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UL Goes Modern

Bill Koenig, senior editor for Manufacturing Engineering, recently visited UL’s Northbrook, Illinois global headquarters to learn more about the history of UL and how the company is…

Jan 23, 2016
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Attending AMUG 2016? Take UL’s Foundations of 3DP course.

In conjunction with the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), UL is offering our first course from our 3-tiered AM Training Program, Foundations of 3D Printing Workshop, to AMUG 2016…

Jan 22, 2016
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Materialise & UL offering a week of AM training in March

Whether you are beginning to learn about 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (AM) or looking to expand your current AM knowledge, UL and Materialise are collaborating to offer a week of…

Jan 22, 2016
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UL Whitepaper by Chief Economist Dr. Erin Grossi Outlines Renewable Energy Success With Power Grids in Germany & Potential Opportunities for Other Nations

UL recently conducted a study to learn what Germany is doing to successfully add increasing amounts of renewable energy sources to its power grids. The study and its result is available in…

Jan 21, 2016
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UL advierte sobre el uso de la marca UL falsificada en patineta eléctrica de dos ruedas Swagway (comunicado n.° 16PN-01)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., 15 de enero de 2016. La siguiente es una notificación de UL para informar que las patinetas eléctricas de dos ruedas comercializadas y vendidas por Swagway, LLC llevan…

Jan 20, 2016
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UL Consumer Consolidates Three Divisions to Expand Global Impact of Mission

To meet the needs and expectations of our clients as well as grow our business in a sustainable manner and expand the global impact of our mission, the Responsible Sourcing (RS), Registrar…

Jan 20, 2016
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UL lance un avertissement de contrefaçon du sigle UL sur les « hoverboards » de Swagway (Communiqué 16PN-01)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., 15 janvier 2016 – Ce qui suit est un avis de UL que les « hoverboards » commercialisés et vendus par Swagway, LLC portent des marques UL contrefaites. Les « hoverboards »…

Jan 20, 2016
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EC Amends Annex XVII With Regard to NPE

Details   The European Commission (EC) has published Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/26 of January 13, 2016 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European…

Jan 19, 2016
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UL Studies Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Ever since cell phones and laptop computers became omnipresent, the popularity of lithium-ion batteries has taken off. The batteries, often called LiB, are rechargeable and with higher…

Jan 19, 2016
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Why Does the Additive Manufacturing Industry Need Training?

No one can miss the rapid advancements in additive manufacturing today and its impact on many industries. While the excitement is ever present, it’s hard to separate and remove the hype…

Jan 19, 2016
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Join UL at ICPHSO 2016

February 29 – March 3 2016 , Washington, DC UL can guide you through the complex regulatory landscape to help ensure products placed on the global market comply with all relevant...

Jan 15, 2016
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UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Swagway Hoverboards (Release 16PN-01)

(Version française) (Versión en español) NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 15, 2016 —The following is a notification from UL that hoverboards marketed and sold by Swagway, LLC bear counterfeit UL…

Jan 15, 2016
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Canada Adds Prostaglandins to Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

CANADA - Health Canada has announced the addition of prostaglandins, their salts, derivatives and analogs to its Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, published to inform the industry of new…

Jan 14, 2016
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CEN Publishes Standard for Baby Carriers

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published EN 13209-2:2016 Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods - Part 2:…

Jan 14, 2016
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CEN to Publish Standard for Toy Safety

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published CEN/TR 16918 Safety of toys - Children´s mouthing behavior in contact with toys.   This technical report…

Jan 14, 2016
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CPSC Issues Final Rule for Unfinished and Untreated Wood of Toys

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released a final rule regarding the determination of heavy elements limits for unfinished and untreated wood used in…

Jan 14, 2016
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EC Issues Draft Commission Regulation for Cosmetic Products

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) has released Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

Jan 14, 2016
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EC Issues Draft Commission Regulation for Peracetic Acid in Biocidal Products

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) has announced the release of draft regulation approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product…

Jan 14, 2016
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ECHA Amends Annex I to the PIC

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced a change in Annex I to the Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC).  Changes include the addition of new entries, which…

Jan 14, 2016
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ECHA BOA Rejects Appeal on Hexyl Salicylate

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Board of Appeal (BOA) has rejected the appeal filed by trade group International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) regarding the lead…

Jan 14, 2016

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