18634 Posts
4/08
Posted - Jun 19 2020 : 8:53PM
FSC: Talent Testing Service Withdraws From PASS System

Talent Testing Service (TTS) has withdrawn from being one of the medical labs that shares data about positive/negative STI test results with the Free Speech Coalition's PASS System, which is what performers use to verify whether the person they're about to work with has a clean test or not. There are still two other labs that are participating.

It seems like TTS wanted performers to get COVID-19 tests at the PASS facilities, and FSC was ok with performers getting tested elsewhere (specifically for COVID-19, not other things).

It seems like a bit of pettiness on both parts if you ask me. Surely this could have been worked out. They had a long-running relationship with each other. Though maybe it was already on the rocks, I don't know.

pringles All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

1351 Posts
2/08
Posted - Jun 19 2020 : 11:29PM
^ They've had a rocky relationship for years. This isn't the first time they've butted heads.
killbillvol69 All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

^Lucy Pinder
18634 Posts
4/08
Posted - Jun 20 2020 : 12:12AM
^ Thanks for that info. Yeah it seems extreme to do this if there was no previous bad blood.
snufish
Member

580 Posts
4/14
Posted - Jun 20 2020 : 10:30AM
PASS has more labs and soon they'll add Quest network again. These labs don't do retina scanning.
pringles All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

1351 Posts
2/08
Posted - Jun 20 2020 : 3:26PM
 
pat362
Senior Member

10083 Posts
3/10
Posted - Jun 20 2020 : 6:43PM
After reading what Pacheco had to say then I understand why he did what he did. On a related note. I'm getting a strong feeling that the FSC doesn't have the health of the talent at hearth and by extension the health of the porn industry. I would think that an organisation which claims to be dedicated to protecting the industry in general would implement many of the things TTS was offering. Also if TTS is able to offer a Covid-19 test for either 75$ or 35$ when bought with the Gold Standard Panel then why is Dr Miao talking about a cost of 100$? Is there price gouging on his part and if so then is the FSC okay with that? Why is the FSC promoting the idea of a separate Covid-19 test when it should be part of the standard panel? An STI while a shitty thing to get will not affect any of the people on set who didn't have sex with the performer but every single person who was on set the day may get infected with Covid-19 and they can then infect their friends and family.

Maybe I'm way off but I have always thought that TTS was by far the best lab for the industry. If I was wrong and they aren't then which lab or labs are the best?

killbillvol69 All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

^Lucy Pinder
18634 Posts
4/08
Posted - Jul 14 2020 : 6:46PM
Mass Facialties
Deactivated User

"Facialized Vol. 7" 2021 AVN Awards Winner: Best Oral Movie
9308 Posts
9/13
Posted - Jul 14 2020 : 10:47PM
Ugh, just like this country itself, the porn industry is fucking up because they can't get everyone on the same page.
pringles All-Star Supporter
All-Star Member

1351 Posts
2/08
Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 4:00PM
TTS: Current COVID-19 Test Results 'Not Affecting Production' (Xbiz)

MIAMI - Talent Testing Service's (TTS) principal Sixto Pacheco spoke to XBIZ about yesterday's reports of COVID-19 positive tests outside of the PASS system and stated that "we don't see anything that is affecting production" at this time.

Pacheco spoke to XBIZ this morning and shed light on the current contact-tracing and communications practices developed by TTS after their decision last month to leave the PASS system regulated by the Free Speech Coalition (FSC).

Pacheco explained that after TTS records a COVID-19 positive, "we advice either the crew or the talent that they need to isolate for 14 days and we recommend that they let us know if there are people in your immediate circle that should be tested."

"We tell the talent and the talent refers them us," Pacheco added.

more at the link above




Jump To: