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Summer Cookout – Sunscreens
Published on June 15, 2020
Heard about sunscreen recalls? In this post, we revisit sunscreen ingredients and learn about what the sunscreen recall means for us. -
Everyday Toxicology – Exposure to Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide
Published on June 8, 2020
In prior posts, we’ve discussed the many routes we’re exposed to ingredients. In this post, we take a deeper look at the ingredient titanium dioxide to explore how exposure routes impact research and health outcomes. -
Food & Ingredient Safety – Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
Published on May 18, 2020
In several past posts we’ve mentioned Current Good Manufacturing Practices, but what are those practices and what do they mean for consumers? In this post, we explore Current Good Manufacturing Practices as it relates to food and ingredient safety. -
Update from the CRIS Director
Published on May 11, 2020
Learn about CRIS's next steps, research objectives and ongoing initiatives -
Expiring Products – Disinfectants & Medications
Published on May 4, 2020
Did you know medications and even disinfecting products expire? In this post, we cover the basics around medication and disinfectant product expiration dates.
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Case Studies, Responses, & Publications
- BPA – Response to EFSA's Draft Opinion on BPA
- Cannabidiol (CBD)
- Cannabidiol Regulations
- Cannabidiol Research Update
- Hair Dye and Chemical Hair Straightening Products
- Heavy Metals in Baby Food
- Research Partnership – MSU, Corewell Health Partner to Investigate Effects of Lead Exposure on Pregnant Women, Newborns
- Titanium Dioxide - Exposure Routes
- Titanium Dioxide - Health Impacts
- Titanium Dioxide - Regulation in California
- Titanium Dioxide - Regulatory Agencies
- Triclosan
Cooking oils
Cosmetic Ingredients
- Alpha Hydroxy Acids
- Collagen
- Deodorant
- Hand Sanitizer
- Humectants
- Lotion Ingredient Breakdown
- Nail Polish
- Natural, Organic, and Conventional Cosmetic Ingredients
- Occlusives and Emollients
- Sun Safety & Alpha-hydroxy Acids
- Sunscreen
- Toothpaste
- Zinc Oxide
COVID-19 Topics
- Cleaning vs Disinfecting
- Disinfecting with Bleach
- Food Ingredient Safety
- Myth or Fact?
- Risk Perception
- Supplements and Actions to Aid in Preventing COVID-19 Infection
Cultivated Meat & Seafood
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Essential oils
Expiring Products
Flavors
Food Ingredients
Fragrances
How To Series
Insect Repellent
Labeling & Regulations
- Additives (Regulation)
- Cosmetic Labels
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP)
- Dietary Supplements
- Delaney Clause (Regulation)
- Generally Recognized as Safe Ingredients (GRAS)
- Labels - Food to Household Products
- Marketing Labels
- Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act Passes
- Proposition 65
- Understanding Labels
- Understanding Recalls - Foods, Cosmetics, & Medications
- Vegan & Plant-based Labelling
Packaging
Plant-based proteins
Preservatives
Prebiotics & Probiotics
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Microbiome Background
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Foods & Supplements
- Probiotics & Prebiotics – Ingredient Safety
Real-time Science
Risk & Hazard Assessment
- What Is Risk?
- Risk Assessment Process
- Using Risk to Make Decisions
- Zero Risk?
- Risk In The News – Artificial Sweetener a Cancer Risk?
- What's the Risk? Food Packaging
- What's the Risk? Pesticide Residues
- What's the Risk? Repelling Ticks & Mosquitos
- What's the Risk? Sunscreen
- What's the Risk? Talc-based Cosmetic Products
- What's the Risk? Titanium Dioxide
- What's the Risk? Zinc-Oxide
Special Editions & In the News
- Heavy Metals in Food
- Homemade Infant Formula
- Infant Formula Recall
- Lead in Sippy Cups
- Titanium Dioxide Safety Update
Stimulants
Sweeteners
Trace Contaminants and Residues
Trending Ingredients
- Adaptogens
- Aflatoxins
- Anti-nutrients
- Bee Pollen
- Botanicals
- Chlorpyrifos
- Dog Food - Pulses Ingredients
- Electrolytes
- Enzymes Laundry Detergent
- Hot Sauce - Overview
- Hot Sauce - Nutrition
- Ionic and Colloidal Silver
- Laundry Detergent Enzymes
- Organic Food
- Polyvinyl Alcohol
- Mycotoxins
- Non-alcoholic Beer and Hops-flavored Seltzer Waters
- Nootropics
- Petroleum Jelly
- Potassium Bromate
- Seltzer Water
- Silicon dioxide
- Sodium & Salt
- Talc
- Tryptophan
- Wine
Toxicological Concepts
- Chemicals - The Ingredients of Life
- Chemophobia - Fearing Chemicals
- Everyday Toxicology - Absorbing, Processing, and Eliminating Ingredients
- Everyday Toxicology - Detoxing Your Body
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose and Dose Rate
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose Makes the Poison and the Cure
- Everyday Toxicology - Dose Makes the Poison and the Cure Examples
- Everyday Toxicology - Exposure
- Everyday Toxicology - Supplement and Medicine Safety
- Everyday Toxicology - Thresholds Overview
- Everyday Toxicology - Thresholds: Trace Contaminate and Residue Regulations in Packaging
- Placebo Effect
Vaccines