Valisure is the first online Analytical Pharmacy to chemically batch-validate medications and is committed to ensuring the safety, quality and consistency of the medications it delivers to consumers.Aug 8, 2023 · Valisure's novel approach to independent quality assurance has had a tremendous global impact and built a foundation of thought leadership that increasingly influences academia, government, and ... Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ...Valisure has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Defense (DoD) in order to generate objective drug quality data through independent sourcing and chemical testing. Below is a brief overview, background and overarching objective of this pharmaceutical quality risk assessment pilot study ...Nov 1, 2022 · Valisure’s November 1, 2022, Citizen Petition on benzene contamination in dry shampoo was announced exclusively via Bloomberg in an article titled, " Cancer-Causing Toxin Found in Dry Shampoos Still on Store Shelves, Study Shows. " National healthcare reporter Anna Edney tells the story of how Valisure tested 148 batches from 34 brands of dry ... Valisure is an independent laboratory and partner for quality that provides increased transparency and quality assurance throughout the healthcare industry. In response to rising concerns and ... Valisure Signs Agreement With Department Of Defense To Independently Test & Quality Score Drugs. Valisure and DoD Signed a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement to Conduct a Pharmaceutical Quality Risk Assessment Pilot Study. August 8, 2023. -. PR Newswire.Benzene is not an ingredient intentionally used in sunscreens, but the products on Valisure's list were found to be contaminated with benzene."Benzene is a chemical that, when activated with exposure to the skin, blood, or organs, can affect changes in your DNA that cause mutations for cancers," says Madhuri Chadha, M.D., founder of Dr. Madh Skin Solutions and radiologist currently working in ...We at Valisure have been appreciative of our association with Congressman Rosa DeLauro over the years. Rosa DeLauro is the Congresswoman from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District and strongly believes in the power of biomedical research and is working to increase funding to make lifesaving breakthroughs in science and medicine.Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ... March 24, 2021. On March 24th, 2021, Valisure announced our detection of high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several brands and batches across multiple brands of hand sanitizer, which are considered drug products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Benzene is known to cause cancer in humans according to the U.S ...Valisure tested hundreds of products for the chemical. Valisure says of 260 products, 21 products from 15 brands tested above the FDA interim limit. The top three tested between six- to eight ...Valisure, a pharmacy that batch tests medication before it reaches consumers, tested 294 different batches of sun care products from 69 different companies (find the full results here, on page 12).Valisure, a New Haven, Connecticut-based analytical laboratory, tested 148 batches from 34 brands of spray-on dry shampoo and found that 70% contained benzene. The chemical can cause certain blood ...Photo: Getty Images. Last spring, Valisure, a small Connecticut lab, announced that it had found benzene, a known carcinogen, in Neutrogena spray sunscreens. The findings prompted Johnson ...Bloomberg’s The Big Take Feature Story: A Tiny Lab Finds Danger on Drugstore Shelves While the FDA Lags Behind. National healthcare reporter, Anna Edney, covers in an in-depth article how in just 3 years, Valisure's quest to hunt down cancer-causing chemicals in everyday products has impacted pharmaceuticals and consumer goods in markets worth an estimated $9 billion that touch the lives of ...Nov 30, 2021 · In early November, Valisure issued a citizen petition to the FDA stating that its testing revealed benzene was present at up to nine times the emergency FDA limit of 2 parts per million in several ... Here's a list of brands, manufacturers and sunscreens with benzene, according to Valisure: Aveeno Baby Continuous Protection Sensitive Skin Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50 Babyganics Kid's Sunscreen ...Every medication or supplement Valisure analyzes comes with a certificate of analysis listing important chemical properties of the samples analyzed at Valisure's lab. Valisure has ISO 17025 ...Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ... In 2021, Valisure sold its pharmacy subsidiary to a pharmacy chain and continued to work with pharmacies and other stakeholders throughout the healthcare industry to incorporate the benefits of independent quality assurance. Valisure’s November 1, 2022, Citizen Petition on benzene contamination in dry shampoo builds upon the growing list of ...Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. Mar 24, 2021 · NEW HAVEN, CT – MARCH 24, 2021 – Valisure has tested and detected benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several batches across multiple brands of hand sanitizer, which are considered drug products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). NEW HAVEN, CT – MAY 25, 2021 – Valisure LLC has tested and detected high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several brands and batches of sunscreen, which are considered drug products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as in after-sun care products, which are generally regulated by FDA as cosmetics.Jan 10, 2020 · A car on a hot summer day could reach 140 F.) Valisure reported the results to the FDA, which took exception to the testing methods, saying that its testing at lower temperatures had resulted in ... Aug 8, 2023 · Valisure and DoD Signed a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement to Conduct a Pharmaceutical Quality Risk Assessment Pilot Study NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Valisure has ... Valisure, a New Haven, Connecticut-based analytical laboratory, tested 148 batches from 34 brands of spray-on dry shampoo and found that 70% contained benzene. The chemical can cause certain blood ...Dermatology Times | Valisure Highlights Controversy of Benzene Contamination in Sunscreen Products. Dermatology Times spoke with Valisure's CEO, David Light, regarding the presence of benzene in multiple brands of sunscreen and to discuss the reports' findings and the impact this news will have on the sun protection industry. Watch the full ... Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. Jun 5, 2021 · Valisure also reported that 14 sun care product lots with some of the highest contaminations are sold across four different popular brands — Neutrogena, Sun Bum, CVS Health and Fruit of the Earth. Valisure analyzed 260 bottles from 168 brands. They found 17% of the samples contained detectable levels of benzene. And 21 bottles (8% of the samples) contained levels of benzene that were above ...Aug 8, 2023 · Valisure's novel approach to independent quality assurance has had a tremendous global impact and built a foundation of thought leadership that increasingly influences academia, government, and ... Concerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up. The latest are stemming from a study by Valisure, an independent, for-profit pharmacy and research testing lab ...Consumer Reports took a detailed look at our detections of benzene in multiple consumer products in an article, “Benzene, a Known Carcinogen, Has Been Found in Some Spray Sunscreens, Deodorants, and Other Products.”. View the full article via Consumer Reports here. Back to Newsroom."Unfortunately the more we looked, the more we found," he said of Valisure's tests, which late last year petitioned the FDA for product recalls after it detected benzene in 54% of the 108 batches ...Dermatology Times | Valisure Highlights Controversy of Benzene Contamination in Sunscreen Products. Dermatology Times spoke with Valisure's CEO, David Light, regarding the presence of benzene in multiple brands of sunscreen and to discuss the reports' findings and the impact this news will have on the sun protection industry. Watch the full ... Consumer Reports took a detailed look at our detections of benzene in multiple consumer products in an article, “Benzene, a Known Carcinogen, Has Been Found in Some Spray Sunscreens, Deodorants, and Other Products.”. View the full article via Consumer Reports here. Back to Newsroom.Ranitidine molecule. “Beyond Valisure’s tests, the presence of NDMA in ranitidine is supported by decades of scientific studies at institutions around the world starting as early as 1982. The data published today adds to a growing body of research that raises serious concern regarding ranitidine and its potential to form the potent ...Valisure, a pharmacy that batch tests medication before it reaches consumers, tested 294 different batches of sun care products from 69 different companies (find the full results here, on page 12).Valisure investigated further mechanisms relevant to the conditions in the human body and identified a broadly expressed enzyme, DDAH-1, which is known to cleave DMA from its substrate and release it, presenting a known risk of NDMA formation. 4 Valisure’s computational modelling suggest this enzymeEvery medication or supplement Valisure analyzes comes with a certificate of analysis listing important chemical properties of the samples analyzed at Valisure's lab. Valisure has ISO 17025 ...Valisure has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Defense (DoD) in order to generate objective drug quality data through independent sourcing and chemical testing. Below is a brief overview, background and overarching objective of this pharmaceutical quality risk assessment pilot study ... Valisure’s research, along with that of Stanford University and others, found that NDMA was the result of the “inherent instability” of the ranitidine molecule. This means that all manufacturers, brands or generic, and all lots of ranitidine-containing medications are affected and could generate very high levels of NDMA in the human body.Valisure investigated further mechanisms relevant to the conditions in the human body and identified a broadly expressed enzyme, DDAH-1, which is known to cleave DMA from its substrate and release it, presenting a known risk of NDMA formation. 4 Valisure’s computational modelling suggest this enzymeValisure is a partner for quality that is paving the way for increased transparency and quality assurance throughout the healthcare industry. Our novel approach to independent quality assurance has an immense global impact that drives revisiting and improving the pharma and consumer products ecosystem. Given the substantial and alarming concerns within the healthcare ecosystem, Valisure is ... Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ... The press typically treats lawsuits against business as inherently righteous and amplifies the junk science behind them. So in case you missed it, a federal judge on Tuesday dismissed claims that ...Valisure Signs Agreement With Department Of Defense To Independently Test & Quality Score Drugs Valisure and DoD Signed a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement to Conduct a Pharmaceutical Quality Risk Assessment Pilot StudySend us a message. Thank you for your interest in Valisure. Please know that we read all the messages sent to us. However, you may not get a personal reply due to the large volume of messages we receive.Valisure Named Honorable Mention in Category of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards April 20, 2022 David Light Awarded Junior Achievement's Entrepreneur of The Year AwardConcerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up. The latest are stemming from a study by Valisure, an independent, for-profit pharmacy and research testing lab ...Valisure Signs Agreement With Department Of Defense To Independently Test & Quality Score Drugs. Valisure and DoD Signed a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement to Conduct a Pharmaceutical Quality Risk Assessment Pilot Study. August 8, 2023. -. PR Newswire.Valisure investigated further mechanisms relevant to the conditions in the human body and identified a broadly expressed enzyme, DDAH-1, which is known to cleave DMA from its substrate and release it, presenting a known risk of NDMA formation. 4 Valisure’s computational modelling suggest this enzyme On May 24, 2021, Valisure released its findings showing cancer-causing chemicals in sunscreens. Two days later, two FDA inspectors showed up at the lab, according to agency documents. They brought ...Concerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up. The latest are stemming from a study by Valisure, an independent, for-profit pharmacy and research testing lab ...Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ...Valisure is urging the FDA to recall the above products and created a petition to support its efforts. And while one might think that a recall is a no-brainer, things are a bit muddled because the ...Valisure also found that an import alert the FDA declared on January 26 on hand sanitizer products from Mexico would probably not address the issue of contaminated sanitizers on the market. In the ...Valisure is registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (License # RV0484814). Valisure’s mission is to help ensure the safety, quality and consistency of medications and supplements in the market. In response to rising concerns about counterfeit medications, generics, and overseas manufacturing, Valisure developed proprietary analyticalValisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ...Valisure And Govzilla Announce A Collaboration Focused On Creating A Platform For Evidence-Based Quality Scores For Drug Products. September 13, 2019-Valisure.By Ed Silverman Reprints In a letter to Valisure, the FDA pointed to what it called “inadequate validation” of the company's method for detecting the carcinogen known as NDMA in metformin...NEW HAVEN, CT – NOVEMBER 4, 2021 – Valisure LLC has tested and detected high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several brands and batches of antiperspirant body sprays, which are considered drug products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as in deodorant body spray products, which FDA generally regulates as ...Jun 1, 2021 · Valisure is urging the FDA to recall the above products and created a petition to support its efforts. And while one might think that a recall is a no-brainer, things are a bit muddled because the ... NEW HAVEN, CT – NOVEMBER 1, 2022 – Valisure has tested and detected high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several brands and batches of dry shampoo products, which are regulated as cosmetic products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Send us a message. Thank you for your interest in Valisure. Please know that we read all the messages sent to us. However, you may not get a personal reply due to the large volume of messages we receive.David Light, Chief Executive Officer of Valisure, is a biotech entrepreneur and scientist with over 15 years of broad experience in the field. A graduate of Yale University, David studied molecular biology and has worked in various scientific and business roles at start-ups like Synthetic Genomics, Ion Torrent, and Valisure.Valisure’s research, along with that of Stanford University and others, found that NDMA was the result of the “inherent instability” of the ranitidine molecule. This means that all manufacturers, brands or generic, and all lots of ranitidine-containing medications are affected and could generate very high levels of NDMA in the human body.Description. Developer of laser-induced quantum shift emissions-based technology designed to address the variability and quality problems that pervade many pharmaceutical products throughout the United States. The company's technology focuses on patient advocacy, consumer protection, and performing advanced research and development that is ...Valisure Named Honorable Mention in Category of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards April 20, 2022 David Light Awarded Junior Achievement's Entrepreneur of The Year AwardValisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ...David Light, Chief Executive Officer of Valisure, is a biotech entrepreneur and scientist with over 15 years of broad experience in the field. A graduate of Yale University, David studied molecular biology and has worked in various scientific and business roles at start-ups like Synthetic Genomics, Ion Torrent, and Valisure. Valisure CEO Testimony at Senate Finance Committee on the FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection Process April 26, 2022 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Reaction to Benzene in Sunscreens Nov 4, 2022 · Then on Monday, Valisure sent a citizen petition to the US Food and Drug Administration in which the lab described that among 148 batches from 34 different brands of dry shampoo products, 70% of ... A new study by Valisure found that 78 sunscreens contain benzene, a known human carcinogen, which means it could cause cancer and other potentially serious health problems.Concerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up. The latest are stemming from a study by Valisure, an independent, for-profit pharmacy and research testing lab ...Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ...Valisure, a pharmacy that batch tests medication before it reaches consumers, tested 294 different batches of sun care products from 69 different companies (find the full results here, on page 12).Valisure's novel approach to independent quality assurance has had a tremendous global impact and built a foundation of thought leadership that increasingly influences academia, government, and ...Valisure CEO Testimony at Senate Finance Committee on the FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection Process April 26, 2022 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Reaction to Benzene in SunscreensValisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. Valisure analyzed 260 bottles from 168 brands. They found 17% of the samples contained detectable levels of benzene. And 21 bottles (8% of the samples) contained levels of benzene that were above ...The first came in 2019 when the lab, Valisure, found a cancer-causing substance in the blood pressure drug valsartan. Later that year, it detected a different carcinogen in the heartburn drug ranitidine and its brand name version, Zantac. Then last year, the company found benzene, also carcinogenic, first in hand sanitizers and then in several ...In 2021, Valisure sold its pharmacy subsidiary to a pharmacy chain and continued to work with pharmacies and other stakeholders throughout the healthcare industry to incorporate the benefits of independent quality assurance. Valisure’s November 1, 2022, Citizen Petition on benzene contamination in dry shampoo builds upon the growing list of ...
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May 12, 2022 · Photo: Getty Images. Last spring, Valisure, a small Connecticut lab, announced that it had found benzene, a known carcinogen, in Neutrogena spray sunscreens. The findings prompted Johnson ... NEW HAVEN, CT – MARCH 24, 2021 – Valisure has tested and detected benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several batches across multiple brands of hand sanitizer, which are considered drug products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).In early November, Valisure issued a citizen petition to the FDA stating that its testing revealed benzene was present at up to nine times the emergency FDA limit of 2 parts per million in several ...Description. Developer of laser-induced quantum shift emissions-based technology designed to address the variability and quality problems that pervade many pharmaceutical products throughout the United States. The company's technology focuses on patient advocacy, consumer protection, and performing advanced research and development that is ...Valisure petitioned the FDA for recalls on dry shampoos after research in an independent lab found that nearly 70% of samples tested had concerning levels of a cancer-causing chemical, benzene. November 04, 2022 - Last month, Unilever North America voluntarily recalled multiple dry shampoo products, citing the presence of benzene in the ...Aug 8, 2023 · Valisure's novel approach to independent quality assurance has had a tremendous global impact and built a foundation of thought leadership that increasingly influences academia, government, and ... David Light, Chief Executive Officer of Valisure, is a biotech entrepreneur and scientist with over 15 years of broad experience in the field. A graduate of Yale University, David studied molecular biology and has worked in various scientific and business roles at start-ups like Synthetic Genomics, Ion Torrent, and Valisure.Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. These services include product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs ..."Unfortunately the more we looked, the more we found," he said of Valisure's tests, which late last year petitioned the FDA for product recalls after it detected benzene in 54% of the 108 batches ...Valisure and GOJO Industries (makers of Purell), investigated the quality of bulk hand sanitizers during the pandemic and published the study: The presence of unsafe chemical impurities accelerated evaporation of alcohol, and lack of crucial labeling requirements are risks and concerns for some alcohol-based hand sanitizers and dispenser practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.On March 2, 2020, Valisure announced our detections high levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in specific lots of the drug metformin, a prescription medication used to control high blood sugar in adults and adolescents with type 2 diabetes. Valisure’s analysis of 22 companies selling metformin and a total of 38 batches revealed 16 batches ...Jun 1, 2021 · Valisure is urging the FDA to recall the above products and created a petition to support its efforts. And while one might think that a recall is a no-brainer, things are a bit muddled because the ... Valisure also reported that 14 sun care product lots with some of the highest contaminations are sold across four different popular brands — Neutrogena, Sun Bum, CVS Health and Fruit of the Earth.NEW HAVEN, CT – NOVEMBER 4, 2021 – Valisure LLC has tested and detected high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, in several brands and batches of antiperspirant body sprays, which are considered drug products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as in deodorant body spray products, which FDA generally regulates as ...Concerns about sunscreen safety, many entirely unfounded, continue to bubble up. The latest are stemming from a study by Valisure, an independent, for-profit pharmacy and research testing lab ...On March 2, 2020, Valisure announced its detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in specific lots of the drug metformin, a prescription medication used to control high blood sugar in adults and adolescents with type 2 diabetes. Of the 22 companies selling metformin and a total of 38 batches revealed 16 batches and 11 companies where NDMA ... To better determine the scope of contamination, Valisure continued to analyze sunscreen and after-sun care products through a crowdsourced study that allowed for broader product sampling and facilitated access to sun care products that were sold before lab sourcing efforts. Read the complete study here. Valisure offers a variety of services that leverage its unique capabilities and globally-recognized leadership in independent quality assurance, including product certification, supplier validation, advocacy programs, consulting, specialty projects, and more. Valisure analyzed 260 bottles from 168 brands. They found 17% of the samples contained detectable levels of benzene. And 21 bottles (8% of the samples) contained levels of benzene that were above ....