A Must Read if You Have Children: Would you allow your family to brush their teeth with engine degreaser or rat poison? The fact is, they probably are and you don’t even know it.
Dental hygiene products that you and your children use every day may contain toxins that have been linked to cancer, blindness, and even death. Have you checked out the ingredients in your toothpaste or mouthwash lately?
Many name-brand toothpastes and mouthwashes contain potentially harmful ingredients, which are made up of very small molecules that may penetrate through the tissue of your mouth, enter the blood stream, and build up in the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and tissues. Read the rest of this entry »
The cosmetic and personal care product industry is a multi-billion dollar a year industry … and growing. New products are coming onto the market every day. Manufacturers play to your emotions in their advertising and packaging. They tell you their products will make you look more beautiful, younger, sexier and help you attract your perfect mate. They promise to erase blemishes, wrinkles, make your skin smoother and softer. In fact, any flaws that you see in yourself, real or imagined, there is most likely a product on the market that promises to fix it.
Can you believe all the claims you read or hear about these products? Is there really truth in advertising? Where do you find the answers to these questions? How can you really be sure that a product will do what the manufacturer says it will? And most importantly, how do you know that the products are healthy and safe to use?
Here are some things for you to look out for when choosing products you’re going to use on your skin: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Ali ABY Muhammed | Posted in Proper Manufacturing Practices | Posted on 11-07-2010
No matter what size your company is, complying with the Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines can be a daunting experience.
Hopefully, with some helpful hints from someone who has gone from a small home business to a growing manufacturing facility, you will be inspired to go the extra mile to get into compliance with the FDA’s guidelines. Change is often resisted, but if you really intend on making your company grow, now is the time to put in the extra effort. I am going to focus mainly on Quality Control measures that can bring your company from kitchen chemists to name brand. The entire list of measures can be found at Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Guidelines/Inspection Checklist.
