NewslineVolume VI, Issue 24 - November 23, 2005The Carpet and Rug Institute news for industry executives
In This Issue: Sears Products Earn Seal of Approval Designation
Contact Joan Seelaus at 706.428.2123. Visit the How to Certify a Product Under the SOA Program Webpage Misinformation on Carpet Continues to Find PrintDespite CRI’s charge to educate and inform with only the best science-based information, misinformation continues to make its way into publications without any real credible evidence to back it up. Here are a few recent examples of the myths CRI works to dispel:
Where do people get information like this? CRI is working to educate the authors of these particular publications, but it just goes to show you how much misinformation continues to make its way into print. Contact James Beach at 706-428-2116. CRI Getting a New Street AddressNope, CRI isn’t moving, and neither is our PO Box changing, but the street associated with our building is getting a new name. Effective January 1, 2006, CRI’s new address will be: 730 College Drive Please make a note of it. Contact James Beach at 706.428.2116. China Steps Up Efforts to Phase Out Persistent Organic PollutantsChina’s environmental protection agency announced this week that it will make “stronger efforts” to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Zhang Lijun, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), said his country has adopted a series of measures to phase out and control the existing POPs, and prevent the newly- produced POPs pollution. “He cited the country's efforts to supervise the production, circulation, storage and disposal of the dangerous chemicals and the research conducted to map out a strategic plan to control them,” according to the Associated Press. Contact Frank Hurd at 706.428.2136. Committee Discusses Adding Chemicals to POPs ListDesignated experts from 31 countries met in Geneva Nov. 7-11 to determine if five chemical compounds meet specific screening criteria for further consideration under the Stockholm POPs Convention, a global treaty designed to address certain chemicals with specific properties. The Bureau of National Affairs reports that the five chemicals are: (i) chlordecone, a pesticide; (ii) hexabromobiphenyl, a flame retardant; (iii) lindane, a pesticide; (iv) pentabromodiphenyl, a flame retardant; and; (v) perfluorooctane sulfonate. Contact Frank Hurd at 706.428.2136. Norway Considers Vetoing European Union’s REACH LegislationIn an interview on Norwegian national television, Norway’s Minister for the Environment, Helen Bjornoy, said that country may veto the new European Union (EU) chemicals legislation, known as REACH. Bjornoy said that "if the regulation becomes too weak and if we do not consider it defendable then we will use our veto-right,” according to World Wildlife Fund. As a non-EU-member state, Norway has the right to reject new EU-legislation, meaning that REACH will not become part of Norwegian legislation. Still, Bjornoy said she hopes that Norway and the EU can come to a compromise agreement, which would make a veto unnecessary. “This is a regulation we need because it goes beyond national borders. The toxics come to us via air and water, and therefore we need common regulations for the world. Contact Frank Hurd at 706.428.2136. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!The staff at CRI wishes you and your family the very best on the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend! CRI Meetings
* Stain Resist Workgroup, November 29, 1:30 - 2:30
pm CRI Participation in Upcoming Events
* Floorscapes Convention, November 30 - December 4,
Hollywood, FL. If you are aware of other events that present significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences, please contact Joan Seelaus at 706.428.2123. Check our website calendar for other industry related events |
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