Consumer

With products currently ranging from sectors such as Beauty & Skincare, Bath & Body to Home Decor & Aromatherapy, this all-round brand plans to go even further. Aiming to provide 100% plant-based solutions to all of life’s daily needs, Dian Diallo, CEO of this vegan start-up had the following to say on Natur’Alley’s company mission: … Read more

Minority Owned Company Takes Business to a New Level by Joining the California Grocers Association Puhff is taking no breaks and determined to make sure their face masks are found where the people shop! By partnering with this association, Puhff has made a commitment to California and supports it’s people with much needed face masks. … Read more

Beijing – Edifier (SHE: 002351), a leading global consumer audio electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beijing, reported a 130% increase in net profit ($1.8 million) and 41% increase in revenue ($175.3 million) due, in part, to an adapted product portfolio focused on the development of the TWS truly wireless headphones series and multimedia speakers. In 2019, … Read more

Boca Raton, FL – A California father of two had the videoconferencing call of a lifetime when he finally met and spoke with the selfless man who flew from Israel to the United States to donate bone marrow that saved his life. Despite being separated by the Atlantic Ocean and amid travel restrictions caused by … Read more

The European Union (EU) has published a draft regulation to revise Annex XVII of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals). Annex XVII relates to restrictions on the manufacturing, placing onto the market, and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures, and articles. The proposed changes include the deletion of the following entries: • 22 … Read more

Boca Raton, FL – Giving Tuesday Now, a special edition of the annual initiative to help non-profit organizations and charities held on May 5, provided people worldwide an opportunity to support the thousands of worthy causes dealing with the impact of COVID-19. For Gift of Life Marrow Registry donor Chaz Maschman of Lincoln, Nebraska, this … Read more

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is leading the way in Europe after gaining Norma Tecnica de Supervision (NTS) accreditation in Spain for the testing and validation of simulation models for Power Generating Units. The standard, in accordance with the EU Regulation 631/2016, aims to support the safe roll out of … Read more

South Korea signals its intention to revise ‘Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages’. Circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in March 2020, the draft amendment, under Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announcement number 2020-97 of February 28, 2020 and attached to WTO document number 20-1701, contains a number … Read more

China publishes interim provisions covering the administration of fire protection design review and acceptance on construction projects. Published on April 4, 2020, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China (MOHURD), the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Fire Protection Design Review and Acceptance of Construction Projects (Order No. … Read more

The New York State governor has signed into law A9505B (companion bill S7505B), amending the state’s law on toxic chemicals in children’s products. Signed on April 3, 2020, the law, in part, amends Title 9 – ‘Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products’ to Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law. Title 9 to Article 37 was … Read more