Packaging and labeling

good example of these product elements are smart phones and other electronic consumer products. Equally important within the product variable, are decisions pertaining to new product development, brand or category extensions, and modifications to packaging. Brand Equity, Brand Extensions, and Category Extensions The brand equity of…

Latifa Boujia U.S History and Government How was Lyndon B Johnson’s Great Society Successful? The great society was successful because of the goals that were set and how Lyndon B Johnson took initiative to reach these said goals. For instance, two main social reforms and goals that The Great Society tackled were racial injustice and poverty. Johnson also tackled education, medical care, urban problems, transportation and the arts. Johnson believed in a greater quality of life that all…

Then, the marker of each herb will serve as a guidepost for the strength of all the ingredients inside the herbs or herb-related products. Labeling laws and restrictions In the USA, most herbal products are regulated as dietary supplements. In 1994, the US Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) set new guidelines to regulate the labeling, packaging, and marketing of dietary supplements (herbal products included). Under these regulations, the DSHEA allows manufacturer of herbal…

the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may be related to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems including: prescribing; order communication; product labeling, packaging and nomenclature; compounding; dispensing; distribution; administration; education; monitoring; and use”. Medication errors, defined as any error in the prescribing, dispensing or administration of a drug whether there are adverse…

Genetically modified foods, or GMO’s, are, “A genetically modified organism or crop containing genetic material that has been artificially altered so as to produce a desired characteristic.” (Oxford University Press (2016), oxforddictionaries.com) The seven most common GMO foods are corn, soy, yellow squash and zucchini, alfalfa, canola, sugar beets, and milk. About 85% of all corn is genetically modified to resist herbicides, which are used to kill weeds. We consume corn in many different…

organizations are involved throughout the country to help reduce medication errors and numerous guidelines and procedures have already been implemented in facilities around the world. Some include increasing patient identifiers, improved labeling and packaging of medications that look alike and sound alike, implementation of bar code systems, and medication error reporting mandates. Technology has played a big part in helping to reduce errors by computerizing everything , however, technology…

Do you supersize? Do read the labels on all of your grocery items to find out what exactly is in them? Most Americans would like to say that they do, or at the very least try to be conscious of what they are consuming. In this paper I will be discussing the lack of consciousness of the food we are ingesting the effects it has on our bodies, as well as the role the government plays in regards to American obesity and disease. In a survey done by the FDA in 2008 in every state including The…

FDA announces trans fats to be phased out of American food supply The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a major step this week toward eliminating a major health risk present in the American diet. The FDA announced that artificial fats that are present in many processed foods and fast foods, will be phased out of the U.S. Food supply over the next three years. The three year phase out allows food manufacturers to find alternative ingredients to replace trans fats and reformulate…

Over view of Meter dose Inhaler Regulation in US and EUROPE. Introduction A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs, in the form of a short burst of aerosolized medicine that is usually self-administered by the patient via inhalation. It is the most commonly used delivery system for treating asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory diseases. Metered-dose inhaler products contain therapeutically active…

DEVIATION BACKGROUND: On 07/28/2017, During the inspection of PRODUCT A on TP- 18, while the operator was transferring the coated tablets into a plastic scoop, which is used to load the coated tablets into the printer product hopper during the printing, what appeared to be a live and small gnat fly was observed inside the product bag. This was discovered after the operator pulled the product liner off the coated drum to pour the remaining tablets into the scoop. Per routine procedure, during…