With a dedicated area of 600m2, a chemical-physical and a microbiological laboratory reserved for the development and validation of all filtration technologies, systems and disposable components, but above all with an independent organization, LabAnalysis Process Pharma (LPP) aims to fill a market gap.

Skin is the largest organ in the human body and plays a key role in defending against harmful external agents and in regulating body's water loss. The latest article by Miriam Deola and Nicola Lionetti on Cosmetics&Toiletries, entitled Care and Repair for Compromised Skin, focuses on the skin's barrier function and the importance of lipids - such as cholesterol, fatty acids and ceramides - in its proper functioning.

News for the REACH Regulation regarding lead and its compounds in polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In fact, Regulation (EU) 923/2023 was published on May 8, 2023, amending and supplementing Annex XVII entry 63 "lead and its compounds." The new restriction will apply from November 29, 2024, but through some exemptions longer transition periods may be provided.

Increase attention to contaminants. This is the direction taken by the new Regulation (EU) 915/2023, which, as of May 25, 2023, will replace the previous Regulation (EC) 1881/2006. The new provisions regulate maximum levels in food related to mycotoxins, plant toxins, halogenated POPs-such as dioxins, PCBs and perfluoroalkyl substances-, metals and other contaminants.

The amendment involves polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowders, so the 1 mg/kg limit can now be applied to placing on the market in order to reduce the concentration of PFOA and its salts below the 0.025 mg/kg limit.

On April 1, 2023, LabAnalysis Environmental Science, the new LabAnalysis Group company dedicated to analytical, monitoring and assessment services for the quality of air, noise, water, waste, soil and other environmental matrices, will come to life.

It is now available the free Meeting Report summarizing all the speakers who took part in the CellToxDays 2022, organized by the Italian Association of In Vitro Toxicology (CellTox).

In revision 13 of document EMA/409815/2020 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) introduced new maximum daily intake limits for six new nitrosamines.

Following repeated cases of contamination in the United States, the FDA implemented strict safeguards to prevent the import of products adulterated with DEG/EG.