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The US military is planning to independently test the quality of generic drugs, Bloomberg reported. The quality of the US drug supply has come into question amid recalls of medications like metformin. The US military is reportedly planning to take extra steps to test the quality of the generic drugs it buys for servicemembers and their families. Bloomberg reported in May that the White House has assembled a team to tackle shortages and quality issues with generic medications. "I have family who take generic drugs, I take generic drugs," he said, adding, "I don't get concerned and I don't tell them to be concerned."
Persons: Anna Edney, Riley Griffin, Valisure, David Light, Jeremy Kahn, Mike Ganio, ASHP Organizations: Bloomberg, FDA, Morning, servicemembers, Department of Defense, White, DOD, Food and Drug Administration, American Society of Health, System
A Legal Shakedown Exposed
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Claims by the small laboratory company, Valisure LLC, that popular consumer products contain cancer-causing chemicals have generated headlines, but don’t believe everything you read. A federal judge recently exposed some of Valisure’s dubious scientific methods, and now there’s new evidence of how the firm uses its claims as part of its business model. The press has amplified Valisure’s claims that sunscreens, antiperspirants, dry shampoos, hand sanitizers and the heartburn medication Zantac contain dangerous levels of cancer-causing chemicals. In 2022 Valisure said 70% of dry shampoo that it tested contains benzene, often in amounts that far exceed what is considered the safe daily limit.
The Zantac Scare and Junk Science
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The press typically treats lawsuits against business as inherently righteous and amplifies the junk science behind them. So in case you missed it, a federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims that the once top-selling heartburn medication Zantac causes cancer in a debunking for the ages. A few years ago, the small lab Valisure generated headlines after purportedly finding astronomical levels of the cancer-causing chemical NDMA in Zantac (ranitidine). The Food and Drug Administration’s daily limit for NDMA is 96 nanograms, and Valisure claimed to have found levels exceeding 3,000,000 ng. Talk about causing heartburn.
Американская компания провела независимое исследование нескольких сотен партий солнцезащитных средств и кремов после загара 69 известных брендов. Valisure проанализировала 294 партии солнцезащитных кремов и средств после загара от 69 брендов, в том числе известных во всем мире, не только в США (образцы брали из определенных бутылок). Самый высокий уровень бензола — 6,26 части на миллион — обнаружили в партии солнцезащитного спрея Neutrogena (SPF 100). Аналогичного решения лаборатория требует для солнцезащитных кремов: по мнению представителей компании, «лимит концентрации» в этом случае должен равняться нулю. — Даже бензол в концентрации 0,1 части на миллион в солнцезащитном креме может подвергнуть людей чрезмерно вредному воздействию».
Persons: Кристофер Буник Organizations: FDA, Управление по санитарному надзору за качеством пищевых продуктов и медикаментов (), Йельский университет Locations: США
Recent, compania a testat aproape 300 de produse de protecţie solară şi a constatat că 27% conţineau benzen, potrivit unui comunicat al companiei. Având în vedere descoperirea benzenului în produsele de protecţie solară, Valisure a solicitat FDA să retragă cele 78 de produse şi să efectueze propria investigaţie cu privire la fabricarea acestora. O listă completă a produselor de protecţie solară cu benzen poate fi găsită în această solicitare. Deşi FDA susţine că benzenul nu ar trebui utilizat la fabricarea medicamentelor, agenţia nu precizează o limită specifică pentru medicamente precum protecţia solară (FDA reglementează protecţia solară ca medicament fără prescripţie medicală). "FDA tratează serios orice problemă de siguranţă în legătură cu produsele pe care le reglementăm, inclusiv cele pentru protecţia solară.
Persons: ., David Light, Christopher Bunick Organizations: FDA, Securitate, Universitatea Yale, Live Locations: SUA, coloranţi
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