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November 12, 2008
EU Celebrates 25 Years of Successful Intra-EU Trade
The European Union (EU) celebrated 25 years of free movement of goods across its member states, due in large measure to a tool that enables them ... more
November 12, 2008
CSA to Assist Manitoba in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) announced it is assisting the government of Manitoba by providing content for its new provincial greenhouse ... more
November 11, 2008
ASTM Int'l Signs MOU with United Arab Emirates National Standards Body
ASTM International signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Emirates Authority for Standards and Metrology (ESMA), the national standards ... more
November 11, 2008
NSF Int'l Seeks Comments on Draft Standard for Organic Personal Care Products - NSF 305
NSF International is seeking public comment on NSF Draft Standard 305 - Organic Personal Care Products, which defines organic labeling and marketing ... more
November 11, 2008
ASTM Int'l Forms Committee to Develop Standards to Support Global Sustainability
ASTM International formed ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability, which will work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and cross ... more
November 5, 2008
ISO 5492:2008 Provides Guidelines for Promoting Consistency in Sensory Analysis
A new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) seeks to reduce the complexity of sensory analysis of products by ... more
November 5, 2008
ISO Guide 64:2008 Seeks to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Products
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published an updated edition of its guide targeted at reducing the potential environmental ... more
November 5, 2008
BSI BS 31100 Standard Addresses Risk Management
BSI British Standards published British Standard (BS) 31100 - Code of practice for risk management, which establishes the principles and terminology ... more
November 5, 2008
BSI, Carbon Trust, Defra Release BSI PAS 2050:2008 for Assessing Carbon Footprint of Goods, Services
Businesses can assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services and play a greater part in fighting climate change with BSI publicly available ... more
November 5, 2008
ADB Increases Funding for Kyrgyz Republic Water Infrastructure Project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting an additional $30 million for a project that aims to provide cleaner drinking water and better sanitation ... more
November 5, 2008
European Financial Reporting, Accounting Standards Updated
On Nov. 3, the European Commission (EC) adopted the consolidated text of all International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in force in the ... more
November 4, 2008
USFA, NIST Complete Study of Thermal Imaging Tech
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued Technical Note 1499, Performance ... more
November 3, 2008
CWRU Professors Call for Regulation of Electronic Health Records
Cost and security concerns about bringing health care record keeping into the 21st century through electronic health records (EHRs) have led ... more
November 3, 2008
ISO 7304-2 Provides Test Method for Determining Cooking Time for Pasta
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO 7304-2:2008 - Alimentary pasta produced from durum wheat semolina - Estimation ... more
November 3, 2008
DOE Announces $7M in Funding for Climate Research Field Studies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science selected four proposals with a total funding of $7 million, to conduct climate research ... more
October 31, 2008
ISO TS 14823 Provides IT Information for Trip Planning
The International Organization for Standardization released ISO technical specification (TS) 14823:2008 - Traffic and travel information - Messages ... more
October 27, 2008
BSI Survey of FTSE 250 Examines British Business Approach to Environmental Responsibilities
A survey of the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE) 250 by BSI British Standards revealed that 81% of British businesses surveyed ... more
October 21, 2008
IDSP to Develop Guidelines for Identity Verification
Attendees at an Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP) workshop will develop guidelines for identity verification ... more
October 21, 2008
AIM Global to Develop Health Care Test Protocols
AIM Global's radio frequency identification (RFID) Experts Group (REG) will develop a set of test protocols for testing of RF emitters to ensure ... more
October 21, 2008
ISO Issues Specification to Name Nano-Objects - ISO TS 27687
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a technical specification (TS) to support industry sectors that help develop ... more
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