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                October 20, 2025 - Real-time Science – Microplastic & Nanoplastic
              
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                October 13, 2025 - New Review – Seafood & Microplastics Safety
              
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                October 6, 2025 - Everyday Toxicology – Metabolism
              
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                September 30, 2025 - In the news – Polyvinyl Alcohol
              
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                July 28, 2025 - Science Day 2025:  Science Communication
              
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                July 14, 2025 - Corn Syrup
              
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                June 23, 2025 - What’s the risk? Alcohol consumption
              
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                June 16, 2025 - Exploring Gold-Standard Science
              
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                June 2, 2025 - MAHA Report
              
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                May 19, 2025 - Weight of Evidence
              
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                May 5, 2025 - What’s the risk? Synthetic vs natural chemical ingredients
              
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                April 7, 2025 - GRAS Loophole?
              
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                March 31, 2025 - Community Request – Diacetyl
              
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                March 17, 2025 - In the news – Toxic cookies?
              
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                March 10, 2025 - Preservative tBHQ
              
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                March 4, 2025 - Trending – Understanding health, wellness, and medicine
              
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                February 24, 2025 - Trending – Prebiotic Soda
              
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                February 17, 2025 - In the news – Nanoplastics
              
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                February 10, 2025 - Protective Nutrition: Disease Prevention
              
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                January 27, 2025 - Protective Nutrition: Heavy Metals
              
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                January 23, 2025 - Today Show: Dr. Zagorski on the risk of black plastic utensils
              
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                January 13, 2025 - Protective Nutrition – Overview
              
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                December 10, 2024 - Raw Flour – What’s The Risk
              
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                December 2, 2024 - Iodine
              
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                November 18, 2024 - Pasteurization
              
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                November 11, 2024 - Seed Oils – What’s the Risk?
              
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                October 28, 2024 - Sugar and Sweetener: Common Questions
              
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                October 14, 2024 - Science Symposium: Plastic Recycling
              
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                October 7, 2024 - Botanicals
              
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                September 16, 2024 - Gelatin
              
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                September 9, 2024 - Pectin
              
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                August 26, 2024 - 2024 Science Symposium – Plastic Recycling & Chemical Contaminates in Recycled Plastic
              
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                August 19, 2024 - Pesticide Residue Safety
              
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                August 5, 2024 - Community Request – Mineral Oil
              
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                July 28, 2024 - In The News – Metals in Tampons
              
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                July 22, 2024 - Trending – Essential Minerals
              
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                July 15, 2024 - Trending – Essential Metals
              
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                July 8, 2024 - Science vs. Sensation – Dishwasher Detergent Safety
              
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                June 24, 2024 - In the News – Spicy Food Safety
              
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                June 17, 2024 - Everyday Toxicology – Exposure-based Risk Assessment
              
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                June 10, 2024 - Everyday Toxicology – Exposure
              
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                May 20, 2024 - Trending – Chemical Weed Killer
              
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                May 6, 2024 - Trending – Mineral Sunscreen
              
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                April 22, 2024 - What’s the Risk? Cannabidiol (CBD)
              
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                April 8, 2024 - Trending – Sulfites
              
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                April 1, 2024 - Trending – Sulfates
              
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                March 25, 2024 - New Research – Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
              
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                March 22, 2024 - Seven CANR faculty members among honorees at 2024 MSU faculty investiture
              
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                March 18, 2024 - Trending – Lanolin
              
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                March 11, 2024 - In the news – Heavy Metals in Spices
              
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                February 26, 2024 - Trending – Alpha-Hydroxy Acids (AHA)
              
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                February 12, 2024 - Real-time Science – Biodegradable Plastics and Polymers
              
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                February 5, 2024 - Real-time Science – Plastic & Polymer-based Packaging
              
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                January 29, 2024 - Real-time Science – What’s plastic?
              
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                January 22, 2024 - Everyday Toxicology – Reference Dose
              
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                December 4, 2023 - Titanium Dioxide Update 2023
              
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                November 6, 2023 - Trending – Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
              
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                October 2, 2023 - New Evidence, New Outlook: Substitutions and Replacements
              
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                September 25, 2023 - GRASE – What are GRASE ingredients?
              
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                September 18, 2023 - New evidence, new outlook: phenylephrine
              
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                August 21, 2023 - Trending – Melatonin
              
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                August 7, 2023 - Trending – Food Contamination
              
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                July 31, 2023 - Trending – Borax
              
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                July 24, 2023 - Trending – Electrolytes
              
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                July 18, 2023 - Trending – Sodium & Salt
              
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                July 10, 2023 - Insect Repellent – Permethrin
              
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                June 16, 2023 - Research Partnership – MSU, Corewell Health partner to investigate effects of lead exposure on pregnant women, newborns
              
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                June 12, 2023 - In the news – Titanium Dioxide & Regulatory Agencies
              
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                June 5, 2023 - In the news – Titanium Dioxide Regulation in California
              
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                May 22, 2023 - Trending – Sun Safety & Alpha-hydroxy Acids
              
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                May 15, 2023 - Trending – Colloidal and Ionic Silver
              
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                May 8, 2023 - Real-time Science: Sweeteners
              
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                May 2, 2023 - Real-time Science: PFAS Compounds
              
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                April 3, 2023 - Herbal Tea
              
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                March 27, 2023 - In the news – Cultivated Meat
              
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                March 20, 2023 - Thresholds – Trace Contaminate And Residue Regulations In Packaging
              
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                March 13, 2023 - Everyday Toxicology – Thresholds Overview
              
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                March 6, 2023 - Trending – Vegan & Plant-based labeling
              
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                February 27, 2023 - Trending – Potassium Bromate
              
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                February 20, 2023 - Trending – Petroleum Jelly
              
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                February 13, 2023 - Trending – Silicon Dioxide
              
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                February 6, 2023 - Trending – Non-alcoholic Beer & Hops Flavored Seltzer Water
              
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                January 30, 2023 - In the news – Cannabidiol (CBD) Regulations
              
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                January 23, 2023 - Dans l’actualité – Métaux lourds dans l’alimentation
              
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                January 23, 2023 - In the news – Heavy Metals in Food
              
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                January 9, 2023 - In the news – Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act Passes
              
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                December 5, 2022 - Dans l’actualité – Dioxyde de titane mise à jour sur sa sécurité
              
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                December 5, 2022 - In the news – Titanium Dioxide Safety Update
              
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                November 28, 2022 - Dans l’actualité – Le plomb dans les goblets à bec pour enfants
              
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                November 28, 2022 - In the news – Lead in children’s sippy cups
              
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                November 14, 2022 - Tendance – Le vin
              
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                November 14, 2022 - Trending – Wine
              
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                November 7, 2022 - Cooking Oils – Plant-based Oils
              
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                October 24, 2022 - Cooking Oils – Overview
              
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                September 26, 2022 - Trending – Laundry Detergent Enzymes
              
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                September 13, 2022 - Trending – Anti-nutrients
              
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                September 12, 2022 - What’s the Risk? – Titanium Dioxide
              
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                August 30, 2022 - How To Series – Interpret A Study
              
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                August 23, 2022 - How to Series – Interpret a study: background
              
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                August 16, 2022 - What’s the Risk? – Zinc Oxide
              
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                July 26, 2022 - Trending – Mycotoxins
              
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                July 12, 2022 - Trending – Organic Foods
              
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                June 14, 2022 - What’s the risk? Talc-based Cosmetic Products
              
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                June 6, 2022 - What’s The Risk? Food Packaging
              
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                May 23, 2022 - How to Series – Removing Pesticide Residue
              
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                May 16, 2022 - Special Edition – Homemade Infant Formula
              
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                May 9, 2022 - What’s the risk? Pesticide residues
              
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                May 2, 2022 - What’s the risk? – Sunscreen
              
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                April 28, 2022 - What’s the risk? – Repelling ticks & mosquitos
              
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                April 11, 2022 - Dryer Sheet Ingredient Safety
              
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                April 4, 2022 - Risk In the news – Artificial Sweetener A Cancer Risk?
              
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                March 28, 2022 - Risk – Zero Risk?
              
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                March 21, 2022 - Trending – Bee Pollen
              
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                March 14, 2022 - Probiotics & Prebiotics – Ingredient Safety
              
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                March 4, 2022 - Response to EFSA’s draft opinion on BPA
              
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                February 28, 2022 - Probiotics & Prebiotics – Foods & Supplements
              
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                February 21, 2022 - Probiotics & Prebiotics – Microbiome Background
              
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                February 14, 2022 - Trending – Hot Sauce Nutrition
              
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                February 7, 2022 - Trending – Hot Sauce Overview
              
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                January 31, 2022 - Trending – Nail Polish
              
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                January 24, 2022 - Understanding Recalls – Food, Cosmetics & Medication
              
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                January 17, 2022 - Trending – Nootropics
              
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                December 13, 2021 - Trending – Sweeteners
              
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                December 6, 2021 - Preservatives & Refrigeration
              
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                November 29, 2021 - Trending – Flavored Seltzer Water
              
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                November 15, 2021 - Trending – Tryptophan
              
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                November 1, 2021 - Publication spotlight: Cannabidiol (CBD) Research
              
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                October 25, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood – What to expect
              
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                October 18, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Regulations
              
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                October 11, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Technology
              
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                October 4, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Background
              
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                September 27, 2021 - Regulation – Understanding Proposition 65
              
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                September 21, 2021 - Packaging – Plastic Wrap
              
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                September 13, 2021 - Trending – Aflatoxins
              
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                August 30, 2021 - Trending – Chlorpyrifos
              
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                August 23, 2021 - Director’s Message August
              
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                August 16, 2021 - Hand Sanitizer – Overview
              
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                August 9, 2021 - Fragrances – Overview
              
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                August 2, 2021 - Insect Repellent – DEET
              
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                July 26, 2021 - Insect Repellent – An Overview
              
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                July 12, 2021 - Packaging – Active Biofilms, Biofilms, And Films
              
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                June 28, 2021 - Packaging – Plant-based Plastics
              
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                June 14, 2021 - Food, Medicine, & Cosmetic Packaging – Overview
              
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                June 7, 2021 - Trending – Alpha-hydroxy acids
              
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                May 24, 2021 - Trending – Polyvinyl Alcohol
              
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                May 17, 2021 - Trending – Mung Bean Protein
              
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                May 10, 2021 - Trending – Potato Protein
              
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                May 3, 2021 - Trending – Soy Protein
              
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                April 26, 2021 - Exploring Ingredients – Occlusives & Emollients
              
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                April 19, 2021 - Exploring Product Ingredients – Lotions
              
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                April 12, 2021 - Chemophobia – Fearing Chemicals
              
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                April 5, 2021 - Cosmetics – Labeling
              
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                March 29, 2021 - Trending – Collagen
              
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                March 22, 2021 - Trending – Botanicals
              
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                March 15, 2021 - 101 Series – Placebo Effect
              
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                March 8, 2021 - Vaccine Safety – J&J vaccine
              
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                March 1, 2021 - Trending – Adaptogen Ingredients
              
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                February 22, 2021 - Heavy Metals in Baby Foods
              
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                February 15, 2021 - Food & Ingredient Safety – Food Additives: Delaney Clause
              
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                February 8, 2021 - Food & Ingredient Safety – Food Additives
              
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                February 1, 2021 - 101 Series – Food Dye
              
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                January 25, 2021 - Vaccine Safety – COVID-19 Vaccine
              
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                January 18, 2021 - Vaccine Safety – Ingredients
              
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                January 11, 2021 - Vaccine Safety – Background
              
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                January 4, 2021 - Director’s Message
              
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                December 14, 2020 - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals – Digging Deeper: Phthalates
              
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                November 30, 2020 - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals – Overview
              
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                November 16, 2020 - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals – Background
              
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                November 2, 2020 - Cosmetics – Digging Deeper: Natural & Conventional Toothpaste
              
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                October 26, 2020 - Share your ideas!
              
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                October 19, 2020 - Trending – Natural & Conventional Deodorants
              
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                October 12, 2020 - Trending – Natural, Organic & Conventional  Cosmetics
              
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                October 5, 2020 - Stimulants – Exploring Ingredients
              
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                September 28, 2020 - Stimulants – Overview
              
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                September 21, 2020 - Digging Deeper – Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
              
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                September 13, 2020 - Update from the CRIS Director
              
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                August 31, 2020 - Essential Oils – Digging Deeper Tea Tree Oil
              
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                August 24, 2020 - Essential Oils – Digging Deeper Lavender Oil
              
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                August 17, 2020 - Essential Oils – An Overview
              
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                August 3, 2020 - Trace Contaminants & Residues – Water
              
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                July 27, 2020 - Trace Contaminants & Residues – Packaging
              
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                July 20, 2020 - Trace Contaminants & Residues – Pesticides
              
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                July 13, 2020 - Trace Contaminants & Residues – An Overview
              
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                July 6, 2020 - Risk – Exploring the Risk Assessment Process
              
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                June 15, 2020 - Summer Cookout – Sunscreens
              
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                June 8, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Exposure to Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide
              
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                May 18, 2020 - Food & Ingredient Safety – Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
              
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                May 4, 2020 - Expiring Products – Disinfectants & Medications
              
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                April 27, 2020 - Expiring Products – Cosmetics
              
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                April 20, 2020 - Expiring Products – Food & Ingredients
              
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                April 6, 2020 - COVID-19: Myth or Fact?
              
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                March 30, 2020 - COVID-19: Food & Ingredient Safety
              
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                March 23, 2020 - COVID-19 – Cleaning vs. Disinfecting
              
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                March 13, 2020 - COVID-19 – Disinfecting with Bleach
              
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                March 9, 2020 - COVID-19: Ingredients, supplements, & actions that can aid in prevention
              
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                March 2, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Digging Deeper, Supplement & Medicine Safety
              
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                February 24, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Digging Deeper, Detoxing Your Body
              
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                February 17, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Absorbing, Processing & Eliminating Ingredients
              
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                February 10, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Exposure to Ingredients
              
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                February 3, 2020 - Risk Perceptions – Coronavirus A Case Study
              
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                January 27, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Digging deeper: The dose makes the poison & the cure
              
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                January 20, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – The dose makes the poison & the cure
              
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                January 13, 2020 - Everyday Toxicology – Dose & Dose-Rate
              
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                December 16, 2019 - Getting the science right – hair dye & chemical straightening products as a case study
              
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                December 9, 2019 - Natural & Artificial Flavors
              
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                December 2, 2019 - Spices
              
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                November 25, 2019 - Thanksgiving
              
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                November 18, 2019 - Flavor Overview
              
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                November 4, 2019 - Sugar Alcohols
              
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                October 28, 2019 - Sugars
              
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                October 21, 2019 - Stevia & Monk Fruit Sweeteners
              
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                October 14, 2019 - Pulses Ingredients
              
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                October 7, 2019 - Artificial Sweeteners
              
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                September 30, 2019 - Welcoming Jinpeng Li, Ph.D.
              
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                September 30, 2019 - Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
              
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                September 16, 2019 - Exploring Talc
              
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                August 26, 2019 - Exploring humectants
              
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                August 19, 2019 - Recognizing marketing labels
              
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                August 12, 2019 - Understanding ingredient labels
              
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                August 7, 2019 - Norbert Kaminski named CRIS director
              
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                August 5, 2019 - From food to house hold products
              
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                July 29, 2019 - When a GRAS status changes – Triclosan
              
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                July 22, 2019 - Quinine
              
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                July 15, 2019 - Anti-Caking Agents
              
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                July 8, 2019 - Pectin
              
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                July 1, 2019 - Exploring Regulations
              
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                June 24, 2019 - Pea Protein Isolate
              
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                June 17, 2019 - Zinc Oxide
              
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                June 10, 2019 - What are GRAS ingredients?
              
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                June 3, 2019 - Using risk to make informed decisions
              
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                May 28, 2019 - What is risk?
              
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                May 20, 2019 - Exploring nitrate & nitrite safety
              
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                May 6, 2019 - Preservatives – Keeping our foods safe & fresh
              
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                April 29, 2019 - CBD – The next ingredient frontier
              
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                April 8, 2019 - Chemicals – The ingredients of life
              
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                April 8, 2019 - Interim CRIS Director to serve as ILSI Scientific Advisor