In the News: August 18, 2014

The Effect of Product Liability Litigation on CPSC Regulatory Compliance
August 12, Claims Journal
Regulatory compliance and defending a product liability lawsuit can create a conflict for companies.  Read why these two business activities may require delicate navigation…

4 Keys to Supply Chain Success
August 14, Singapore Business Review
To maximize profitability in your supply chain operations, one professor suggests the “World Class Diamond Model.”  Read about the model and how it can help you optimize your supply chain…

U.S. Trade Deal Might Loosen Europe’s Chemical Safety Rules
August 13, Tribune
The United States and European Union regulate chemicals in consumer products differently. Read how a pending trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could change that here…

Consumer Groups Put Pressure on Retailers to Drop Triclosan
August 13, Washington Post
Consumer groups are calling on major retailers to stop selling product containing triclosan, a chemical often found in anti-bacterial soaps and some toothpaste.  Read what the groups are arguing, and how the retailers are responding…

BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous
August 11, Scientific American
BPA has been banned in baby bottles and absent from many other plastics since 2011.  Read about the alternative and concerns over the safety of BPS…

US Senator Introduces Auto Safety Bill
August 11, After Market News
The mounting auto recalls in 2014 has caused great concern with auto safety in Congress.  Read about a recently introduced bill and changes it could make to the way auto recalls are done here…

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