by Jenn Porter | Feb 15, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Innovation, Medical Devices, Natural Health Products, Our View, Research/Science/Technology
Just over one week into the new decade and the medical device industry is already launching into the future. The innovative researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have taken a large step into the future of ultrasound imaging technologies. They have...
by Jenn Porter | Jan 7, 2020 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Natural Health Products, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Health Canada has updated its assessment requirements for Nitrosamines in pharmaceutical products. Nitrosamines are, defined by the World Health Organization, as “any molecule containing the nitroso functional group. These molecules are of concern because nitrosamine...
by Jenn Porter | Nov 27, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Natural Health Products, Research/Science/Technology
Early last month the European Commission (EC) adopted the 14th adaptation to technical progress (ATP) of the Classification and Labelling (CLP) Regulation. Within this adaptation are 28 proposed changes to the harmonised classification and labelling of substances. One...
by Jenn Porter | Jul 9, 2019 | Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Medical Devices, Research/Science/Technology
Intentionally Added Microplastics: Microplastics are manufactured and used in many products on the European market. These ‘intentional’ uses of microplastics are the focus of the proposed restrictions. The potential posed environmental and human health risks of...
by Jenn Porter | May 9, 2019 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, OTC Drugs, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
A pilot study recently published in the medical journal, JAMA, found that it took just one day of sunscreen use for several active ingredients in sunscreen products to enter the blood stream at high levels. The sunscreen absorption study, which was conducted by a...
by Jenn Porter | Jul 20, 2018 | Canadian Regulatory, Cosmetics, European Regulatory, Research/Science/Technology, U.S. Regulatory
Plastic microbeads are either banned or becoming banned in over 10 jurisdictions worldwide. However, this doesn’t mean that our cosmetics and personal care products are entirely plastic-free. There are many more plastic particles present that are in your everyday...
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