Tide is launching a new campaign today to help reduce accidental access of laundry packets by young children and updating its Tide Pods package design with a new Child-Guard zipper beginning in May. "We are deeply committed to reducing ...
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Custom Building Products' RedGard Crack Prevention and Waterproofing Membrane has passed the new ASTM Standard E96 Procedure E to be acceptable for steam showers or steam rooms. Custom Building Products' RedGard Crack Prevention and ...
The design of fluid instrumentation systems for use in harsh and corrosive environments has been boosted by an optimised new grade of 6Mo tubing. The mechanical characteristics of the new ?Parker Grade? 6Mo tubing have been optimised to ...
Ultrapure water is crucial for many functions in cell culture applications and having a reliable source available is essential. Filtration+Separation describes work undertaken at Sartorius to test the suitability of such an ultrapure water ...
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Furniture makers should speak up now if they have concerns with California's new upholstered flammability rule, a top California official told an industry audience here last week. Tonya Blood, chief of the California Bureau of Home ...
Marg Webb, IGMA - At the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance’s (IGMA) 2013 Annual Conference, held February 5-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana, many of IGMA’s task groups and committees held meetings. These groups met to discuss ...
Furniture makers should speak up now if they have concerns with California's new upholstered flammability rule, a top California official told an industry audience here last week. Tonya Blood, chief of the California Bureau of Home ...
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the recall of approximately 340 Mutsy Evo strollers because the opening between the grab bar and seat bottom can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck--a ...
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Consumer Reports designated the Babyhome Eat high chair as Don't Buy: Safety Risk because it lacks key safety features designed to prevent an unharnessed child from sliding out of the seat or possibly being caught and strangled during a ...
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Aesthetic appeal and durability have contributed to an ongoing use of glass in furniture. However, the use of annealed glass tops in tables and desks has led to an increase in serious and sometimes fatal injuries sustained from falls onto ...
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One of the most significant applications for Malvern Instruments' new Zetasizer Nano ZSP dynamic light scattering system is the highly sensitive measurement of the zeta potential, or electrophoretic mobility, of proteins. The instrument ...
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Proposed ASTM standards for aerosol products and artists pastels are among the current activities of Subcommittee D01.57 on Artist Paints and Related Materials,part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings,Materials ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) continues work on three technical documents that are expected to be published this year. Additionally, IGMA plans to launch the IGMA Online Classroom in December 2012. Documents Update ...
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The ASTM International has published F1917-12, an enhanced, stronger voluntary infant bedding standard that includes requirements for infant bedding and new requirements for crib bumpers. The much-anticipated passage of the standard ...
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BASF, one of the world's leading chemical companies, will showcase innovative and energy efficient solutions in TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) - Elastollan NEX at Chinaplas (to be held from 18 to 21 April), Asia's number one international ...
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