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Identification and characterization of inorganic food additives and pearlescent pigments in sprays for food decoration by STEM-EDX

mixtures, characterisation of the fraction of small particles, including the particle size distribution, is needed for each single constituent or each component in the mixture2. This is challenging for ...

Urine concentrations of Arsenic and its species in adolescents from Wallonia (Belgium).

source, the most significant partitioning criteria for urine AsT is typically the recent consumption of fish/seafood. This was also the case for AB, the organic specie of As that is mostly present in fish ...

Belgian general practitioners’ perception and use of physical activity on prescription

years old is at health risk due to physical inactivity. Evidence shows physical activity on prescription (PAP) has a positive impact on PA level and metabolic health. General Practitioners (GP s) can use ...

Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices

of convenient food or usage of single-use items. As a direct consequence, the production of plastics is globally increasing, as well as their release into the environment, threatening wildlife and ...

Strain-level characterization without culture enrichment? Easing and accelerating outbreak investigation using shotgun metagenomics facilitated with nanopore adaptive sampling

resolved. Shotgun metagenomics is a sequencing method involving the analysis of the genetic material directly extracted from a sample, without the need for an isolation of the bacteria. By sequencing and ...

Multidimensional chromatographic fingerprinting combined with chemometrics for the identification of regulated plants in suspicious plant food supplements

especially in the western world, is observed. High consumer demands increased the vulnerability of these products to malpractices such as adulteration and fraud, which further led to opening up various illicit ...

Pyrogen testing of phage therapeutic products

contamination (e.g. cell wall debris) is a major safety concern as these pro-inflammatory agents can cause unwanted clinical reactions with potential detrimental outcome. The most common and potent pyrogens are ...

Validation of an animal-free analytical method for the detection of bacterial endotoxins in human vaccines

“Official Control Authority Batch Release” (OCABR) guidelines, is entitled to check the concentration of endotoxin in bacterial vaccines. The limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) and the recombinant factor C (rFC) ...

Determination of vaccine bacterial endotoxins content by the rFC method

factor c; LAL Abstract: Sciensano, as official medicines control laboratory (OMCL) following “Official Control Authority Batch Release” (OCABR) guidelines, is entitled to check the concentration of ...

Regulatory expectations on the use of vaccine reference standards for maintaining product quality.

not (or in limited quantities) available, the use of suitable and properly qualified in-house standards is a valid alternative, but additional qualification requirements might apply.   Relevant Guidance ...

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