Government of Canada has made new regulations, mandating health warning label requirements for tanning beds as well as equipment. To better inform consumers about the health risks associated with the use of the equipment, Health Canada ...
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The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...
Tags: truck pricing, Transportation
Shortly after President Barack Obama announced the second phase of efficiency regulation for heavy trucks, Volvo and Daimler showed their support. "DTNA is committed to regulatory leadership and we applaud standards that include total ...
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With just four short months left before publicly traded electronics component manufacturers doing business in the United States must report to the U.S. federal government any use of so-called conflict minerals sourced from Africa, many ...
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Researchers say they have pinpointed a preservative found in many popular wet wipes and baby wipes as the cause of allergic skin reactions in some children. Reports of reactions have ranged from disfiguring patches to crusting, swelling, ...
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Purdue Extension's annual Indiana Horticultural Congress will be Jan. 21-23 in Indianapolis with sessions designed to meet the needs of fruit, vegetable, wine, organics and specialty crop growers and marketers in Indiana and surrounding ...
Following U.S. phase out announcement of incandescent bulbs, northern neighbor Canada phase out of 75-100 watt incandescent bulbs will be effective as of Jan.1 , 2013, according to several Canadian media reports. Lower wattage bulbs of ...
Two years ago,the U.S.Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015.The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal,but the topic has already sparked much ...
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Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC. Adoption of data analytics and cloud ...
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As falling prices for LED lighting systems drive up adoption rates of LED lamps in the coming years, the adoption of intelligent lighting controls is also expected to accelerate. Intelligent lighting controls, including occupancy sensors, ...
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By Sana Moosa As provider organizations mature toward implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), manufacturers of biopharmaceutical products will need to stay abreast of changes, set the stage for innovative partnership, and ...
Carmakers today languish between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, they face a dizzying array of new technologies (Connected cars, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) to adopt, while they must comply with new regulations (emergency ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, auto parts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will propose revised rule language and open another comment period on?two of the proposed rules affecting farmers under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA plans to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The medical devices industry, already one of the most heavily regulated industries in the U.S., is confronting yet another complex rule – Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires SEC-listed companies to disclose the use of ...
Tags: Conflict Minerals Rule, Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act
A true Tier-1 WCS must be equipped to handle 2D barcode and RFID data for individual unique SKU track and trace requirements.Multi-channel order fulfillment, referred to in the logistics industry as omni-channel fulfillment, is increasingly ...