January 12, 2015
New Wood Construction Technology Gets Boost
The funding will enable Riddle Laminators, the glue-laminate operation of DR Johnson, to collaborate with a research team of OSU faculty and students to construct a pilot manufacturing line for CLT at its facility and to test the CLT produced at the …
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FDA Ensures Your Foods From Animals Are Safe
If you eat meat or drink milk, you want to know: Are there trace amounts of the veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals entering your diet? And if they are, are the amounts safe for human consumption? Those questions—among others—are the …
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January 11, 2015
Go Green Global Technologies to Acquire Assets of Sonical SRL
The company is a leader in the emerging Pulsed-Power technology sector and has a portfolio of intellectual property that currently includes three United States patents and NSF/ANSI, UL, and CSA certification. Since inception, the company has focused on …
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Lubriplate Lubricants Company Achieves ISO 21469 Certification
… recently obtained ISO 21469 certification from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) for all of its NSF/H-1 registered food machinery lubricants, which are intended for use in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and animal feed …
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Go Green Global Technologies Validates the Sonical™ Fuel Charger's …
The company is a leader in the emerging Pulsed-Power technology sector and has a portfolio of intellectual property that currently includes three United States patents and NSF/ANSI, UL, and CSA certification. Since inception, the company has focused on …
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January 8, 2015
China Losing out in expanding Asian natural cosmetics market
China is losing market share in the Asian natural and organic cosmetics market, recently revealed market Organic Monitor. According to the market research firm, Chinese market growth rates are declining because of animal-testing methods and formulation …
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January 6, 2015
Sunscreen bill to speed up FDA review of new ingredients made in U.S. …
Require the FDA to regularly report to Congress on its efforts to reduce the backlog of existing applications and review of new ingredients. Require the FDA to finalize its regulations related to all OTC sunscreens, including those reviewed by the …
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FDA warns of risks of OTC contact lenses for Halloween
It's very important that you only buy contact lenses from a company that sells FDA-cleared or approved contact lenses and requires you to provide a prescription. Anyone selling you contact lenses must get your prescription and verify it with your doctor.
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December 24, 2014
China is losing out in natural cosmetics market
Those with concept stores include; Apivita, Jasmin Skincare, Aveda, Neal's Yard Remedies, Jurlique, Melvita, and Comvita. The marketing and technical issues associated with natural and organic cosmetics in Asia will be featured in the Asia-Pacific …
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Au Naturale Cosmetics Crème Concealer
Au Naturale Cosmetics is an innovative range of organic, vegan and gluten-free, “consciously chic” cosmetics taking the beauty industry by storm. Perfect for the winter months when skin gets drier, their range of Crème Concealers offer benefits beyond …
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December 18, 2014
Turning Everyday Buyers Into Customer Evangelists Through Referral Programs
If you're a customer of Birchbox (subscription service that delivers a monthly sampling of cosmetics), Dun & Bradstreet (provider of business products & services) or Warby Parker (American brand of eyeglasses and sunglasses sold online and through a …
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'Cosmetic' milk in Australia: Raw milk remains untested
ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard recently noted that cosmetic surveys revealing microbiological contamination were a timely reminder as the trend to produce all natural and all organic products may increase pressure on manufacturers to produce cosmetics …
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Victoria Beckham reveals her strict health and beauty regime
She is a fashion designer, charity ambassador and mother-of-four. But despite her hectic schedule, Victoria Beckham always manages to look immaculate. So what's her secret? Regular oxygen facials, workouts nearly every day and plenty of fish, explains …
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December 12, 2014
FDA Panel Rejects OTC Use of Montelukast (Singulair Allergy)
The Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted against recommending that montelukast (Singulair Allergy, Merck) be approved as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug for the treatment of allergic rhinitis …
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Make all Rx contraceptives OTC, lawyer urges FDA
Attorney and former FDA director of medical device compliance Larry R. Pilot has petitioned the agency to begin the administrative process to switch all oral contraceptives to over-the-counter status, arguing that their safety and effectiveness is well …
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December 9, 2014
Using Biodiesel in Urban Transit Buses Could Reduce Harmful Emissions
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Do transit buses operating on biodiesel emit more or less particulate matter and gases than those using conventional diesel? The Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) has …
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Nanoparticles: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
Those that end up in water — from cosmetics, toothpaste, clothing and more — concentrate and become magnified as they move up the food chain. And in one experiment, silver nanoparticles in wastewater runoff killed a third of exposed plants and …
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Consumers welcome EPA's dental mercury rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumers for Dental Choice, the advocacy wing of the mercury-free dentistry movement, commends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to require dental clinics to install …
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December 2, 2014
Sunergy Clarifies Recent Press Release Issued By Sierra Leone National …
NEW YORK, NY /ACCESSWIRE/ December 1, 2014 / Sunergy, Inc. ("Sunergy" or "the Company") (OTC Pink: SNEY) (PINKSHEETS: SNEY), was made aware of a National Minerals Agency (“NMA”) press release published on November 27, 2014 in response to an anonymous …
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Perrigo Expands Partnership With 7-Eleven (PRGO)
Perrigo is a leading private-label OTC drug manufacturer. The recently announced partnership with 7-Eleven further expands the company's product base and potentially opens up a new market to private-label OTC products. The company has added two …
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Dufil Prima, Acorn Petroleum now trading on NASD OTC
Shareholders in both companies may now approach their NASD OTC registered brokers to dematerialise and trade their shares on the OTC market. Symbol codes are short unique identifiers made up of a combination of alphabets and numbers that represent …
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December 1, 2014
'Organic' stuff is everywhere – but what does that mean?
That's when they can carry the familiar “USDA organic” seal or other official USDA certification. The rules are murkier when the items have ingredients that aren't regulated by USDA, like chemicals in soaps or makeup. The department doesn't police the …
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Don't Waste Your Money: Not so natural cosmetics
The best label to look for in beauty products is USDA Organic. Another option, if you shop at Whole Foods, look for their “Premium Body Care” seal. Those products are certified free of more than 400 risky ingredients. Besides the word “natural …
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J&J's Aveeno Organic Harvest baby care product loses USDA NOP certification
Soo Kim, from the USDA department of agriculture, told Cosmetics Design that the ingredient could not be certified as organic on account as it is not on the list of approved ingredients. "We determined the formulation of the product to be noncompliant …
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