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Insect Repellent – An Overview
Published on July 26, 2021
As bugs swarm in some parts of the world, we look at bug repellents that can help protect us from biting insects. -
Packaging – Active Biofilms, Biofilms, And Films
Published on July 12, 2021
In this series, we're exploring packaging ingredients. In this post, we'll take a look at terms that will help us better understand packaging ingredients and emerging packaging technology: active biofilms, biofilms, and films. -
Packaging – Plant-based Plastics
Published on June 28, 2021
In this series, we explore packaging ingredients. This post looks at plant-based plastics poised to replace some of the petroleum-based plastic packaging products. -
Packaging – Plastic Wrap
Published on June 21, 2021
In this series, we explore packaging ingredients. In this post, we look at the main ingredients that make up the food-safe plastic wrap we use at home. -
Food, Medicine, & Cosmetic Packaging – Overview
Published on June 14, 2021
We’re all familiar with packaging. In this series, we explore the packaging used on our food, medicine & cosmetic items. In this post, we take an overview of packaging and ingredients that come into contact with products we use and consume daily.
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Case Studies, Responses, & Publications
- BPA – Response to EFSA's Draft Opinion on BPA
- Cannabidiol (CBD)
- Cannabidiol Regulations
- Cannabidiol Research Update
- Hair Dye and Chemical Hair Straightening Products
- Heavy Metals in Baby Food
- Research Partnership – MSU, Corewell Health Partner to Investigate Effects of Lead Exposure on Pregnant Women, Newborns
- Titanium Dioxide - Exposure Routes
- Titanium Dioxide - Health Impacts
- Titanium Dioxide - Regulation in California
- Titanium Dioxide - Regulatory Agencies
- Triclosan
Cooking oils
Cosmetic Ingredients
- Alpha Hydroxy Acids
- Collagen
- Deodorant
- Hand Sanitizer
- Humectants
- Lotion Ingredient Breakdown
- Nail Polish
- Natural, Organic, and Conventional Cosmetic Ingredients
- Occlusives and Emollients
- Sun Safety & Alpha-hydroxy Acids
- Sunscreen
- Toothpaste
- Zinc Oxide
COVID-19 Topics
- Cleaning vs Disinfecting
- Disinfecting with Bleach
- Food Ingredient Safety
- Myth or Fact?
- Risk Perception
- Supplements and Actions to Aid in Preventing COVID-19 Infection
Cultivated Meat & Seafood
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Essential oils
Expiring Products
Flavors
Food Ingredients
Fragrances
How To Series
Insect Repellent
Labeling & Regulations
- Additives (Regulation)
- Cosmetic Labels
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP)
- Dietary Supplements
- Delaney Clause (Regulation)
- Generally Recognized as Safe Ingredients (GRAS)
- Labels - Food to Household Products
- Marketing Labels
- Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act Passes
- Proposition 65
- Understanding Labels
- Understanding Recalls - Foods, Cosmetics, & Medications
- Vegan & Plant-based Labelling
Packaging
Plant-based proteins
Preservatives
Prebiotics & Probiotics
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Microbiome Background
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Foods & Supplements
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Ingredient Safety
Real-time Science
Risk & Hazard Assessment
- What Is Risk?
- Risk Assessment Process
- Using Risk to Make Decisions
- Zero Risk?
- Risk In The News – Artificial Sweetener a Cancer Risk?
- What's the Risk? Food Packaging
- What's the Risk? Pesticide Residues
- What's the Risk? Repelling Ticks & Mosquitos
- What's the Risk? Sunscreen
- What's the Risk? Talc-based Cosmetic Products
- What's the Risk? Titanium Dioxide
- What's the Risk? Zinc-Oxide
Special Editions & In the News
- Heavy Metals in Food
- Homemade Infant Formula
- Infant Formula Recall
- Lead in Sippy Cups
- Titanium Dioxide Safety Update
Stimulants
Sweeteners
Trace Contaminants and Residues
Trending Ingredients
- Adaptogens
- Aflatoxins
- Anti-nutrients
- Bee Pollen
- Botanicals
- Chlorpyrifos
- Dog Food - Pulses Ingredients
- Electrolytes
- Enzymes Laundry Detergent
- Hot Sauce - Overview
- Hot Sauce - Nutrition
- Ionic and Colloidal Silver
- Laundry Detergent Enzymes
- Organic Food
- Polyvinyl Alcohol
- Mycotoxins
- Non-alcoholic Beer and Hops-flavored Seltzer Waters
- Nootropics
- Petroleum Jelly
- Potassium Bromate
- Seltzer Water
- Silicon dioxide
- Sodium & Salt
- Talc
- Tryptophan
- Wine
Toxicological Concepts
- Chemicals - The Ingredients of Life
- Chemophobia - Fearing Chemicals
- Everyday Toxicology - Absorbing, Processing, and Eliminating Ingredients
- Everyday Toxicology - Detoxing Your Body
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose and Dose Rate
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose Makes the Poison and the Cure
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose Makes the Poison and the Cure Examples
- Everyday Toxicology - Exposure
- Everyday Toxicology - Supplement and Medicine Safety
- Everyday Toxicology - Thresholds Overview
- Everyday Toxicology - Thresholds: Trace Contaminate and Residue Regulations in Packaging
- Placebo Effect
Vaccines