Consumer Products

BOSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) — Scientists say a substance dubbed “dry water” resembling powdered sugar could absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas causing global warming.
In a presentation Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, scientists hinted at additional uses, including a greener, more efficient method of jump starting [...]

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) — Federal officials Monday announced the creation of a Web site to provide a way for officials and individuals to report food and drug safety problems.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health said the Web site will provide a way of reporting pre- and post-market [...]

LIV, Calif., May 11 (UPI) — U.S. government scientists say they have developed technology that can identify bacteria, viruses and other organisms within 24 hours.
The researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said the technology — the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array — will be of value in detecting [...]

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 8 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they used state-of-the-art technology to conduct vaccine analyses that unexpectedly found the presence of an apparently benign pig virus.
“The intent in our research was to use the latest technologies to show that live vaccines only contained the expected viral genomes and no other,” said [...]

WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement Thursday, saying it does not yet have enough information to recommend use or non-use of triclosan.
The chemical — a common ingredient added to many consumer products, including antibacterial soaps and body washes, toothpastes and some cosmetics — is designed to [...]