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FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted warning letters to four companies who produce homeopathic drug products for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice regulations, including a letter to King Bio Inc. of Asheville, N.C.

2 Apr 2019

Asynt launches versatile high pressure parallel reactor system

Asynt announce the launch of the Multicell PLUS - a high pressure parallel reactor system with a wide choice of configurations for optimized screening of chemical reactions.

From Asynt 27 Mar 2019

Smartphone test detects unsafe arsenic levels in water

A smartphone device could help millions of people avoid drinking water contaminated by arsenic.

27 Mar 2019

Micronic’s new 2.00 ml tubes enable high volume sample storage in space-efficient 96-well format

Micronic released the new innovative 2.00 ml Tubes with External thread.

From Micronic 25 Mar 2019

Researchers find evidence of Cryptosporidium parasite in Minnesota’s public water systems

When consumed in contaminated water, the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium can cause symptoms of stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever.

22 Mar 2019

Ball pits used in children's physical therapy may contribute to germ transmission

Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families - may contribute to germ transmission between patients, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, published by Elsevier.

22 Mar 2019

Appropriate doffing of personal protective equipment may reduce healthcare worker contamination

More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with multi-drug resistant organisms after caring for patients colonized or infected with the bacteria, according to a study published today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

21 Mar 2019

New study examines presence of microbes in tap water from residences, office buildings

Water is a source of concern for disseminating the bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium avium, which cause lung disease (legionellosis and pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterium disease, respectively).

21 Mar 2019

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Masoud Toloue from PerkinElmer provides an overview of the chemagic Prime Junior Instrument and gives his inside tips for scientists working with nucleic acids.

From Revvity 14 Mar 2019

Promega offers new Water-Glo System for highly sensitive, rapid water quality testing

Water-Glo System, offers sensitive and flexible measurement to monitor microbial contamination with bioluminescent technology to measure adenosine triphosphate.

From Promega Corporation 13 Mar 2019

Isolating Bacterial Pathogen DNA from Food Samples

Isolating bacterial pathogen DNA is important and often seen as QA ensure that the food manufactured or the ingredients used do not contain food-borne bacteria.

From Promega Corporation 5 Mar 2019

Porvair announces availability of US-manufactured sample storage microplate

Porvair Sciences announces that its industry standard 96-well sample storage plate - the round bottom 1ml deep well microplate is now available manufactured in the USA.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 25 Feb 2019

New method helps quantify very low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey

Researchers from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland have developed an ultra-sensitive method to quantify extremely low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey.

21 Feb 2019

Material used to filter beer and wine could transfer heavy metals to it

A frosty mug of beer or ruby-red glass of wine just wouldn't be the same if the liquid was murky or gritty. That's why producers of alcoholic beverages usually filter them.

20 Feb 2019

Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

A new survey examining U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors related to food date labels found widespread confusion, leading to unnecessary discards, increased waste and food safety risks.

20 Feb 2019

Sausage mislabeling in Canada is down, new study finds

Sausage mislabelling in Canada is down, according to a new University of Guelph DNA barcoding study.

15 Feb 2019

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Mark Berman, M.D., of Beverly Hills, California, for illegally marketing an unapproved implantable device, the Pocket Protector, that Dr. Berman claims can prevent and treat a complication of breast implants known as capsular contracture, or tightening of scar tissue.

14 Feb 2019

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of bacteria -- Bacillus cereus -- which cause foodborne illness, according to researchers who implemented whole-genome sequencing of a pathogen-outbreak investigation.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers pinpoint increase in contamination caused by POPs in animal fur

Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University, working as part of an international toxicologists' team, studied fur samples of the wild terrestrial mammals in Primorye, Russian Far East.

14 Feb 2019

Scientists receive $1.5 million to develop new technology for detecting healthcare-associated infections

Healthcare-associated infections are the fourth leading cause of death in Canada, predicted to move up to second place by 2050.

8 Feb 2019

Contamination News and Research

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic firms for CGMP violations

Asynt launches versatile high pressure parallel reactor system

Smartphone test detects unsafe arsenic levels in water

Micronic’s new 2.00 ml tubes enable high volume sample storage in space-efficient 96-well format

Researchers find evidence of Cryptosporidium parasite in Minnesota’s public water systems

Ball pits used in children's physical therapy may contribute to germ transmission

Appropriate doffing of personal protective equipment may reduce healthcare worker contamination

New study examines presence of microbes in tap water from residences, office buildings

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Promega offers new Water-Glo System for highly sensitive, rapid water quality testing

Isolating Bacterial Pathogen DNA from Food Samples

Porvair announces availability of US-manufactured sample storage microplate

New method helps quantify very low concentrations of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey

Material used to filter beer and wine could transfer heavy metals to it

Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

Sausage mislabeling in Canada is down, new study finds

FDA warns doctor for illegally marketing unapproved implantable device

Whole-genome sequencing and sharing real-time data could limit spread of foodborne bacteria

Researchers pinpoint increase in contamination caused by POPs in animal fur

Scientists receive $1.5 million to develop new technology for detecting healthcare-associated infections

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