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Will An Upcycled Certification Mark on Packaged Foods Resonate With Consumers?

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The marker may soon be found on food and beverage products, pet food, dietary supplements, cosmetics and more. In terms of the certification marker, the UFA hired branding agency Modern Species to design the marker for food packaging. Even before the term was formally defined, upcycled foods had been gaining momentum.

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What is a natural health product? Health Canada’s findings upheld by Federal Courts

Pharma in Brief

The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations. In its August 16, 2023 decision in Le-Vel Brands, LLC v. Links to decisions: Le-Vel Brands, LLC v. Canada (Attorney General) , 2023 FC 1465

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GSK Consumer Healthcare commits to make over a billion toothpaste tubes recyclable by 2025 as part of its ongoing sustainability journey

The Pharma Data

GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH), the world-leading consumer healthcare business, announced today that it is partnering with two global packaging suppliers to launch fully recyclable toothpaste tubes across its specialist and science-based oral health brands, including Sensodyne, parodontax and Aquafresh. Best’ in Germany. About Albéa.

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New IFPMA and EFPIA guidance on use of social media by the pharmaceutical industry

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Companies are responsible for all content disseminated via a digital channel when the content is initiated, branded, and/or sponsored by the company or a third party acting on its behalf. What are the key points from the Guidance?

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Can Natural Food Dyes from Cabbage Replace Synthetic Options?

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines color additives as “any substance that imparts color to a food, drug, cosmetic, or the human body. These labels must be present on the packaging of the items sold. In Europe, brands like Nestlé use radish, lemon and red cabbage extracts as a food coloring in their chocolates.

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FDA In Brief: FDA Announces Investigation of a Third Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7

The Pharma Data

coli O157:H7 strain found by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) in Tanimura & Antle brand packaged single head romaine lettuce. brand packaged single head romaine lettuce with a pack date of Oct. recalled packaged single head romaine lettuce with a pack date of Oct. On Nov.

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Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Importation of Prescription Drugs, FDA-2019-N-5711, 84 Fed. Reg. 70796”

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The FDA should be commended for its effort to create rules, pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, that can lead to a regulated and safe channel of wholesale drug importation from Canada to help reduce cost burdens on states and consumers. Postal Service for packages coming through IMFs. [16]. counterparts.