PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) could be used safely as a packaging material for drugs under a regulatory system and process.
Plastic Bottles Come in Handy To Solve Nigeria's Housing Crisis
A group of activists conceived a plan to build a house using plastic bottles, which they say is an environmentally smart strategy that could end Africa's housing crisis.
A group of activists conceived a plan to build a house using plastic bottles, which they say is an environmentally smart strategy that could end Africa's housing crisis.
‘There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of poly ethylene terephthalate for pharmaceutical packaging may leach substances beyond limits that pose threat to human health.’
The panel, set up by the health ministry in August 2015 under the chairmanship of former biotechnology secretary M.K. Bhan, asserted that PET could be used safely as a packaging material for drugs under a regulatory system and process. "PET does not require use of phthalates or any plasticizers in the manufacturing process," the report said. The panel's finding will be a major relief to the Rs.4,000 crore PET packaging industry, as the pharma sector uses 16 percent (100,000 tonnes) of the 600,000 tonnes of PET produced every year.
The panel was set up to assess the health and environmental impact of using PET or plastic container for packaging drugs after NGO Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society petitioned the tribunal that leaching of heavy metals, phthalates and PET was harmful to the environment.
High Testicular Cancer Rates Linked to Fetal Exposure to Plastic Bottles
Experts have said that fetal exposure to common environmental chemicals, called phthalates could be responsible for rising testicular cancer rates.
Experts have said that fetal exposure to common environmental chemicals, called phthalates could be responsible for rising testicular cancer rates.
Source-IANS
An Eco-Island Created From Plastic Bottles: The Manmade Hawaii
A team of Dutch scientists are planning to make an island the size of Hawaii entirely from 44million kg of plastic waste.
A team of Dutch scientists are planning to make an island the size of Hawaii entirely from 44million kg of plastic waste.
Plastic Bottled Medicines can Cause Cancer, Birth Defects, Say Experts
Doctors have found proof that medicines packed in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles can have adverse effects on children, women in their reproductive age and the geriatric population.
Doctors have found proof that medicines packed in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles can have adverse effects on children, women in their reproductive age and the geriatric population.
