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Takeda Manufacturing Facilities in Japan and Ireland Recognized With Category Awards for 2021 Facilities of the Year I Takeda

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Takeda’s new solid pharmaceutical packaging building in Hikari, Japan, was recognized with the 2021 “Process Intelligence and Innovation” category award. The project at the Hikari site is a four-story building designed to elevate pharmaceutical packaging operations to a new industrial standard.

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Article Periodic Thank You European Commission unveils proposed ban on bisphenol A in food packaging

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European Commission unveils proposed ban on bisphenol A in food packaging The European Commission has proposed a total ban on bisphenol A and related substances for use in food contact materials. Stakeholders now have until March 8 to provide feedback on the proposal. BY SCOTT STEPHENS, MPA | FEB 12, 2024 10:42 PM CST Bisphenol A (CAS No.

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Article FDA Thank You In a new final rule, FDA carves out a regulatory niche for medical gases

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Still, three years later, the FDA reported that it had received several reports of medical gas mix-ups resulting in at least 8 patient deaths and 16 serious patient injuries between 1996 and April 2004. It also proposed several packaging changes to safeguard against misidentification. The Medical Gas Safety Act , introduced by Rep.

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Article Periodic Thank You Swiss regulators align with EU on chemicals, biocides

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These include substances banned under the EU’s Detergents Regulation (EC) 648/2004 , as well as those prohibited pursuant to international treaties, like the Stockholm Convention (persistent organic pollutants – POPs) or the Montreal Protocol (ozone-depleting substances).

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Analysis Chemical Thank You What we expect EU chemical regulators to do in August 2024

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food packaging, kitchen and tableware and food processing equipment). Under REACH, these address testing proposals for five entries, including trimethylolpropane diallyl ether and 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde. EU food safety policy includes rules on food contact materials (e.g.,

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Article Periodic Thank You What we expect EU chemical regulators to do in May 2024

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food packaging, kitchen and tableware and food processing equipment). Under REACH, these address testing proposals for seven entries, including dibromomethane, diethyl succinate and triisobutyl phosphate. EU food safety policy includes rules on food contact materials (e.g.,

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Analysis Chemical Thank You What we expect EU chemical regulators to do in September 2024

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CAD and CMRD) are coming to a close this month (CLP is the acronym for Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures; CAD and CMRD stand for chemical agents directive and carcinogens, mutagens, reprotoxic substances directive, respectively).