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Substandard and falsified ivermectin tablets obtained for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic as a source of potential harm.
deficiencies, SF ivermectin samples, intercepted in large quantities by the Belgian regulatory agencies during the period 2021-2022, were analyzed in our official medicines control laboratory. None of the samples ...
EFSA Project on the use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for the hazard assessment of nanofibres. Lot 1, nanocellulose oral exposure: gastrointestinal digestion, nanofibres uptake and local effects
NC. In the present project, a NAM-based IATA for addressing data gaps in the assessment of potential hazards associated to NC oral exposure was considered. This IATA focused on three main pillars, i.e. ...
Microbial quality analysis of falsified medicines seized by controling agencies
could potentially be pathogenic upon oral uptake of the samples. Our results indicate that 50% of the samples were not compliant for their microbial quality (see Table 7), indicating that improper ...
Uncovering the Quality Deficiencies with Potentially Harmful Effects in Substandard and Falsified PDE-5 Inhibitors Seized by Belgian Controlling Agencies
medical supervision and might be of poor quality which could result in adverse reactions. In order to provide an overview of the quality deficiencies present in recently seized illicit PDE-5 samples that ...
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and determinants for salivary seropositivity among pupils and school staff: a prospective cohort study
151 (2023) Keywords: Cohort DETERMINANTS oral samples SARS-CoV-2 Schools serology Abstract: Representative school data on SARS-CoV-2 past-infection are scarce, and differences between pupils and staff ...
ESCAIDE 2022 Oral presentation: International outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to a chocolate factory in 2022: Belgian findings
were analysed for Salmonella spp. using real-time PCR. Whole genome sequence (WGS) analysis of isolates of probable cases and positive food samples is still ongoing. Results We identified 62 probable ...
Evaluating Diagnostic Accuracy of Saliva Sampling Methods for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reveals Differential Sensitivity and Association with Viral Load.
collection method for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnostics. Less invasive and simpler alternative sampling procedures, such as saliva collection, are desirable. We compared ...
Identification of the Source for Contamination of Carcasses in a Large Pig Slaughterhouse.
a contamination rate of 96.7% in the oral cavity and 55.0% in the rectum content samples. Evisceration seemed not to be critical as the contamination rate of the carcasses was similar before (16.7%) and after ...
Assessment of hazards and risks associated with dietary exposure to mineral oil for the Belgian population
Belgian population. For MOSH, the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) value of 19 mg kg−1 bw day−1 based on the hepatic inflammation-associated granulomas found in a 90-day oral study in F-344 rats was ...
Does arsenic pose a health concern after consumption of clay products?
38, Issue 1, Number 124 (2021) Keywords: Arsenic Dietary Supplements heavy metals HPLC ICP-MS Abstract: Clay products for oral use form a particular group of food supplements in relation to potential ...