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Guidance for hospitals, tissue establishments and fertility clinics for ensuring the quality and safety of human organs, tissues and cells (including reproductive cells).
The NHSBT / PHE epidemiology unit, and the epidemiology of infections among blood, tissue and organ donors and recipients.
You can claim relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing therapeutic substances of human origin, blood-grouping or tissue-typing reagents, or related packaging, solvents and accessories.
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) ensures that human tissue is used safely and ethically, and with proper consent. It regulates organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching and display in public. It approves...
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Sets out how the UK and devolved governments propose to continue to work closely and collaboratively together on organs and non-reproductive tissues and cells policy.
Guidance on the correct legal authorities for taking and retaining human tissue samples in a post mortem examination.
The method has been used to re-analyse samples from a crustacean mortality incident in the north east in Autumn 2021, with results indicating very low levels of pyridine and supporting independent panel conclusions
Proposed human tissue policy in relation to the retention and disposal of human tissue.
Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living
Product Safety Report for Plush Elephant Baby Tissue Box presenting a serious risk of choking.
Volume 53 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.
Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Human Tissue Authority.
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