Limited Brands, owner of iconic underwear labels Victoria’s Secret and La Senza, committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its global supply chain and across all of its brands and products by 2020, in ...
With regard to product certification according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, the OEKO-TEX Association has as usual updated the applicable test criteria and limit values at the beginning of year. After a three-month transitional period the ...
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Misleading statements and fiction about toy safety are often communicated to the general public. The public must have access to the facts, so that they can make informed decisions about purchasing safe toys for their children. We want to ...
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High street fashion brands are selling clothing contaminated with hazardous chemicals that break down to form hormone-disrupting or even cancer-causing chemicals when released into the environment, according to a report released by ...
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US-based bioscience social enterprise Green Dot has developed a bioplastic which is a better alternative to the petroleum based elastomeric packaging materials, which will be showcased on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Green ...
Tags: Compostable Elastomeric Bioplastic, Packaging Applications, bio-resins
The firm has launched?its Tygon S3 product for a number of applications,including specialist beverage,food and pressure processes.The tubing is also bio-based. Phthalates are a well-known food contact material,which?studies suggest can ...
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While there’s no dearth of studies examining the presence of questionable chemicals in household staples such as cleaners, toys, and personal care products, similar studies that focus on gardening gear _ hoses, gloves, hand tools, ...
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Teknor Apex, one of the world's largest compounders of flexible PVC, is actively developing a PVC-free alternative for medical applications and already reports a handful of commercial applications in smaller sizes. Replacing PVC in medical ...
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