In yesterday's BBC consumer affairs programme, Fake Britain, several leading furniture and bed retailers were involved in an investigation into product compliance with the UK's stringent fire safety regulations for furniture. Products ...
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Tom Strickland/Bloomberg News Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has "paused" the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to "market timing uncertainty." The company said it will re-evaluate the demand and ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2013 wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were down 0.5 percent compared to 2012. In December last year, the wholesale selling prices of industrial ...
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People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability - even as the economy and technology change rapidly. Truck makers and other manufacturers, meanwhile, said their engineers are pushing scientific advances ...
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The Healthy People 2020 initiative recently held a public webinar to update stakeholders on progress toward food safety objectives. Addressing the goals to reduce infections from pathogens commonly transmitted through food, Roberta ...
On January 14, Zhejiang Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group Company (HISGC) announced that in 2013 its sales revenues totaled RMB 102.8 billion ($16.8 billion), compared to the target of RMB 100 billion ($16.34 ...
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Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zalkin’s management team and employees will continue to operate from their facilities in Montreuil L’Argillé and Rueil-Malmaison in France. Pro Mach announced in ...
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After day-long testimony very similar to last October’s hearing examiner proceedings for a state ground water discharge permit, a state judgesaid Monday that he would issue an order Friday on whether to lift a temporary restraining ...
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Due to lacking a full federal inspection, a California beef processor is recalling 41,683 pounds of beef, in whole carcasses and in parts in boxes it shipped to meat markets in northern areas of the state. Petuluma-based Rancho Feeding ...
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Beginning March 15, Chinese consumers will have support from the courts in their efforts to sue manufacturers and retailers of unsafe food and pharmaceuticals, according to the South China Morning Post. The ruling, announced last week, ...
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When silicene, the two-dimensional version of silicon, was first introduced back in 2010, some called it a "wonder material." Silicene offered something akin to what graphene had been promising for half-a-decade but this time with an ...
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Black Lab, LLC, a custom blender of granular and aggregate materials for industrial applications, has significantly extended the shelf life of its products while safeguarding product quality by converting to an advanced valve bag packaging ...
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The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has been awarded the distinguished Golden Thinker Award from North American Precis Syndicate (NAPS) for the success of their consumer public relations program. The award recognizes exceptional ...
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Michelin displayed this drawing of the features of the Premier A/S at its official launch of the tire at the North American International Auto Show. Michelin North America Inc. introduced the Michelin Premier A/S tire with new EverGrip ...
Resource and Financial Management Systems (RFMS) is conducting a User Training opportunity on Jan. 27 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The event will be held on the day before the opening of ...
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