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API landscape in 2022: Drivers and solutions for small molecules

Pharmaceutical Technology

Research by GlobalData (Contract Small Molecule API Manufacturing Industry by the Numbers – 2021 Edition) shows that containment facilities are in high demand as the use of cytotoxic drugs continues to grow. Adding to these factors is that oncology accounts for the majority of marketed, contained drugs. Containment challenges.

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J&J Sues Baby Powder Researchers Over “Junk Litigation Opinions”

XTalks

The drugmaker is facing more than 38,000 talc-related lawsuits, mostly over its iconic baby powder which plaintiffs claim was contaminated with asbestos that caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. LTL is also asking the court to force the researchers to disclose the patients’ identities, according to Reuters.

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Lead in Food: Regulatory Imperatives and Industry Responsibilities

XTalks

Lead, a toxic metal, can enter the food supply through environmental contamination during the growing, raising or processing of foods. FDA’s Regulatory Framework on Lead in Food Lead contamination in food can arise from various environmental sources, including past usage of lead in paint, gasoline and plumbing materials.

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Study: safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians

Scienmag

Berkeley — An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and contaminated drinking water disproportionately impact communities of color in the state, finds a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, (..)

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Preliminary Study Results Indicate COVID-19 Might be Able to Travel on Food

XTalks

The study, “ Seeding of outbreaks of COVID-19 by contaminated fresh and frozen food ,” was published in the journal BioRxiv which circulates preliminary findings that have not been scrutinized by peer review. Related: Garden Gourmet’s Plant-Based Tuna Exploits Market ‘White Space’. “An

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FDA Announces Slow Phase-Out of Certain PFAS Chemicals Used in Food Packaging

XTalks

The report found that some food packaging, including burger boxes, wrappers, disposable bowls, and bags for french fries, sides and desserts — used at popular restaurants such as McDonald’s, Sweetgreen, and Wendy’s — may contain potentially hazardous PFAS chemicals. McDonald’s Big Mac clamshell container also appeared to be PFAS-treated.

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Are your food containers as healthy as your food? Participate in the Survey!

Sciensano

It is characterisez by the purchase, transport and storage of food using its own containers. Sciensano, as a center of excellence in evaluating potential risks of known and emerging contaminants in food contact materials ( FCM ), designed a survey to address this gap. But is this trend safe? Who initiated this study?