Updated USP Glycerin Standard Should Prevent Product Adulteration
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A revised testing protocol from U.S. Pharmacopeia should help prevent adulterated glycerin, an ingredient in toothpastes, from entering the U.S. supply chain
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