Ask the Lab Expert: Where Manufacturers Go Wrong with FCN Submissions and PCR Packaging
Per Kari Barnes, "the strongest programs treat sustainability, food-contact safety and package performance as parallel design requirements..."
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Swathi Kodaikal
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc, holds a master’s degree in biotechnology and has worked in places where actual science and research happen. Blending her love for writing with science, Swathi enjoys demystifying complex research findings for readers from all walks of life. On the days she's not writing, she learns and performs Kathak, sings, makes plans to travel, and obsesses over cleanliness.
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Analytical Testing of Ivermectin and Fenbendazole: HPLC, FTIR, and Quality Control Protocols
With global supply chains expanding for repurposed anthelmintic APIs, robust third-party testing is essential to verify compound identity, ensure potency, and maintain strict regulatory compliance
How Amazon’s Move into Supply Chain Services Impacts Outsourced Testing
Amazon opens its vast logistics infrastructure to all businesses. Explore its impact on contract testing operations, sample integrity, and laboratory sourcing
What Is IEEE and its Role in Testing Standards?
Understand the technical distinctions between IEEE, IEC, and UL frameworks, and explore the exact methods labs use to validate hardware
Ask the Lab Expert: The World of Lithium Battery Testing
Ross Ashdown expands on some of the current challenges and future directions of lithium battery testing
Landfill Testing for Petroleum Contamination: EPA Methods and Compliance
Managing landfill contamination requires regular monitoring and testing
Certifying Secondary Metals: Analytical Testing for Urban Mining and Scrap Recycling
Unverified secondary metals carry significant contamination risks. Analytical testing can help certify scrap and e-waste for the supply chain
rPET Testing, Manufacturing, and Applications: A Comprehensive Guide for Plastics and Packaging
rPET requires significantly less energy and generates a substantially lower carbon footprint compared to virgin PET manufacturing
Beyond Compliance: How the 2025 DGAs Drive New Testing Priorities
As guidelines shift, independent testing becomes the critical tool for substantiating claims and building consumer trust
Guide to Pharmaceutical Package Testing: Compliance, Methods, and USP <1207> Standards
Pharmaceutical package testing is essential for ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of medications.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis and Testing
Explore the core science behind DNA amplification, quantitative tracking, and accurate lab reporting
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