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Friday, October 23, 2009
No Special Treatment for Softeners, Filtration Systems in CA
Water treatment units, designed to deliver water for human consumption and cooking, are receiving no special treatment from the Golden State...
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Friday, September 25, 2009
California’s DTSC Website a Depository for Lead Free Information, Defines Own Role
The Department of Toxic Substance Control’s Lead in Plumbing website provides a comprehensive review of the state’s new lead free legislation (AB 1953), while more importantly defining its’ own role in...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
UL Prepares Validation Testing for Low Lead Laws
Underwriters Laboratories has announced plans to establish new testing protocols for validation of low-lead compliance with California's AB 1953...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Class in Session. Manufacturers Educate on Lead
Let's start with a quick pop-quiz! Put your books and BlackBerrys away. Remember, no Googling for answers and no partial credit! OK, are you ready? Here we go...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Go Figure... NSF's 'Annex G' Provides Manufacturers with Lead Free Arithmetic
In a "calculated" strategy to provide a uniform methodology for product evaluation to the 2010 Lead Free laws coming out of California, Vermont and beyond, NSF International has incorporated Annex G to its’ 2008 revision of...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Dealers Encouraged to be Proactive Regarding California Lead Law
Plumbing manufacturers' silence has started creating anxiety for some in the Kitchen/Bath distribution channel. Whether it's unfamiliarity with the new law, uncertainty regarding product availability, concern over potential shipping delays...
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