Archives for January 31, 2011

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Cocaine-like bath salts are fake, says industry

By Katie Bird

Drug-like chemicals that are being sold as bath salts have nothing to do with real products made by reputable manufacturers, the US cosmetics trade association has said.

New ISO standard gauges nano-toxicity risks

By Rory Harrington

New guidelines from the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) have been published in a bid to help key industry players assess the possible risks presented by the burgeoning growth of nano-based products.