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UL Launches Mobile App for Safety Regulations in Children’s Apparel

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 26, 2016 — UL, a leading global safety science organization, has developed a mobile application, UL ChildAware™, specifically designed with the children’s apparel…

Sep 26, 2016
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Hackers provide flawed theories when it comes to EMV technology

Security breaches are an all-too-common event in today’s society. Experts, therefore, try to stay one step ahead, working like hackers to find system flaws and new glitches in computer and…

Sep 20, 2016
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UL teams with law enforcement for brand defense

UL does not take counterfeiting of its prized UL Mark lightly. Notice of a potential counterfeit mark quickly becomes a matter for a dedicated team of former law enforcement officers and…

Sep 20, 2016
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New UL Safety Index Measures Global State Of Safety

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sep. 19, 2016 — UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science company, today released The UL Safety IndexTM, a new tool to quantify the relative state of safety…

Sep 19, 2016
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UL ChildAware™ Mobile App to be Launched for Regulatory Developments and Up to Date News

UL ChildAware™, a new mobile app, will be launched later this month. ChildAware will provide users with the ease of regulatory insights and practical knowledge as well as present a…

Sep 19, 2016
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UL Wire & Cable Issues First Performance Verification to LINKZ

NORTHBROOK, Ill., September 13, 2016 – UL Wire & Cable, a division of UL, today announced that it has issued its first performance verification to LINKZ Industries Limited for its…

Sep 15, 2016
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Academic Pediatrics Issues Stroller and Carrier Injury Study for United States

A study about the injury rate among young children who used strollers and carriers from 1990 to 2010 has been published in Academic Pediatrics.  The study used a retrospective analysis of…

Sep 13, 2016
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ASTM Issues Detergent and Bleach Standards

On August 9, 2016, ASTM International released the following seven standards for detergents and bleaches: ASTM D501 - 03(2016) Standard Test Methods of Sampling and Chemical Analysis of…

Sep 13, 2016
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ASTM Issues New Fabric Standards

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has issued the following standards: REFERENCE NAME DESCRIPTION ASTM D2594 - 04(2016) Standard Test Method for Stretch…

Sep 13, 2016
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ASTM Issues New Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials Standard

ASTM International has issued ASTM D2859 - 16 Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials.  The standard provides procedures for the…

Sep 13, 2016
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ASTM Replaces Standard for Toy Chests

ASTM International has withdrawn ASTM F834-84(2008) Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Chests, effective August 24, 2016. It has been replaced by ASTM F963 - 11 Standard…

Sep 13, 2016
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BSI Releases Standard on Burning Behavior of Curtains and Drapes

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has released BS EN 1102:2016 Textiles and Textile Products. Burning Behavior. Curtains and Drapes. Detailed Procedure to Determine the Flame Spread of…

Sep 13, 2016
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China Creates Coalition for Synthetic Leather Industry

China's synthetic leather industry has created a coalition intended for the adoption of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme principles. The coalition is comprised of…

Sep 13, 2016
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China Releases Shoe Standards

China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released the following shoe standards: TITLE DESCRIPTION HG/T 4990-2016 Shoes Reverse Side Performance Test Law Test…

Sep 13, 2016
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Crime fighters learn through investigators college

For many years, intellectual property (IP) theft was a low priority for law enforcement. Some might have called it a “victimless crime.” Until recently. Within the last decade, global law…

Sep 13, 2016
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Estonia Releases Child-Resistant Non-reclosable Packaging for Non-Pharma Products Standard

The Estonian Centre for Standardisation (EVS) has released EVS-EN 862: 2016 Packaging - Child-resistant Packaging - Requirements and Testing Procedures for Non- Reclosable Packages for Non…

Sep 13, 2016
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Estonia Releases Textile Chemical Testing Standard

The Estonian Centre for Standardisation (EVS) released EVS-EN ISO 5089: 2016 Textiles - Preparation of Laboratory Test Samples and Test Specimens for Chemical Testing (ISO 5089: 1977)…

Sep 13, 2016
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Europe Adopts Cosmetic Products Regulation

The European Commission (EC) has adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 Amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products.  Amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No…

Sep 13, 2016
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Europe Adopts Ecolabel Criteria for Footwear

The European Commission (EC) has adopted Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1349, Establishing the Ecological Criteria for the Award of the EU Ecolabel for Footwear. A revision of the 2009…

Sep 13, 2016
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Europe Adopts Organic Silicon as a Novel Food Ingredient

The European Commission (EC) has adopted Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1344 Authorising the Placing on the Market of Organic Silicon (Monomethylsilanetriol) as a Novel Food…

Sep 13, 2016

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