This paper summarizes parenteral drug contamination case studies presented at industry conferences and a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting in the period of 2000-2004. CGMP deficiencies associated with each contamination event are discussed. The key role of a well-functioning quality system in contamination prevention is emphasized.

A variety of foods have been implicated as vehicles for the causal agent of cholera, Vibrio cholerae. Depending on the type of food, contamination can occur prior to harvesting or during handling and preparation. The viability of the organisms in food is influenced by environmental conditions and handling, and these factors, along with the varying likelihood of contamination, determine the exte...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a man-made compound, mainly used as a monomer to produce polycarbonate (PC), epoxy resins, non-polymer additives to other plastics, which have many food related applications, such as food storage containers, tableware and internal coating of cans, as well as non-food applications such as electronic equipment, construction materials and medical devices. BPA exposure can occu...

This report gives a short survey of the situation concerning chemical contamination of foods in Hungary. It starts with a legal background and lists the institutions partaking in control and monitoring of food contamination. The report gives the most important food contaminants analysed in Hungary, and in some cases provides information about the actual levels. It concludes by stressing the imp...

Food is the primary vehicle of transmission for traveler's diarrhea. We evaluated coliform contamination of vegetables from popular restaurants in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Houston, Texas. Contamination of vegetables in Guadalajara restaurants was widespread. Prevention of traveler's diarrhea by avoidance of "high-risk" foods may be unsuccessful, because contamination of foods may occur regardle...

Disgust sensitivity has recently been implicated as a specific vulnerability factor for several anxiety-related disorders. However, it is not clear whether disgust sensitivity is a dimensional or categorical phenomenon. The present study examined the latent structure of disgust by applying three taxometric procedures (maximum eigenvalue, mean above minus below a cut, and latent-mode factor anal...

introduction: there are a lot of fungi in the air and our environment that grow and reproduce if the temperature and humidity are suitable. aspergillus flavus and parasilicus are among the most important food contaminants which have a role in food poisoning. these fungi secrete poisons which contaminate animal feed as well as the milk we get from the animals fed with these foods. methods: in th...

Lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic are the most important heavy metals which may cause health risks following consumption of contaminated foods. Table salt is one the mostly used food additive with unique place in food consumption. Although purified table salt is expected to have lower level of contamination, some Iranians still prefer to use rock salt. Use of rock salt for food purposes has be...