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Artificial Turf, General Conformity Certificates, the CPSA & CPSIA

Posted on November 19, 2008 by ASGi
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General Conformity Certificates (GCC) and the Artificial Turf & Synthetic Grass Market A Great Tool To Communicate Product Information The GCC certificate, for every industry, is a great tool because it provides timely and accurate information about the actual products being shipped for consumption. The…

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Various Lead Related Litigation Suits & Info

Posted on September 8, 2008 by ASGi
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Chicago Sues the Lead Industry On September 5, Chicago joined 35 other governments, including the State of Rhode Island and the cities of San Francisco, Milwaukee, Newark and St. Louis, in filing a legal suit to hold the lead industry accountable for knowingly harming children…

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President signs landmark product safety bill into law

Posted on September 1, 2008 by ASGi
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  August 14, 2008:  President Bush signed landmark product safety reform legislation into law. Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, teamed up with a broad coalition of consumer, public interest and scientific groups to help push the critical new law through Congress and, after over…

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Oregon Dept of Human Services – Lead ‘unacceptably high’ on artificial turf

Posted on August 29, 2008 by ASGi
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Follow-up testing at W. Salem warns of ingestion risk Follow-up tests on the artificial turf football field at West Salem High School show “unacceptably high” levels of lead, according to an early look at the results by state health officials. “In all regards, these results…

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