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> India: Prices Of Over 800 Essential Drug Formulations Cut In Past 2 Year

Prices of 851 essential drug formulations were cut, mostly in the 5-40% range, in the past 2 years, the government informed recently.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya said the government has cut the prices of 234 essential drugs by up to 5%.

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> The Grapes of Trash

Xu's team is developing technology to extract, separate and identify grape pomace nutrients, as well as eliminate pesticides and other chemicals used in grape growing. The group believes—and is collaborating with biologists to confirm—that polyphenols found in pomace could be effective against foodborne pathogens like E. coli and Salmonella, or could serve as a natural food preservative, replacing the commonly used EDTA, currently added to foods, beverages, cosmetics and medicines to maintain color and flavor.

EDTA "is not a very label friendly ingredient in the current consumer climate," Xu said. "Consumers are looking for food labels listing natural ingredients. We are looking to substitute EDTA with grape pomace." He and his team are talking to one global food company about its potential commercial value, he said.

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