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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments | CLIA

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, more commonly known as CLIA, are federal regulations (in the US) that apply to any clinical laboratory that performs testing on humans, with the exception of clinical trials and basic research. A clinical laboratory...

CLIA Clinical Laboratory Amendments

Cosmetics Labeling Testing and Analysis

Cosmetics sold in the  United States need to be in compliance with labeling requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, the Fair Packaging and Labeling (FP&L) Act, and Food and Drug Administration Regulations. These laws require...

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FDA New Guidance | Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA

The US FDA recently announced it would be making changes to the way it enforces the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011, an act meant to help ensure the safety of the food supply. The agency is calling the act the biggest food safety overhaul in 70 years....

FDA Issues New Guidance on Food Safety Modernization Act

OSHA Industrial Hygiene Testing

Industrial hygiene is the science relating to the health and safety of employees in the workplace. Using environmental monitoring, industrial hygienists develop new methods and practices to help mitigate potential hazards. Hygienists analyze hazards that can cause...

OSHA Industrial Hygiene Testing

Vaccine Development

Are you curious about how vaccines are made? Or about the research and time that goes into their development? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluations and Research, CBER for short, is the organization in the United States that...

REACH Registration of Consumer Products

What is REACH registration, and what type of testing must be done for REACH registration? REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) is a regulation set forth by the European Union, that began in 2007. It was started as a way to...

NATO STANAG

A NATO STANAG (STANdardization AGreement) is a standardization document specifying an agreement among member nations to implement a specific standard. The NATO STANAG sets the parameters for procedures, processes, terms, and conditions for military and other...

Antibiotics in Food – 3rd Annual Report Released

In the third annual "Chain Reaction" report, the most popular US fast food chains are graded on their use of antibiotics in food, specifically meat,  as well as their policies and meat sourcing practices. Historically, antibiotics have been given to animals that...

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