"In recent years, Chinese herbal medicine Chinese Herbal Medicine in Hebei Province for sample testing of compliance rate has risen significantly, the overall pass rate in 2009 than in 2006, nearly 20 percent raise." March 29, reporters from the provincial Food and Drug Administration that, after several years of comprehensive management, the province has basically eliminated the Chinese Herbal Medicine Market shoddy, adulterated phenomenon. ■ Continuous conduct special rectification It is understood that Chinese herbal medicine Chinese Herbal Medicine market regulation has been troubled by drug regulatory departments is difficult, since 2006, the Provincial Food and Drug Authority has introduced...
Cost Effective Shifting – Happy Shifting
No doubt, by the help of a professional moving company you can make your home shifting easier. Surly hiring the full services of packing and moving can be very comfortable and stress-free for your shifting. If it is under your budget or you are able to hire them, undoubtedly it will be very delightful moving experience. But perhaps it is out of your budget. So what to do? You can hire partial moving services, for example pack and unpack your household items yourselves and let do the rest of works (loading, unloading and transportation) to the professionals. It can be cost-effective shifting decision. You can find information on how to pack your household items in proper way from your movers company...
Important Medical Gas Handling Procedures
Dewitt, NY – November 24, 2009: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulations describing drug packaging (filling). In addition, there are specifications for the “container” and “closure.” In medical gases vocabulary, “container” means “cylinder” and “closure” means “valve.” Materials examination and usage criteria 21 CFR 211.122(a) states: “There shall be written procedures describing in sufficient detail the receipt, identification, storage, handling, sampling, examination and/or testing of labeling and packaging materials; such written procedures shall be followed.” In other words, those in the business of gas cylinder filling, management and transport must...
Online Bookseller Tips - How Should Books be...
The dilemma facing most online booksellers is to find a sweet spot where the marketplace reimbursements completely cover the costs of packaging and shipping the books they sell. For penny booksellers, the postage margins are really a part of their business model and they rely on making a quarter to fifty cents per book from the postage paid, so packaging is even more important to them. There are all kinds of ways to reduce your packaging costs, but there are consequences with most that usually mean spending more of your time packaging to save on spending for packaging materials. Some resourceful booksellers have found ways to recycle materials and have no real cost (except for tape) in their...
MSDS or Material Safety Data Sheet is a form of hazard controls. It is devoted to control chemical-related hazards. MSDS is classified into administrative control in hazard control hierarchy. Each hazardous chemical shall be completed with its MSDS. MSDS is divided into several sections. Its contents may differ slightly from one organization to another organization. But they must contain the same basic information. They include hazardous chemical ingredients, health effect, exposure limit, physical and chemical properties and special control methods. To find out information we require in MSDS, refer to the following section for quick reference. Section I: Product Identification This section is also...
USPS changed the shipping rates again! It was noted that the changes are mainly small increases, but no matter how small a change, when you post several times a week, the figure gradually adds up. eBay dropped the bomb shell - buyers and eBay now favors listings with lower postage rates. Recession! With prices of gasoline and fuel on the rise, I bet not only USPS will increase postage rates. It will be near before shipping services in your country raise the price too. Can sellers charge fair shipping fees now, and still make a profit? Here are some ways to keep your shipping low. 1. Include insurance when buyers ask for it. Many a times, buyers complaint the postage was high because we include in...
With streamers, packaging and highly processed foods, a birthday party can leave quite a carbon footprint. Introducing some of these ideas and alternatives into your child's next birthday party is like a gift to both your child and the environment. 1. Limit your guest list for an intimate and meaningful party. Minimize materials and travel time by only inviting those closest to you. If possible, see if your guests can carpool or take public transportation. 2. Serve homemade food and drinks. Keep packaging at a minimum by making as many party eats at home as possible. For things you still need to buy such as chips or beverages, try to purchase in large quantities to cut down on packaging materials. 3...
No doubt, by the help of a professional moving company you can make your home shifting easier. Surly hiring the full services of packing and moving can be very comfortable and stress-free for your shifting. If it is under your budget or you are able to hire them, undoubtedly it will be very delightful moving experience. But perhaps it is out of your budget. So what to do? You can hire partial moving services, for example pack and unpack your household items yourselves and let do the rest of works (loading, unloading and transportation) to the professionals. It can be cost-effective shifting decision. You can find information on how to pack your household items in proper way from your movers company...
Pre-plan your move. Packing things and moving to a new place can be a very stressful. But you can save yourself from this stress by simply focusing on logical organization prior to and during your move. Create a list of items that are to be packed. This will help track down your items upon arrival. Get all types of packaging materials, packaging tapes, small, medium and large sized cardboard boxes as per your packing requirements many weeks before the actual move takes place. Fill a greater number of medium sized moving boxes rather than using smaller number of larger sized boxes. This will reduce the likelihood of injury and will make it easier for you to relocate the boxes from one place to...
Go Green With Environmentally Friendly Shipping...
In the world today environmentally friendly has become more important than ever. With everyone trying to do their part to help make our environment cleaner, now you can make a large source of waste product environmentally friendly. When shipping products in cardboard boxes that use packing peanuts or bubble wrap you can cut down a large source of bad waste. There are now cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, and packing peanuts that are made from recycled material as well as bio degradable materials. Thousands of pounds of packaging peanuts are used daily. You can now get this material made from soy bean material that is completely bio degradable. Another commonly used shipping item are pallets. Wood...
Gift Boxes
Though the purpose of a box may be purely functional, boxes can also be decorative. Lots of boxes are used for promotional packaging both commercially and privately. Traditionally gift boxes used for promotional and seasonal gifts are made from card material. These boxes normally consist of a base and detachable lid and are made by using a DIE cutting device to cut the board out. Gift boxes can be dressed with other gift packaging material, such as decorative ribbons and gift tissue paper. Gift boxes with lids are a great way for you to send out your premium products and add value at a low price. Special occasion gifts and promotional packs really stand out in colours and having a lid allows your...
Importing Basics - Top 10 Important Points For...
It's lead paint on a children's giveaway toy. It's a computer mouse that can seriously shock the user. It seems that every new day brings a wave of product recalls and safety alerts in regard to product coming from China. Promotional product importers and distributers are just as susceptible as retailers to the disastrous effect on business and reputation that distributing a dangerous product will bring. As more of us in the promotional product industry deal with China suppliers on a daily basis, the following strategies can serve as a guide to ensuring you receive only the highest quality product from overseas. 10. Know Who You're Working With - When you're buying product from China it's often...
Part 1 considered the inspection process. We now turn to the specifics of what FDA investigators generally focus on during a plant inspection. Because there are no record keeping requirement in the umbrella CGMPs (21 CFR 110), investigators must rely entirely on can be observed directly or deduced from samples collected during an inspection, unless they demand records under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 ( In the case of acidified and low-acid foods, they can supplement and support their observations from an examination of the required records. In all cases, however, investigators are well trained to look, listen, and draw conclusions from what they see and hear. The following lists those...
What is the Best Baseboard Material For Model...
For a beginner there are many choices when it comes to deciding on the material for a model railway baseboard. For instance there is medium density fibreboard (MDF), plywood, Sundeala hobby boards, soft board, molded expanded polystyrene foam (MEPS), extruded expanded polystyrene foam (EXPS) etc. Many of these are ideal for your model railway and in many cases the choice will be on what is available but if you have a choice then which of these would you use for your model railway baseboard. First of all we have plywood and MEPS. Plywood is an engineered board and is made from thin sheets of woods. The layers are glued together with the grain of each layer at a 90 degree angle to the previous layer...
-- End Ad Box ---> For a couple of years now shoppers have been faced with an uncomfortable choice between healthy, natural foods and their cost while various global forces have buffeted food prices. So how have food shopping habits changed over this period? What has been the impact on the growing trend for natural, healthier foods and can anything be done to make food prices less volatile? Oil price rises in early 2008 had a major impact on food prices - both because of the increased costs to farmers of producing them, plus increased costs of packaging materials and of transporting to the shops. Alarm signals began to sound about food security and food scarcity in some parts of the world with large...
Real Uggs come in a sturdy box made of strong cardboard material. Some people say that the real box is a one-piece box with a flip top lid, but some people report also having purchased real Ugg boots that came in two-piece boxes with removable lids. That piece of information is highly contested, but another part of the packaging that you can check is the plastic wrapper. The plastic that the boots are wrapped in should be made of thick, crinkly material with the words "UGG Australia" printed on it. The fake ones use low-grade thin plastic and almost always do not have anything printed on them. Also check the care booklet, the authenticity card and other literature that the Ugg boots are packaged...
Moments of Origin
Hurrying for a book to read whilst on the toilet (yes, I have to admit I have been known to read on the toilet), I grabbed off the shelf, and serendipitously opened up, my copy of the Bible Speaks Today commentary, The Message of Jeremiah (by Derek Kidner). I never realised it had never before been opened--having owned it for some three or more years I fought a mix of emotions: a mild embarrassed shame for having an unexplored book on my shelf but reticence to crease the binding. (Don't you just love the smell of a new book?) As I flicked through the pages, nervously at a subconscious level--wanting those pages to miraculously advance in their used state in becoming more weathered looking, I...
When thinking about packaging, Jiffy bags come as a perfect and cost effective option for your mailers. These Jiffy bags provide ultimate security and appropriate cushioning to your shipment. They are also known to be the most in demand and protective mailers in the world. While sending items across to your loved ones the intact delivery of the shipment often poses the biggest challenge for you as well as the shipment carriers. Jiffy bags come as the most desired, efficient and cost effective option for both the parties. Exterior and Interior Design: Most of the Jiffy mailers are toughly designed to provide the shipment complete cushioning against any kind of mishandling or rough handling...
Because of technical problems, the original packaging of rice is expected to market within the year will be a formal appearance in the first half of next year. Reporter learned yesterday from the departments concerned, after market research and trial and error, Guilin rice noodle packaging has been "finalized", the current packaging molds are speeding up the order. Guilin rice noodle industry associations, according to Wang, president of introduction, R & D staff in the form of rice packaging materials were carried out extensive simulation experiments, such as 250 grams of a small plastic bag package, 250 grams of paper bowl package, 5 kilograms of plastic bags, packaging, 5 kg...
Household Fix-It 101 - Tools of the Tinkerer
If you are a new home owner, you need to learn to do some easy fix-it jobs and become familiar with the term 'do-it-yourself'. And you don't need to be a new home owner necessarily. You could be out on your own for the first time and moving into an apartment or condo. Or maybe you are just a college-bound student and you are heading off to live in a dorm. Regardless, there are going to be times when things breaks or go awry and you need a little know-how to fix some of these little inconveniences. There is no need for you to be intimidate or overwhelmed. Everyone has had to start from square one when they first move out. And you will be amazed at just how simple it is to take care of these little...
The Relationship of Acne and Hormones
Did you know that acne and puberty go hand in hand for many individuals? It is at this time when the body begins to produce such hormones as androgens. Androgens are the foundation of overproduction or enlargement of the sebaceous glands in those affected by acne. This in turn stimulates the sebum in over production; add to this a slow to almost non-existent exfoliation process, which then leads to acne and blocked pores. Some females suffer sensitivity to androgens that often cause acne during their menstrual cycles, pregnancy and during menopause. Of course, this is not to say that acne is not caused by increases in hormone levels, rather that of an abnormal reaction to normal hormone levels. Some...
As I stated in my previous article, once a company has measured its carbon footprint, the business should then aim to reduce its footprint. There are several ways for a company to reduce its carbon footprint. Usage of gas, electricity, water and oil are major contributors to the carbon footprint. So, there should be a focused effort to reduce the consumption of these. You can also reduce transportation of goods if you choose to buy your raw materials locally. That will also contribute to reducing the carbon footprint in terms of vehicular pollution. Another way for a business to reduce the size of its carbon footprint is to create longer lasting products. When a product lasts longer, you will not...
Bioplastics are Flourishing
: Shopping bags, fast-food utensils, and garbage sacks that decompose into compost after use: bioplastics are not only environmentally-friendly, but they can also be economically advantageous. “Despite the financial crisis, manufacturers of biodegradable plastics were able to demonstrate moderate growth in this past year,” explains Oliver Kutsch, president of Ceresana Research. Potential or Over-enthusiasm? A new study from Ceresana Research analyzes the market for biodegradable polymers. Expectations for bioplastics are high: a better image for plastics, independence from petroleum products, solutions for waste problems, contributions to environmental protection, as well as a new source of...
Packing Fragile Stemware
ent"> Stemware is a kind of drinking glasses that have a stem such as wine glasses. Stemware is usually made from glass and ceramics. Stemware is an important item in your home which is fragile and breakable. Moving with a stemware is a quite a challenging issue. Often people have fear of damage or breakage of their valuable stemware. Packing stemware is quite a difficult task as they are probably the most fragile items among your various household goods and items. Proper packing of stemware ensures you for safe and damage free transportation of stemware items. So you should pack such fragile items carefully and properly to avoid the risk of damage or breakage. Have a look at some important tips...
The common misconception is that cellophane bags are harmful to the environment. For this reason a lot of people have been shunning away from using these. They think that by using these cello bags, they are adding more damage to the already damaged environment that we have. Fortunately, the good news is that these cello bags are made from regenerated cellulose, thus it is fully bio-degradable. These cello bags have a lot of uses. From the usual packaging of goods to microwaveable bags for left-over food. One great use for cello bags is to use it as a gift package. No matter how small or how big your gift is, it can be cello bagged. Even if you have a big gift to wrap, you can always ask...
WOW, lead paint on a children's giveaway toy. WOW, a computer mouse that can seriously shock the user. It seems that every new day brings a wave of product recalls and safety alerts in regard to product coming from China. Promotional product importers and distributers are just as susceptible as retailers to the disastrous effect on business and reputation that distributing a dangerous product will bring. As more of us in the promotional product industry deal with China suppliers on a daily basis, the following strategies can serve as a guide to ensuring you receive only the highest quality product from overseas. 10. Find Out Who You're Working With - When you're buying product from China...
Packaging is a technique of using the most appropriate containers and components to protect, carry, identify and merchandise any product. It constitutes an important link between the manufacturer and ultimate consumer for the safe delivery of the product through different stages of production, storage, transport, distribution and marketing. Though great efforts have been made in producing high grade processed milks or manufactured dairy products, unless they are delivered in a fresh, sound and suitable form to the consumer, they are likely to be rejected, thus causing enormous wastage. The loss can be offset to a great extent by adequate protective packaging to withstand the hazards of climatic...
Headspace Gas Analysis
The residual gases inside the packages can not be neglected after the accomplishment of the packaging process. The gas contents inside packages after filling and before opening are difficult to master with techniques. Packaging materials with barrier functions can only impede the migration of the gas, and cannot eliminate oxygen (except the packages with deoxygenating techniques) and other gases that have already existed in the packages. If the residual gas exceeds the maximum concentration for product storage, no matter how excellent the high barrier materials are, and how perfect the sealing performances are, the quality guarantee period or the shelf life of the products can not be satisfied...
Be More Environmentally Conscious With Green...
It seems that everyone is talking about going green nowadays. We are all aware of the difference it would make to our health and that of our planet if we were to live our lives in a more environmentally friendly manner. While it might be unrealistic to suggest that we completely give up modern day comforts such as our cars, there is a way that each of us can do our part in protecting the environment and making our lives healthier. That is by buying green products that focus on their environmental impact—including how they are made, packaged, shipped, and recycled post-use. Eco shopping is becoming more and more popular with each passing day. More and more people are interested in buying natural...
Brand new wrinkles to moving ripoffs. Beside losing your job and divorce, relocating is among the more nerve-racking actions in your life. On top the statigic planning and the mental hardship of changing where you'll spend your time, moving frauds add gasoline to an already raging fire. That is the reason why new moving scams including “guaranteed” quotations, packaging materials and moving size dimensions are creating a raging inferno. Exactly how big? The Better Business Bureau documented in excess of 8400 grievances against moving companies last year. According to Boston Pack and Ship, a small load shipping company located in Braintree, Massachusetts, even for those who don't know anything...
quot;Tall" drink the more slender...
Into the middle of May, the weather a hot drink supermarket once war broke out. But consumers have found the recent listing of drinks have replaced a lot of new clothes, the most obvious change is that many drinks "build" a more slim, and "wear" and "clothing" also became more frivolous. Drinks "clothes" also take the "thin line" " Wong Lo Kat Is not always very hard to iron cans do, how now become thin it? We used to mold flat Can That was hard, now a little after a hard, can appear on the Depression. "Yesterday, members of the public Ms. Shen is a supermarket to buy drinks to urban areas found that the recent listing of Wong Lo Kat, the tank has undergone significant changes. Wong Lo Katfound that...
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day officially falls on the last Monday of January annually. After being held for the first time in 2001, this year it celebrated the 50th birthday of the world’s most beloved packaging material. The 25th of January was celebrated with a Bubblympiad hosted by ‘Spirit 95’ Radio in Indiana where bubble wrap, which is a trademarked brand of Sealed Air Corporation, was first invented in 1957. The Olympic-style event includes a range of bubble wrap inspired activities such as a popping relay, a ‘pop’ song contest, and fashion and sculpture displays. The invention of bubble wrap was one of life’s happy accidents when engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes failed...
Barrier property testing of packages is one of the vital testing items for cosmetic packages. Barrier property is the definition for barrier effect of packaging materials against gas, liquid and other permeable substances. Barrier property is the important factor affecting product quality during shelf life period. The unsaturated bonds in cosmetic ingredients are easy to be oxidized and deteriorated; the lost of moisture in the cosmetic would lead to hardening of cosmetics. Meanwhile, the fragrance of the cosmetics has great influence on the marketing of cosmetics. Barrier property testing includes the permeability testing of oxygen, water vapor and fragrant gas through cosmetic packages. 1...
Extruded Polystyrene and Its Many Uses
The use of products made from extruded polystyrene and other foam products affects every facet of life for people around the world. The applications for extruded polystyrene, just to name a few, include building materials, cups, takeout containers, packaging materials, and much more. Most people know extruded polystyrene by its trademark name, Styrofoam. For every item purchased and shipped, there is likely some form of extruded polystyrene utilized for protection. Not only does Styrofoam have protective qualities for packaging and contained items, it also sees extensive use in the construction industry. One use in construction is for insulation materials as well as for sound dampening and...
Make Your Move Easier by Learning How to Pack...
Moving can be a stressful time for anybody. Deciding how to pack up all of your belongings can lead to a lot of worry. These stressful times can now come to an end- this is the time of movers and packers who handle all of your moving needs. All you have to do is call them, give them the details regarding when and how many things to move, and they do all of the work for you! You initially must fill out a requisition form, which describes the details regarding the number and nature of the belongings (such as refrigerators, tables, other types of furniture, etc.), as well as the house address. The company then sends out an estimate of how many workers will be needed and the type of vehicle needed to...
Dropshipping - The Advantages & Disadvantages
What is drop shipping? Drop shipping is when you, as a retailer take orders and a product distributor takes care of all the shipping for you. You don't have to order stock in bulk and the stock remains with the distributor. All you have to do when you make a sale is contact your distributor and they pack up the item and send it straight to the customer with your company label on the box. Drop shipping is a very popular option because it takes a lot of the grunt work out of selling on eBay or even setting up your own online store. However, for new sellers, there can be some major downsides to drop shipping. Advantages of Drop Shipping 1. No storage required As you aren't purchasing stock to ship, you...
Green changes 'you may not have considered'
There are green changes to make around the home that some may not have considered, it has been advised. Some people have not considered the many simple ways to make changes to their lives in a bid to become greener, one expert has advised. Although opting for an energy-efficient new washing machine or tumble dryer could be one such move, Erin Wisdom of the St Joe News website offers a number of other suggestions to help power an eco-friendly initiative. Opting for compact fluorescent bulbs is one tip, as these use around 75 per cent less electricity than regular ones and last up to ten times longer. Repairing leaky pipes, being careful about how you fill your fridge-freezer and reusing plastic...
The Most Overlooked Mother's Day Gift is a...
As a busy working woman, and mother I am here to tell you that the most cherished gift you can give your mother or wife for Mother's Day is a nice Pocket Knife! Now, this article might be a hint to my family since I just lost my Pink Edelweiss Classic pocketknife, or it could be a valuable piece of gift-giving advice. Listen to my story and decide for yourself! My trusty Edelweiss Classic knife served me well for years of living out of the car on my many errands. It was there when I needed to cut the plastic cord between a pair of brand new tennis shoes so I wouldn't have to trudge through the muddy soccer fields to my daughter's game in my expensive work shoes. It was also there to cut through all...
How much information do we get from advertisers and marketing professionals that we never look at? We know that it's there. We know that there might be something for us to read but we treat it like junk mail and confine it straight to the waste bin. Imagine this - you have bought a shirt from a popular High Street store. You take it home and remove all the see-through plastic packaging. You remove those strips of cardboard that stiffen the collar. You take off all those plastic clips and remove the leaves of tissue paper. Then what do you do with the tags that are held on with string? I personally cut off the string with some scissors and then recycle the whole lot. So why don't I read the tag when...
Do You Know How to Protect Your Mattress Warranty
Warranty is a written guarantee of the integrity of a product and it is maker's responsibility to repair or replace it in the case of its defective parts. More precisely it protects the consumer from purchasing a defective product. There are two types of warranties i.e. pro-rated and non-pro rated. If the product is found to be defective .Pro- rated warranty decrease the replacement value every year that the product has been used until reaching the maximum life of the warranty whilst non –pro rated covers full replacement value of mattress If it is found to be defective. Warranties vary in the number of years i.e. 20yrs, 10yrs, 5yrs and 1 year etc. Warranty is offered on durable commodities...
What Makes a Good Quality Down Comforter?
The quality of a down comforter is determined by the warmth it provides, how serves to keep in your body heat, be allergy free, and make and attractive and inviting bedding. To ensure its durability, a down comforter should be used with a duvet cover. Not only will this protect the down from dirt and impurities, it will allow you to introduce change, color and style into your bedroom. There are three key elements to look for when choosing a down comforter: FILL POWER. is amount space, in cubic inches, that one ounce of down fills. The higher the fill power, the higher the quality and warmth of the down. Good comforters normally start out at 575 fill power. Better comforters are 650 fill power and...
Going Green is Easier Than You Think
0;Going Green” is a term more and more of us are becoming aware of. You see it on magazine covers in the supermarket checkout line. You see it in newspapers and on the internet. You hear about it on television. It has become the "fad" of the early 2000's. A fad that unlike big hair, avocado green appliances and acid dyed jeans, will hopefully become a permanent way of life for not just the United States, but for the entire world. Unlike previous fads, this one is actually good for the environment, and the planet as a whole. You see, practically everything we humans do has some sort of impact on the environment. Even something as seemingly benign as a pack of chewing gum can have adverse...
Adirondack--the Hottest New (old) Trend in...
Adirondack Is Back - The Hottest New (Old) Fad In Outdoor Furniture! It's not a huge surprise that a classic American design such as the Adirondack Chair has made such a comeback in the last two years. This retro trend is quickly spreading because people all over North America are electing to spend more and more free time relaxing and kicking back in their thoughtfully created outside living area. I remember as a young kid, sinking completely back into one of these comfortable old chairs, my legs swinging just barely over the edge, while my grandpa and I peeled apples from the trees and discussed the apple pie mounded with quickly melting ice cream that we knew my granny would have waiting for us...
In most communities, reducing, reusing, and recycling waste has become a standard practice to minimize the amount of garbage going into landfills. Sorting your waste will often depend on the recycling program in your community. Most have guidelines published for residents. There are general guidelines, though. Sorting garbage can reduce the impact on landfill by about 75%. The first step is to separate the organic/food waste from all the other garbage. That means anything that has grown; vegetable matter, meat, yard waste, tea bags, coffee grounds, eggshells and table scraps. These materials are all compostable, and many communities use the compost for plants and trees by roadsides and in town...
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A new puppy is just like a human baby, he has a talent for getting himself into scrapes and a natural instinct to put everything in his mouth. Puppies and dogs are natural scavengers and they just love eating, whether they have been fed or not. One popular target is the waste bin in your kitchen, the smell of scraps of food is an overpowering temptation. If you are out at work all day he will find a way getting to those scraps of food. Waste bins that are full of empty cans and plastic packaging can be dangerous and your new pet will not realise the dangers. If you let your puppy start this routine you will find he continues to scavenge when he is an adult dog. Nutrition in the form of quality pet...
Chemicals in Body Form Grease Proof Wrappings
Next time you're ordering from a favorite fast food place, or tossing some popcorn in the microwave, think about this... the chemicals that are used to make food wrappers like grease-proof paper have also been found, for the first time ever, someplace you might not like - in human blood. This according to startling new research in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the latest in a series of studies that date back to the late 1990s on compounds known as perfluorochemicals or PFCs for short. And since we're abbreviating, there's PFOA (perfuorooctanoic acid) a rather worrisome member of this family; PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) is another. Finally diPAP (polfluoroalkyl phosphoric...
Mexico plastics industry plans PR campaign to battle bag bans Posted by Baixongkm on Friday, November 06, 2009 4:30:12 AM Mexico’s plastic industry has launched a counterattack against its detractors, including legislators who voted in March to ban the use of non-degradable plastic bags in all Mexico City stores. Store owners in the capital face heavy fines and prison sentences if, by mid 2010, they have failed to replace polyethylene T-shirt bags and those available in rolls with ones made from degradable materials. The industry fears that, if the authorities in Mexico are not persuaded otherwise, all the other 31 states in Mexico will follow and ban bags and other type of plastic packaging as...
What Are Potting Compounds?
Microelectronic devices for most commercial applications are encased in a plastic packaging material such as Potting compound, a glob top or a molding compound. It is liquid that consist of two parts: a resin and a hardener or accelerator. They are mixed in a defined ratio to uniformity and then de-aired under reduced pressure prior to application. Potting compound is also referred to as encapsulants. There is several type like Epoxy, silicone, polyurethane and thermal potting compound. The other include Acrylic potting compounds are UV and heat hardening materials, Polyester and hot melt potting compounds. The important features: 1. Low viscosity and long pot life at application temperature. 2...
Gradually getting colder, electric blanket ushered in a new round of selling. This reporter recently visited a number of wholesale markets in Beijing and found eight dollars a ten-dollar is still the poor quality of electric blanket everywhere, cause for concern. A well-known commodity in the wholesale market in Beijing, the reporters saw the blanket reactor packing delicate enough in some booths. In a stall, the reporter casually asked about the price. "40,20,15 (yuan) of all, would you like?" Because the purchase of people are doing, stand owners do not seem enthusiastic reply, and are "a price." The blanket's look at the various price, 40 yuan was found relatively good quality, fine quality...
Recycling has become the catch all phrase often used in place of the 3 R's. But in its truest form recycling means taking one thing and changing it, usually chemically, into another. This is not to say that recycling is without value; it is certainly better than putting the items in the bin where they will end up in landfills and leach chemicals into our ground water. It is though to say that before you place anything in the recycle bag, first consider if you could reduce or re-use it, because everything that ends up in the recycling bag will have to be altered before it can be used again. Even then it is cleaner to produce goods from recyclables than from raw materials. Here are just a few reasons...