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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

XTalks

MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. The Velco-like device pierces the packaging and the food via silk microneedles that suck in material through capillary action.

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Prefilled syringes and vaccines: Optimising parenteral packaging for the next pandemic

Pharmaceutical Technology

Manufacturers are actively looking at ways they can improve drug delivery through well-designed parenteral packaging systems, and the choice to deploy prefilled syringes for more and more injectable drug products is a key part of this push. Prefilled syringes offer a number of advantages over the more traditional glass vial. A new challenge

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Packaging Solutions for Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices: Insights and Considerations

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A container closure system consists of all the packaging components that contain and protect a pharmaceutical product. They provide specific guidance on packaging requirements for closed closure integrity (CCI) and general integrity testing. Container Closure Systems. Container closure systems are highly regulated by health agencies.

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6 Reasons Why Aluminum is The Perfect Material for Food Packaging

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Aluminum is a popular choice for food packaging because of its superior recyclability and unique properties for product brands over other materials like plastics and glass – it is endlessly recyclable compared to plastic and paper, while being lighter and studier than glass. Availability. Environmental Sustainability. Versatility.

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How Common Is Salmonella in Chicken? New USDA Regulations Target Frozen Products

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Foundation for a Broader Regulatory Framework: This rule covering a specific category of poultry products lays the groundwork for a broader regulatory approach, currently being developed, that treats Salmonella as an adulterant to enhance public health. Other food products can also be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Warning of counterfeit ivermectin tablets sold via social media

Sciensano

Investigations show that these counterfeit ivermectin tablets are systematically underdosed or seriously contaminated with bacteria. In 2021, a total of 12 529 counterfeit ivermectin tablets originating from postal packages were seized. These tablets are regularly found in postal packages to this day.

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

The event aimed to help the audience understand the AAV workflow, from upstream methods for AAV production and validation to downstream analysis of the packaged product for enhanced therapeutic development. For the AAV packaging service, what is the titer of the viral particles? Why are those important?