Arcos Dorados announced plans to further raise its leadership in animal welfare in its supply chain. Arcos Dorados announced it will require its pork suppliers to submit documented plans within two years to limit the use of gestation ...
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Mosca is one of the interpack regulars. The company knows that what matters at interpack is the exchange between exhibitors and trade visitors. So yes, it will be putting its fully automated strapping machine SoniXs TR-6 is on display for ...
SA8000 is an auditable certification standard that encourages organizations to develop, maintain, and apply socially acceptable practices in the workplace. It was developed in 1997 by Social Accountability International (SAI), formerly the ...
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FSC certification ensures that products come from well managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Forest owners and managers may want to become FSC certified to demonstrate that they are managing their ...
ISO 13485 is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard, published in 2003, that represents the requirements for a comprehensive quality management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices.[1] This ...
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), ...
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Manufacturers who pass the audit are issued a certificate by WRAP, which is valid for 6 months (Silver), 1 year (Gold) to 2 years (Platinum). Platinum Certificate Awarded to a facility that has demonstrated full compliance with all WRAP ...
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NIKE, Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2014 third quarter ended February 28, 2014. Despite the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, earnings per share for the quarter were up 4 percent due to higher revenues ...
With the rapid development of toy safety standards worldwide, it is important to have efficient and coherent audit systems in place for factories to ensure uniformity of audits. Intertek has established a network of international auditing ...
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Flying a radio-controlled replica of the historic WWII P-51 Mustang red-tail aircraft—of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen—NRL researchers (l to r) Dr. Jeffrey Baldwin, Dr. Dennis Hardy, Dr. Heather Willauer, and Dr. David Drab ...
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The IFS – International Featured Standards are product certification standards where certification bodies are accredited to carry out activities in compliance with requirements of EN 45011 / ISO IEC Guide 65; ISO/IEC 17021:2006. The ...
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Good manufacturing practices (GMP) are the practices required in order to conform to guidelines laid down by agencies which control authorization and licensing for manufacture and sale of food, drug products, and active pharmaceutical ...
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ISO 50001:2011 Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use is a specification created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for an energy management system. The standard specifies the ...
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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the sixth annual list of the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most Energy Star certified buildings. The cities on this list demonstrate the economic and environmental ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its sixth annual list of the 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings and the city of Louisville ranked twenty-fifth. The list demonstrates the ...
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