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Titanium Dioxide – TiO2
Use of titanium dioxide in medicinal products – Swissmedic announcement January 1, 2022
The pharmaceutical excipient titanium dioxide remains permissible in Switzerland until further notice
In October 2021, the EU Member States approved the proposal of the European Commission to ban titanium dioxide in all food products in the European Union (EU) (European Commission's FAQ on…
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Current trends in drug delivery and excipients in the pharmaceutical industry
An outlook on the importance of excipients by pharmaexcipients which will also be part of the upcoming ExciPerience Event - March 9 & 10, 2022
Excipients play a crucial role to achieve a drug product and drug delivery profile. With the changes in production options and improvements such as…
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Experience the future of Titanium Dioxide replacement: VIVACOAT® free
Discover bright white films and brilliant colors at reasonable weight gains even on your darkest tablet cores!
Enjoy the freedom of choice when banning TiO2 from your tablet coatings:
TiO2- freeTalcum-free Free choice of colors
Low weight gainHigh solid contentNo limits for dark tablet…
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FAQ about the EFSA decision on titanium dioxide (E171)
Lately, we've kept reporting on the latest TiO2 developments, from the 2019 ban in France, to the 2021 EFSA decision in food and feed.
To clarify the basic questions about the EFSA decision on TiO2, we provide a titanium dioxide FAQ:
What is titanium dioxide?
Titanium dioxide is used a food…
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Possible Adverse Effects of Food Additive E171 (Titanium Dioxide) Related to Particle Specific Human…
In 2019, France made the decision to completely ban TiO2 in the nutraceutical sector from January 1, 2020. Now, the EFSA panel concluded, that E171 (TiO2) can no longer be considered as safe when used as a food additive in Europe on the basis of the following article. Read more about the possible…
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INSTACOAT T2F from Ideal Cures
Ideal Cures are continuously innovating to meet their customer’s demands. Responding to customer demand and current market trend of clean label ingredients, Ideal Cures launched a new product: Talc and Titanium dioxide free coating Instacoat T2F.
INSTACOAT T2F is a novel ready-to-use Titanium…
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SheffCoat™ TF – The new ready-to-use film coating system without the need for Titanium Dioxide…
At Kerry, we recognize the need to continually evolve our film coatings to ensure we meet our customer needs who require market appeal, as well as for ease of regulatory compliance. Introducing SheffCoat™ TF.
In the global dietary supplement market, consumer demands for cleaner labels continues…
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Titanium dioxide: no longer considered safe as feed additive
Now, Titanium dioxide can no longer be considered safe when used as an additive in animal feed, EFSA has concluded. The assessment by EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) follows the conclusion reached by EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings…
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Do we need to replace Titanium Dioxide in Pharmaceutical Formulations?
Update from October 7th: News on EU commission's decision:
On what have the member states voted on 7 October and what are the next steps?
"The Member States have expressed a favourable opinion, in the context of a Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, on a proposal by the European…
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SEPIFILM White TF: White coating agent without TiO2 for tablet coating
SEPIFILM™ White TF is a white, ready-to-use film-coating agent without titanium dioxide. It is a new solution with strong opacifying properties, allowing the obtention of white coated tablets without titanium dioxide.
It has been developed to answer the growing demand for alternatives to titanium…
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