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Latest news, technical insights and industry updates from CATO — 116 articles.

Notice on Packaging Change of CATO Products
Packaging Upgrade Notice Dear Valued Customer, Greetings! Thank you for your continued trust and support of our products. In order to enhance the mark…

Nemonoxacin: The Market Rise and Huge Potential of a Domestically Developed Innovative Antibiotic
Nemonoxacin is a novel non-fluorinated quinolone antibiotic. It exerts its bactericidal effect by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV…

Polymyxins: From Phasing Out to Comeback — Evolution of a “Powerful Weapon” Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Polymyxins are a class of cyclic polypeptide antibiotics produced by Paenibacillus polymyxa. Although the producing strain belongs to Gram-positive ba…

The New Champion of PPARα Modulators: How Pemafibrate Is Changing the Lipid-Lowering Landscape?
Pemafibrate is a novel, highly selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) modulator developed by Kowa Company of Japan. Source: Ko…

CATO Isotope Reference Standard Research Center Launches Multiple New Isotope Reference Standards
CATO Isotope Reference Standard Research Center is proud to launch multiple new isotope reference standards! A variety of high-purity, high-accuracy i…

β-Agonists: From Banned Sports Drugs to Dining-Table Hazards
Recently, news about the Chinese swimming team attracted widespread attention: within 10 days of arriving in France, the Chinese swimming team underwe…

Nemonoxacin | A New-Generation Quinolone: Market Transformation and Innovative Rise Amid the Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance
In recent years, with the high incidence of respiratory diseases and the worsening problem of antibiotic resistance, the new antibiotic nemonoxacin ha…

Tank Trucks Mixed-Hauling Cooking Oil: Who Is Guarding Edible Oil Quality and Safety?
Recently, a major food safety incident has attracted widespread public attention. According to an investigative report by The Beijing News, two tank t…

Join us at CPHI China 2025 !
CPHI CHINA On June 24-26, 2025, the 23rd World Pharmaceutical Raw Materials China Exhibition and the 18th World Pharmaceutical Machinery, Packaging Eq…

Veterinary Drug Residues Exceeding Limits Detected in Eggs in Many Regions; Egg Quality and Safety Under the Spotlight Again!
The several veterinary drugs involved above are mainly: I. Dimetridazole Properties: Dimetridazole is a nitroimidazole-class antiparasitic drug with g…

Omadacycline: A Novel Tetracycline-Class Antibiotic and Research Progress on Its Impurities
Omadacycline is a novel third-generation tetracycline-class antibiotic developed by Paratek Pharmaceuticals of the United States. The drug was approve…

CATO Partners with WITEGA to Provide High-Quality Isotope-Labeled Compounds
Founded in 1993, WITEGA specializes in the synthesis of organic compounds, the research of active ingredients, fine chemicals and reference materials,…

Quality Control and Impurity Research Progress of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester (EPA-EE) (With CATO's Full List of Impurity Reference Standards)
Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester (EPA-EE), also known as EPA ethyl ester, is an omega-3 fatty acid derivative derived from eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA…

Exhibition Invitation | CATO Cordially Invites You to the Russian Laboratory Equipment and Chemical Reagents Exhibition (Analitika Expo 2024)
CATO Booth Number CATO Booth Number: B7063 See you in Moscow, Russia 2024 Russian Laboratory Equipment and Chemical Reagents Exhibition Analitika EXPO…

Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) | A Stubborn Problem Among Persistent Organic Pollutants
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are persistent organic pollutants with hazards including neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, embryotoxicity, and carcinogen…

Anti-Cytomegalovirus Drug — Letermovir: Sharing the Latest Developments in Related Impurity Research
Letermovir is a drug used for the prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Cytomegalovirus is a widespread herpesvirus; especially…

The 2024 Veterinary Drug Residue Monitoring Plan Is Here! “Scan the Code” to Find Supporting Reference Standards
According to the notice issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the notice involves three plans for 2024 veterinary drug quality supe…

News Flash! 85 New National Food Safety Standards Take Effect on March 6
On September 25, 2023 , the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued Announcement No. 6, releasing…

CATO In Stock | Reference Standards for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Food
Determination of Perfluorinated Compounds in Food Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants with neurotoxicity, hep…

Company News | CATO Successfully Passes Level A Assessment of the Integration of Informatization and Industrialization Management System
Recently, Guangzhou CATO Research Chemicals Co., Ltd. passed the system certification of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in accord…