Richard Young's case studies
Pod-based ENDS device PMTA assessments
Case study
As part of a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) for a pod-based ENDS device, bibra was asked to provide support preparing non-clinical and human health impact assessments.
Health risk assessments relating to the excipient components of the Voke® formulation
Case study
A novel nicotine replacement device was designed to deliver a pressurised nicotine formulation via a breath operated valve in a cigarette sized medical device. Kind Consumer received a Marketing Authorisation for its lead product, Voke®, in September 2014.
Updating REACH dossiers following ECHA Evaluation decisions
Case study
Manufacturers of chemicals in, or importers into, the European Union are required under the REACH regulation to submit a dossier of information on their substances to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The Agency can, after evaluating the information provided by the registrant, require the company to update or amend their dossier, including with the addition of new experimental data. This is called a “Compliance Check decision”
Cannabinoids – preparation of several inhalation focused toxicity profiles
Case study
The client requested the production of a series of urgent toxicity profiles for more than a dozen different cannabinoids, to support and inform their Research & Development (R&D) of new inhalable (non nicotine) consumer products (including their possible incorporation as ingredients into e liquids).
Δ9-THC – a low-level impurity in food
Case study
The client identified a potential contamination risk in certain of their (non-cannabinoid) food products. Low levels of (-)-trans-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) – the main psychoactive component of cannabis – were analytically determined in several foodstuffs, from a specific production line.
REACH registration of nearly 100 related metal compounds
Case study
Manufacturers of chemicals in, or importers into, the European Union are required under the REACH regulation to submit a dossier of information on their substances to ECHA.
The identification of oral and inhalation Health Criteria Values (HCVs)
Case study
Health Criteria Values (HCVs) are expressed in different ways, using the terminology specific to the authority that is recommending them. Oral values represent a regular ingested dose that is expected to be without appreciable risk to the consumer over a lifetime.
Evaluating the health risks posed by extractables and leachables from an ENDS device
Case study
In order to market their latest product in the United States, the client was intending to submit a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) for a pod-based ENDS device.
Hazard characterisation of several e-liquid ingredients
Case study
The client is required to provide regulatory authorities with up-to-date toxicological information related to the ingredients used in their products. Bibra were provided with a list of several substances and asked to produce a hazard review (considering the requirements of the European Tobacco Products Directive, TPD2) for each.