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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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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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AI in Drug Discovery - A Highly Opinionated Literature Review (Part II)

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A 2004 paper by Vigers and Rizzi proposed a similar strategy for docking studies. In each example, the authors use a modified version of their open source package MolPAL to design molecules with a specified selectivity profile. The paper also provides links to several software packages for building MIL models.

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Article FDA Thank You Congress prepares to markup pandemic legislation, all but confirming FDA-related provisions won’t advance

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That law built upon several other previous laws, including the Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act of 2000, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and the Project BioShield Act of 2004 ( see a Congressional Research Service report on its legislative history here ).

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Article EMA Thank You The vote is in: The European Parliament has adopted the compromise pharmaceutical legislation

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Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. Additionally, reform package included revisions of the regulations for pediatric medicines and orphan drugs. Generally, all MEPs supported the package in its current form, with political affiliations shaping the provisions each highlighted. citizens; 2.

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Article EMA Thank You New MHRA Windsor Framework documents guide post-Brexit flow of medicines for U.K., Great Britain, and the E.U.

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Articles 3(1) and 3(2) of the current European pharmaceutical regulation (EC) No 726/2004 set out requirements for medicinal products that must use the centralized procedure, rather than national approval pathways. These features should not be included on outer packaging or immediate packaging, if there is no outer packaging.

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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.,