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U.S. CPSC
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U.S. CPSC
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U.S. CPSC
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UL United Recalls Electrical Paintings The electrical paintings can short circuit, posing a shock or fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
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Risky Business Defective products that injure customers, employees, vendors or others who visit your company or buy its goods present a serious risk no entrepreneur can afford to ignore. Before a defective product becomes your downfall, learn how to protect yourself. |
U.S. CPSC
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Dollar Stop Plus Recalls Extension Cords for Fire, Shock, Electrocution Hazards These extension cords have undersized wiring, and fail to connect properly at the plug and receptacle ends. This poses fire, shock and electrocution hazards to consumers. |
Home Toys
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New Strategies to Combat Counterfeit Parts Counterfeiting in the electrical sector has become a growing global problem with multiple dimensions including intellectual property theft, loss of tax revenue to governments, consumer deception, and more. |
IndustryWeek
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Bank Technology News
May 2011 |
Look for the Payment Label Financial institutions that are awarded the "PayItGreen Seal of Approval" will have met specific criteria in their commitment to remove paper to a degree that has resulted in a positive impact on the environment. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
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Bogus! Electronic manufacturing and consumers confront a rising tide of counterfeit electronics. Feeding this problem is the shift of manufacturing to China, the growing sophistication of technology, and the rise of the Internet as a marketplace. |
InternetNews
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Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law The measure takes aim at fake labels on software. The anti-counterfeiting bill is one of several signed by President Bush. |
