Toy Industries of Europe’s (TIE) members are fully committed to the implementation of the new Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), whose requirements are set by the EU’s leading experts and guarantee toy safety. The new Directive ...
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With an abundance of "All Natural" claims on foods and beverages but no defined standard, The Food Journal has examined the impact of "All Natural" to manufacturers, government agencies, brand managers, retailers and consumers and if the ...
Tags: Consumer Skepticism, Label, Packaging
Precision Fabrics Group (PFG), maker of value-added, woven and non-woven technical textiles for performance applications, has selected OEKO-TEX? Standard 100, a comprehensive textile product safety certification program that ensures ...
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The cash, which originates from the FSA’s Strategic Planning Programme, will be channelled through the TSB’s Nutrition for Life – Providing Safe and Healthy Food competition. “The competition will fund ...
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TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based compliance, quality and materials management software solutions announced RSL GuardianSM, a service developed for brands and consumer product companies to manage Restricted Substance Lists (RSL) ...
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What is the identity of a person without a name given to him? How will he be recognised in the world and be treated as a distinct entity and an important part of it? As a name is to a man, a marking is to a non living object. There are ...
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that it has begun shipping three new types of silicon carbide (SiC) power module for home appliances, industrial equipment and railcar traction systems. The modules, which use Schottky barrier ...
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Inflatable furniture has always been associated with camps, picnics, beaches and the like. But in recent times, more and more people have started using this kind of furniture in their homes. Typically, inflatable furniture is made of a ...
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Everyone is emphasizing on the same thing today, that is to save the earth from the disastrous aftermaths of the modern-day evils that are, pollution, overpopulation and deforestation. The earth is in a dire need to be saved by reducing the ...
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So, why does the bathtub drain, or any drain usually get clogged? It is because all the hair and other substances that go down the drain, stick to the pipes. But, the hair and other particles are not the only things responsible. They form ...
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Finding your dream home is often difficult. Getting your new home to look perfect is even more difficult especially if the previous owner has painted the beautiful fireplace in a really disgusting color. The previous owners might have ...
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You might not have given much thought on bathtub drains in your normal days, but when your bathtub does not allow you to enjoy a warm bath, you have to wonder whether all is well with the bathtub drain or not. When a bathtub is not able to ...
People have a common misconception that to own modern furniture, they necessarily have to spend a lot of money. However, if you research in the right way and consider some important things, you can get them at very inexpensive prices. ...
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A fireplace is the coziest corner of the home during cold nights and hailing days. But it can get quite cumbersome if the fireplace is vented and is releasing all the gases (harmful ones like carbon monoxide) into the atmosphere. Even as ...
Tags: Gas Fireplace, Construction, Decoration
A fireplace becomes an integral aspect of the living room, or for that matter any room in which it is built. The sheer size and shape of the fireplace attracts the attention of the visitor. Hence, consider some really good designs, while ...
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