Toxins definition

Toxins. (1 2) means toxins in the form of deliberately isolated preparations or mixtures, no matter how produced, other than toxins present as contaminants of other materials such as pathological specimens, crops, foodstuffs or seed stocks of "microorganisms".
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Toxins means substances used in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease consisting wholly or partly of poisonous substances derived from specific micro-organisms, plants or animals;
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Toxins means (a) clostridial toxin, which is a neurotoxin that blocks neurotransmitter release at the nerve synapse, including any botulinum toxin, or (b) any re-engineered protein, analog, derivative, homolog, part, sub-part, variant or version of any clostridial toxin, including, in each case, of any botulinum toxin.
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Examples of Toxins in a sentence

  • Such instances may include use of Army-provided infectious agents or toxins, Biological Select Agents or Toxins, specific chemical agent(s), or pesticides outside of an established laboratory.

  • For example, a Member may not receive Inpatient Hospital services benefits for an admission to a Skilled Nursing Facility.3. Botulinum Toxins (all forms) Injections, “Botox”, Collagen, or filling material.

  • The products covered by this Standard shall comply with the maximum levels of the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995).

  • This includes compliance with Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995) and Codex Maximum Residue Limits for pesticide residues.

  • The act was implemented, in part, through regulations published by CDC at 42 CFR part 73, Select Agents and Toxins.

  • Charges incurred for the purchase of blood or blood products when the blood has been replaced.4. Botulinum Toxins (all forms) Injections, “Botox”, Collagen, or filling material.

  • Bad Bug Book, Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins.

  • Toxins in transgenic crop byproducts may affect headwater stream ecosystems.

  • Central Intelligence Agency, Use of Toxins and Other Lethal Chemicals in Southeast Asia and Afghanistan, Special National Intelligence Estimate, Volume I, Key Judgments, February 2, 1982; Director of Central Intelligence, Implications of Soviet Use of Chemical and Toxin Weapons for U.S. Security Interests, Special National Intelligence Estimate, September 15, 1983.

  • Select agents and toxins specified in the Select Agents and Toxins regula- tions (7 CFR part 331, 9 CFR part 121, and 42 CFR part 73).


More Definitions of Toxins

Toxins. (Categories 1, 2) means toxins in the form of deliberately isolated preparations or mixtures, no matter how produced, other than toxins present as contaminants of other materials such as pathological specimens, crops, foodstuffs or seed stocks of “microorganisms”; “tunable” (Category 6) means the ability of a “laser” to produce a continuous output at all wavelengths over a range of several “laser” transitions. A line selectable “laser” produces discrete wavelengths within one “laser” transition and is not considered “tunable”; “Unidirectional Positioning Repeatability” (“UPR”) (Category 2) meansthe smaller of values R↑ and R↓ (forward and backward), as defined by3.21 of Ref. ISO 230-2:2014 or national equivalents, of an individual machine tool axis; “unmanned aerial vehicle” (“UAV”) (Category 9) means any aircraft capable of initiating flight and sustaining controlled flight and navigation without any human presence on board; “use” (GTN, NTN, All Categories) has the same meaning as in the Act; “user-accessible programmability” (Category 6) means the facility allowing a user to insert, modify or replace “programs” by means other than: a. A physical change in wiring or interconnections; or b. The setting of function controls including entry of parameters; “vaccine” (Category 1) means a medicinal product in a pharmaceutical formulation licensed by, or having marketing or clinical trial authorisation from, the regulatory authorities of either the country of manufacture or of use, which is intended to stimulate a protective immunological response in humans or animals in order to prevent disease in those to whom or to which it is administered; “vacuum electronic devices” (Category 3) means electronic devices based on the interaction of an electron beam with an electromagnetic wave propagating in a vacuum circuit or interacting with radio-frequency vacuum cavity resonators. “Vacuum electronic devices” include klystrons, travelling-wave tubes, and their derivatives; “vulnerability disclosure” (Category 4) means the process of identifying, reporting or communicating a vulnerability to, or analysing a vulnerability with, individuals or organisations responsible for conducting or coordinating remediation for the purpose of resolving the vulnerability; “yarn” (Category 1) means a bundle of twisted ‘strands’.
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Toxins. (1 2) means toxins in the form of deliberately isolated preparations or mixtures, no matter how produced, other than toxins present as contaminants of
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Related to Toxins

  • Biological agent shall mean any pathogenic (disease producing) micro-organism(s) and/or biologically produced toxin(s) (including genetically modified organisms and chemically synthesized toxins) which cause illness and/or death in humans, animals or plants.

  • Radionuclide means a radioactive element or a radioactive isotope.

  • Microorganisms (1 2) means bacteria, viruses, mycoplasms, rickettsiae, chlamydiae or fungi, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures.

  • Substances means chemical elements and their compounds in the natural state or obtained by any production process, including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the products and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition;

  • toxic a “pollutant”, a “contaminant”, or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect pursuant to any Environmental Law and also including any petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint, mold, polychlorinated biphenyls or radioactive materials.

  • Fungus means any type or form of fungus, including mold or mildew, and any mycotoxins, spores, scents or by-products produced or released by fungi.

  • Mold means mold, fungus, microbial contamination or pathogenic organisms.

  • Pathogen means an organism that is capable of producing an infection or disease in a susceptible host.

  • Chemical agent shall mean any compound which, when suitably disseminated, produces incapacitating, damaging or lethal effects on people, animals, plants or material property.

  • Carcinogen means a chemical that causes an increased incidence of benign or malignant neoplasms, or a substantial decrease in the latency period between exposure and onset of neoplasms through oral or dermal exposure, or through inhalation exposure when the cancer occurs at nonrespiratory sites in at least one (1) mammalian species or man through epidemiological studies or clinical studies, or both.

  • Toxic chemical means a chemical or chemical category listed in 40 CFR 372.65.

  • Corrosive means any substance that when it comes in contact

  • Acute toxicity means concurrent and delayed adverse effects that result from an acute exposure and occur within any short observation period, which begins when the exposure begins, may extend beyond the exposure period, and usually does not constitute a substantial portion of the life span of the organism.

  • Radioactive waste means any waste which contains radioactive material in concentrations which exceed those listed in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Table II, Column 2.

  • Biological Samples means any physical samples obtained from Study Participants in accordance with the Protocol for the purposes of the Study.

  • Compounds means any or all of the following chemicals, as the context requires:

  • Contaminant means any material, substance or waste that is classified, regulated or otherwise characterized under any Environmental Law as hazardous, toxic, a contaminant or a pollutant or by other words of similar meaning or regulatory effect, including any petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls.

  • Infectious waste means a solid waste that contains or may reasonably be

  • Airborne radioactive material means any radioactive material dispersed in the air in the form of dusts, fumes, particulates, mists, vapors, or gases.

  • Radioactive material means any solid, liquid, or gas which emits radiation spontaneously.

  • Infection means the entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of humans and animals that may constitute a public health risk;

  • Pathological waste means waste material consisting of only human or animal remains, anatomical parts, and/or tissue, the bags/containers used to collect and transport the waste material, and animal bedding (if applicable).

  • Pollutant means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq.)), thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, ground waters or surface waters of the State, or to a domestic treatment works. “Pollutant” includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.

  • Fungi means any type or form of fungus, including mold or mildew, and any mycotoxins, spores, scents or by-products produced or released by fungi.

  • Hydrofluorocarbons means compounds that only contain hydrogen, fluorine, and carbon.

  • Radioactivity means the transformation of unstable atomic nuclei by the emission of radiation.