The Blue Book

The blue book compilations [57-59] recommended for experts in the field are probably the most comprehensive sources of ionization constants collected from the literature. On the other hand, the red books contain critically selected values [60]. A useful list of 400 plQ values of pharmaceutically important molecules has been published [23]. AddihonaUy, a more recent compilahon of plQ values of about 250 dmg-like molecules may be found in Ref. [8]. 

Methods for determining metals in seawater have been published by the Standing Committee of Analysts (i.e., the blue book series, HMSO, London) they are not reproduced in this book, as they are available elsewhere. These methods are based on chelation of the metals with an organic reagent, followed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. 

Straus, Jane. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation (Mill Valley Jane Straus, 2001). 

The goals of the CE in publishing the Blue Book are to provide a list of flavoring substances according to their acceptability for use in food, as well as to supplement and revise these lists when necessary, and to recommend to the manufacturers of flavoring substances, the criteria which must be met in order to assist the Committee of Experts to form an opinion on the safety of the flavoring substance in food. 

IThe IUPAC 1974 Recommendations, Section E, Fundamental Stereochemistry, give definitions for most of the terms used in this chapter, as well as rules for naming the various kinds of stereoisomers. They can be found in Pure Appl. Chem. 1976, 45. 13-30 and in Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry Pergamon Elmsford, NY. 1979 (the Blue Book"). 

This section gives information about some of the more commonly known herbs that have been used in drinks. This list generally excludes herbs and spices that are associated primarily with culinary or flavour use, although many of these will also have some health benefits. Some of the herbs listed below are of European or American origin and are listed in the Blue Book . The names of listed herbs are followed by their category. Several herbs that have been used in the past, such as St John s Wori, Ma huang (Ephedra) and Kava-kava, have been omitted as they are currently withdrawn from the European market due to health concerns by the regulators. 

RIGAUDY Si KLESNEY Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, The Blue Book"... 

Their application to the production of pharmaceuticals prompted the Food and Drug Administration to publish the "Guide to Inspection of Computerized Systems in Drug Processing", The Blue Book, in 1983. 

In 1983 the FDA issued what became known as the Blue Book (because of the color of its cover). This publication gave guidance to inspectors on what was reasonable to accept as validation evidence for computer systems. The Blue Book formally introduced the expectation of a documented life-cycle approach to validation. The aim was to build quality into software from the earliest stages of the life cycle (quality assurance) rather than vainly trying to test quahty in at the end (quality control). 

FDA publishes the Blue Book Guide to Inspection of Computerized Systems in Drug Manifacturing... 

Nomenclature of Organic Compounds ( The Blue Book ), incorporating lUPAC recommendations 1979 and 1993... 

For use in the United States, the blue book memorandum includes an FDA-modified matrix designating the type of testing required for various medical devices and also a flowchart entitled BiocompatibiT ity Flow Chart for the Selection of Toxicity Tests for 510(k)s . The matrix also consists of two tables Table 1 - Initial Evaluation Tests for Consideration and Table 2 - Supplementary Evaluation Tests for Consideration. In general, the agency does not have a list of approved materials. 

No mention is made of the toxicological principles and procedures which have been used by the experts in the evaluation process. Some flavouring substances of the 3rd edition do not appear in the 4th edition or they have been down graded to category B without any explanation. Subsequently the recommendations of the Blue Book are only of limited value when compared to those of FEXPAN [ 14]. 

USEPA (1976) Quality Criteria for Water. Report of the Committee on Water Quality Criteria. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering. US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (referred to as the Blue Book ). 

Antitrust Cases Involving Chemical Industries. Table I is a condensation of a list of cases brought by the Antitrust Division in the chemical industries, compiled from the following sources (1) the Blue Book (I), the publication formally entitled, The Federal Antitrust Laws, With Summary of Cases Instituted by the... 

United States/ which summarizes each of the cases brought prior to July 1, 1948 (2) the Supplement to the Blue Book/ mimeographed by the Department of Justice, and covering cases instituted during the period July 1, 1948, through June 30, 1951, in the same summary fashion and (3) the files of the Legal Procedure Unit of the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, from which information regarding very recent cases has been compiled. 

The Blue Book consists of two parts Part I sets forth the several statutes pertaining to the antitrust laws Part II presents in chronological order a summary of all cases which have been instituted by the Department of Justice under those laws from 1890 to the closing date of the particular edition of the Blue Book. Each summary contains a statement of the charges made in the case, the result of court proceedings, and the status of pending cases. The cases are comprehensively indexed both by case name and by subject matter. 

The first edition of the Blue Book was published in 1947. A later edition bears the date January 15, 1949 (1). A new edition covering the period 1890 to 1951 is now available. 

IUPAC (1979) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry Recommendations 1979, "The Blue Book," ed. J. Rigaudy, S.P. Klesney, Pergamon Press. 

The lUPAC rules are not given in detail here, rather instructions are given for formulating systematic names with appropriate reference to the Blue Book. 

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