With the recent vote in the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, steps were taken to bring the general safety of products more in line with the already stringent safety rules for toys. For instance, other ...
Tags: Toys
The bike industry likely will never tally all the delays and extra costs that resulted from the federal government shutdown that ended Thursday. Many shops lost sales as local federal workers were out of work, and many businesses dependent ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
After years of focus on cost reductions and operational efficiencies, executives and producers in the food and beverage industry are feeling confident again, according to the 2013 Grant Thornton Global Food and Beverage study "Hunger for ...
Six months after DICK’S Sporting Goods selected ecVision’s best practice solutions for its product and factory compliance management initiatives, the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer realizes how integral ...
Lamborghini is recalling 66 supercars worth a combined $44.3 million in Australia due to a fault relating to their carbon ceramic brake discs. A recall affects 16 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe and Spyder models built between 2007 and 2009, ...
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US-based paperboard packaging firm Zumbiel Packaging has secured an ISO-based food safety certification, FSSC 22000. Zumbiel Packaging, in a bid to achieve industry certification for its facility, has successfully implemented all ...
WRAP is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2013 International Product Safety and Restricted Substances Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Organized by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), this conference will allow owners and ...
Tags: Product Safety, WRAP
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pulled a surprise inspection on the province's flat glass industry and found no dealer flat-footed. Director Peter Mangabat, of DTI- Pangasinan, said flat glass dealers and retailers in the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Mitsubishi Australia is recalling almost 3650 vehicles due to a power seat fault that could result in several seat components being melted or burned. The recall affects 2467 four-wheel-drive double-cab Mitsubishi Tritons built between ...
Sometimes a deal is not as good as it can appear, LED Canada explains how bypassing proper certification can lead to big headaches. All electrical products sold in Canada are required to have one of ETL, cULus or CSA safety certification. ...
Tags: LED Lighting, electrical products
York Technology in UK has been developing a new generation of Balanced-Coil Needle Detectors with their partners Taiwan Spreading Centre Enterprises Co., Ltd. The new ND-225 model is being launched at the CISMA 2013 show, being held in ...
Tags: Balanced–Coil Needle, Apparel
Shimano, which announced a voluntary recall of some of its cable-pulled disc brake calipers last month, is now working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision and Canadian authorities on an official recall of the same products. ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index announced its rating of The Dow Chemical Company as one of the top performers in the global cindustry – marking the 13th time Dow has received this recognition since the launch of the index. Dow ...
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Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has announced its newest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module featuring a record power-generating efficiency of 31.8%. The new module, which is already in ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Standards Australia has recently released a draft revised version of the voluntary Children’s Nightwear Standard - AS/NZS 1249. Children’s nightwear is subject to a mandatory standard in Australia and must comply with ...
Tags: Aussie Draft, Nightwear