December 11, 2008
Company News
Events & Seminars
Food/Drug
Lead/Chemical
Accreditations
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Specialized Technology Resources, Inc.
Raising the world’s expectation of product quality, safety and supply chain responsibility
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Company News
• STR-Registrar, LLC World Headquarters has moved
Please note that the STR-Registrar office has moved from Belvidere, NJ to Stroudsburg, PA. ... [Full Article]
Events & Seminars
• STR Presents CPSIA Webinar on December 19, 2008
Join STR for an informative webinar: "CPSIA - It's Not Just For Toys - Helping You Work Through The Legislation" on December 19, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. EST.
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• Please join STR for a Seminar on Using Creativity to Manage Change in Global Business
STR Responsible Sourcing will hold a seminar entitled "Using Creativity to Manage Change in Global Business" at the Hilton Hotel LAX in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. ... [Full Article]
• STR Responsible Sourcing Webinar Series Update
STR Responsible Sourcing (formerly CSCC) is continuing its series of webinars in December 2008. These webinars offer an opportunity to learn from our experts and receive guidance on how to address challenging human rights and environmental issues in supply chain management. Read more.
• STR Offers Customized CPSIA Webinars
STR is pleased to offer CPSIA webinars to individual companies. This customized consultation will help companies understand the new federal legislation and how it affects their product. Read more.
• STR to Exhibit at the American International TOY FAIR® in New York, NY, February 2009
Please visit STR at TOY FAIR®, booth #1348, February 15-18, 2009 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.... [Full Article]
• STR to Participate at ICPHSO's Annual Meeting and Training Symposium
STR is a contributing sponsor & exhibitor at ICPHSO's 16th Annual Meeting and Training Symposium on February 24-27, 2009 at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida.... [Full Article]
Food/Drug
• Canada Adopts New Melamine Recommendations
Canada is the first country to adopt new recommendations announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding consumption of melamine. The newly adopted tolerable daily intake (TDI) of melamine is 0.2 mg per kg of body weight per day. Read more.
• FDA Establishes Permanent Presence in China
In order to ensure that FDA-regulated products made in China meet U.S. safety and quality standards, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a permanent presence in China. Read more.
Lead/Chemical
• California Proposition 65 Enforcement Action
A California Proposition 65 action by a citizen enforcer against a marketer of headphones was settled on October 10, 2008. The judgment calls for the company to stop manufacturing, distributing, shipping, or selling any headphone cables that contain in excess of trace amounts of DEHP or any replacement/substitution phthalate.
Read more.
Accreditations
• Update of STR's Accreditations for CPSIA Third-Party Testing
STR's U.K. laboratory has joined STR laboratories in Enfield (Connecticut), Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen as accredited laboratories approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to provide third-party testing for lead-containing paint. Read more.
• STR India Accredited for Prestigious ISO 17025
STR India's state-of-the-art testing laboratory has achieved the prestigious ISO 17025 accreditation by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). Read more.
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