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Preservative Efficacy Testing
3rd May 2013Recent EU legislation, the Cosmetics Directive, has driven the requirement for formulation of cosmetic products to protect them from microbiological contamination that can affect both the quality of the product and its potential to do harm to users...
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Biocidal Products Regulation
29th April 2013http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/registration-... With new regulations on biocidal products coming into play from September, learn more about what the changes could mean for you at the Biocides Stakeholders Day in Helsinki...
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Biocidal Products Regulation
22nd April 2013IntroductionBiocidal Products and the Active Substances contained in them have been subject to varying degrees of control for a number of years in Europe. This was harmonised over a decade ago by the bringing into force of the Biocidal Products...
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In Cosmetics Conference and Exhibition, Paris 16th to 18th April
9th April 2013BluTest will be attending the In-Cosmetics Conference next week!The new EU Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 will take effect from July 11th 2013 - Blutest can provide Regulatory and microbiology support for your products. Niall and Suzi will...
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New Operations Manager at BluTest
22nd February 2013BluTest is very pleased to announce the appointment of Niall Henderson as operations manager at BluTest. This is a new post that reflects the evolving company operation environment and the increasing complexity of the projects and tests that we...
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TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD AWARD
20th November 2012Well, we've had to keep it a secret for a while. BluTest with our co-applicant DestiNA Genetics of Edinburgh, UK, has won one of only 18 awarded UK national feasability studies on the development of new microbial detection methodology from the UK...
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THE EU COSMETIC REGULATION: A CONFERENCE ON COMPLIANCE
20th November 2012November 21-22, 2012, The Palace Hotel, Manchester, UKBluTest is supporting the new TSGE forum on the upcoming cosmetic regulations. This is an important opportunity to meet the experts from TSGE and understand how to comply with the key provisions...
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FIS/HIS 2012
20th November 2012Its been a while since we posted some news . That's because we've actually been very busy!! BluTest is attending FIS/HIS 2012 in Liverpool this week. We're at stand 6. This is a major event in the infection control year. Please come and visit us....
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Registered Antimicrobial and Disinfectant Products Can Now Make Unqualified "Kills Germs" Claims in Canada?
26th September 2012At the May 18, 2011 bilateral meeting held with Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD), the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products (CCSPA) was notified that products registered in Canada as antimicrobials or disinfectants can now make...
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Which US Airports Would Spread the Most Germs?
7th August 2012A recent publication shows the result of a computer simulation of the spread of a pandemic by air travel. The study identifys which US airport would have the greatest potential for disease dissemination. In essense it is how many links there are to...
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