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Write You - Fantastic Plastic; A Threat to Health and The Environment
Modern life is ‘plasticized,’ conveying enormous benefits to our lives in hygiene, convenience and colour. Plastics are everywhere within the home, in food packaging, cooking utensils, children’s toys, building materials and household equipment. Plastics result from the petrochemical industry (non-sustainable and environmentally d
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
isastrous) and are environmentally hazardous throughout their lifecycle; starting with their production which involves large-scale pollution, releasing potent chemicals such as dioxins, phthalates and toxic metals into our environment; and affecting human, animal, plant and aquatic life. Plastic is given different qualities through
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
treatment with a cocktail of other terrifying chemicals, all of which can leach out of the individual products and into air (you know that new plastic smell?), water or something in close proximity to the plastic. And then what do we do?
We wrap our food up in it! Most supermarket food is placed on polystyrene trays, packed and
We wrap our food up in it! Most supermarket food is placed on polystyrene trays, packed and
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
mothered in cling film, displayed in glossy punnets, or preserved in tins lined with plastics. Next we eat the food (and possibly the leached plastic chemicals) and chuck the packaging into the bin. From here the plastics stay with us forever, being largely un-biodegradable. Tiny fragments of plastics are accumulating in the Paci
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
fic Ocean and wreaking havoc throughout the food chain. If the plastics are burnt, then they release a stream of unpronounceable and highly toxic chemicals into the environment (posing a huge risk to the health of fire-fighters, and possibly proving fatal to occupants of burning buildings who inhale PVC fumes). Plastics are quite
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
literally a problem that will not go away.
They appear to be so useful and hygienic, but can seep dangerous chemicals into the foods which they come into contact with, possibly exacerbated by heat (think oven-safe and microwaveable packaging). Recent studies across America (including the University of Rochester and the National Ce
They appear to be so useful and hygienic, but can seep dangerous chemicals into the foods which they come into contact with, possibly exacerbated by heat (think oven-safe and microwaveable packaging). Recent studies across America (including the University of Rochester and the National Ce
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ntre for Environmental Health) have suggested that phthalates (chemicals found in plastics such as Clingfilm, vinyl and plastic bags) can cross the placenta, damaging the sexual development of male children (this is also recognised in other mammals) resulting in physical and possibly behavioural problems. A team of Swedish research
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
rs have linked the household use of plastics to an increase in eczema, asthma and other allergies, and there is concern that the immature bodies of children and babies are at increased risk of toxic damage and build up of plastic chemicals, found in food packaging, toys and drinking bottles. (Several types of plastics have been pha
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
sed out of use for toys of young children due to their health-risk). Further research has indicated a link between the use of plastics around food and the development of certain cancers such as breast cancer, immune problems, and even infertility.
So what can you do to reduce the amount of plastic in your life?
1) Ditch plastic b
So what can you do to reduce the amount of plastic in your life?
1) Ditch plastic b
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
gs, and always carry cloth bags and baskets; for fairly traded organic cotton bags try www.bishopstontrading.co.uk Keep bags in your car, and fold cotton bags up small in your handbag.
2) Chuck out the cling film and use unbleached brown paper and grease-proof paper or recycled aluminium foil to pack sandwiches and store foods in
2) Chuck out the cling film and use unbleached brown paper and grease-proof paper or recycled aluminium foil to pack sandwiches and store foods in
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
the fridge. Buy unbleached paper bags at www.soilassociation.org The paper bags can be reused several times and eventually composted or recycled with your newspapers.
3) Have your vegetables delivered to you to cut down on supermarket packaging; www.riverford.co.uk mostly use unbleached paper bags, cardboard punnets and boxes, c
3) Have your vegetables delivered to you to cut down on supermarket packaging; www.riverford.co.uk mostly use unbleached paper bags, cardboard punnets and boxes, c
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
utting out a vast amount of packaging and waste. Ask your supermarket to provide unbleached paper bags, or take your own; my local shops are quite used to my strange behaviour by now! Try using local markets, fruit and veg shops or your farmers market and take your own baskets and bags; I get sellers to tip stuff straight into my
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
bag if they do not have paper bags. A further bonus is that less stuff ends up in your bin, and you don’t spend an hour unpacking everything.
4) Drink tap water in stead of mineral water, and send kids to school with a drink in a metal sports container rather than plastic bottles. If you can’t bear the tap water, then buy the lar
4) Drink tap water in stead of mineral water, and send kids to school with a drink in a metal sports container rather than plastic bottles. If you can’t bear the tap water, then buy the lar
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ger 5 litre mineral water bottles, or buy a water filter.
5) Go shabby Chic; spring-clean all of the plastic stuff out of the kitchen and invest in wooden spoons and chopping boards (both of which draw bacteria into the wood and kill it), have some fun choosing ceramic mixing bowls and other kitchen stuff. Look on Ebay for old-fa
5) Go shabby Chic; spring-clean all of the plastic stuff out of the kitchen and invest in wooden spoons and chopping boards (both of which draw bacteria into the wood and kill it), have some fun choosing ceramic mixing bowls and other kitchen stuff. Look on Ebay for old-fa
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
hioned stoneware jelly moulds, and other traditional kitchen things. Don’t forget, Christmas is coming, so you can ask for some new things as presents.
6) Sometimes, having children seems to involve surrounding yourself with mountains of multi-coloured plastic, but with some careful buying you can choose safer products for your fa
6) Sometimes, having children seems to involve surrounding yourself with mountains of multi-coloured plastic, but with some careful buying you can choose safer products for your fa
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
mily and friends, especially for tiny vulnerable new babies. Look out for traditional rag dolls, and knitted woollen teddies, or visit www.naturalnursery.co.uk Buy young children wooden toys (www.borndirect.co.uk ) which can be safely chewed and sucked, discourage use of dummies (I know it isn’t that easy, I have been there) and
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
source PVC-free, and glass baby bottles from www.greenbabyco.com Also you may wish to avoid chemical ‘fleece’ blankets and go for natural fibres www.borndirect.co.uk
7) Choose natural fibres in general. ‘Fleece’ materials may be extremely cheap, but are made of plastic derivatives (some are made of recycled plastic bottles). Sy
7) Choose natural fibres in general. ‘Fleece’ materials may be extremely cheap, but are made of plastic derivatives (some are made of recycled plastic bottles). Sy
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
nthetic clothes are an environmental nightmare because not only do they release dangerous chemicals during their processing, but they are almost indestructible, do not biodegrade and burn to release noxious chemicals back into the environment. In fact clothing is another area which you may wish to think about. It is worth consider
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As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ng that school clothes are thought to be some of the most chemically toxic items of clothing which you can buy. I know it is expensive, but go for real cotton, wool, linen and other natural fibres where possible.
Cutting down of the amount of plastic in your life will help you to eat more healthily (lots of local fruit and veg), g
Cutting down of the amount of plastic in your life will help you to eat more healthily (lots of local fruit and veg), g
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
ive you a great excuse for a clear-out and a shopping spree, and help you work toward a more sustainable, and healthful lifestyle. There has been so much concern in recent years about the negative impact of ‘plastic living’ on our health, that there is plenty of choice when looking for alternatives.
Until next time, happy shopping
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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