A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control shows that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs led to a decrease in smoking rates in Canada of between 12% and 20% from 2000 to 2009. The authors estimate that if ...
The American Home Furnishings Alliance is launching a new web site today to correspond with tonight's airing of "Toxic Hot Seat," an HBO documentary about the use of fire-retardant chemicals in furniture. The documentary shows the ...
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Resonetics Inc. Resonetics announces that Scott Davis has joined the company as Director, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. Resonetics, a leading supplier of polymer laser micromachining services and systems for the life sciences ...
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Flooring manufacturer Unilin sees great value in the annual North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) convention, taking place this week in Chicago. Unilin’s Quick-Step and Columbia brands show their full ...
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CBC Flooring has appointed two new agents to represent the company’s five resilient flooring brands in key markets. Susan Phillips is the newest agent at SMP & Company, bringing more than 20 years of experience in sales as a ...
Damian Skinner is Bellavita Tile's new Regional manager for the Central United States. Skinner, who has been in the tile business for 16 years, began in the industry alongside Mike Ward, Bellavita’s current North American sales ...
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Students attending one of the new NWFA Certified Professional workshops in St. Louis on Nov. 5. Include in the group is FCI’s Editorial Director, Jon Namba. The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced an expanded ...
The Chicago Floorcovering Association (CFA) will hold the first joint WFCA-CFI installation event, dubbed “the WFCA-CFI Installation Extravaganza,” on Jan. 14. According to Tom Shepardson, CFA president, “We welcome ...
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The issue of toxic chemicals in upholstery foam is the subject of a HBO documentary scheduled to air on Monday, Nov. 25, the New York Times reports. In "Toxic Hot Seat," directors James Redford and Kirby Walker explore the health impact ...
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A Chicago-area surgeon says many sprains, bruises, broken bones and other injuries incurred in Thanksgiving pick-up football games are preventable. Dr. Pietro Tonino of the Loyola University Medical Center said many injuries suffered in ...
INDA's annual FILTRATION International Conference & Exposition, held November 12-14, 2013, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, drew a record number of attendees who braved the frigid temperatures hitting the Midwest and East Coast to conduct ...
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, will introduce its new dynamic flat X-ray detector at the RSNA 2013 Technical Exhibition, 1 December to 5 December 2013, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Teledyne DALSA's latest advances in ...
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Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and privately owned Zayo Group LLC of Boulder, ...
The aluminum beverage can industry raised $133,695 for local charities by recycling 178,099 pounds of cans, which equates to more than 5.7 million beverage cans, for the Can Manufacturers Institute's (CMI) Great American Can RoundUp ...