The European Union (EU) has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to revise Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation).

Among the proposed changes:

• 39 entries added to Table 3 in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation ‘List of Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Hazardous Substances’ (Table 3). This includes bisphenol S (BPS) as a reprotoxic 1b substance
• 17 entries in ‘Table 3’ replaced – including new classification and labeling information for bisphenol A (BPA)
• One entry deleted from ‘Table 3’ – 1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate

BPS is an analogue of BPA and has increasingly been used as an alternative in a variety of applications – e.g., in curtains, flooring, furniture, leather, paper, cardboard and toys.

The WTO circulated this information on August 2, 2021. According to the notification, this draft regulation is proposed to be adopted in Q4 of 2021, with entry into force twenty days after it is published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU). It will then become effective 18 months later (possibly mid-2023).

Stakeholders should be aware they can begin conforming to the new requirements once it has entered into force.

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Dr. Leeds is now providing The Sinclair Method treatment to help people who need helping with alcohol cravings.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - USA | August 13, 2021 -- Dr. Leeds is now providing The Sinclair Method treatment to help people who need helping with alcohol cravings. Pharmacological extinction using naltrexone therapy helps patients to cut back on alcohol consumption.

The Sinclair Method uses naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, to help erase the harmful learned behavior of drinking alcohol. If you are wondering how to stop craving wine, beer, vodka, rum, or even tequila, Dr. Leeds can help.

Coping with alcohol cravings is possible with naltrexone treatment combined with controlled drinking. By using The Sinclair Method (TSM) to help reduce intense cravings when exposed to drinking triggers, patients are able to reduce alcohol intake gradually.

Furthermore, the dreaded alcohol deprivation syndrome that often occurs months after quitting cold turkey can be avoided. The Sinclair Method, by using pharmacological extinction with respect to alcohol addiction, is highly effective.

Is it possible to erase a habit from the brain? Would you like to know how to deal with alcohol cravings in a way that will help to curb alcohol cravings for good?

When you drink alcohol to feel better and face certain situations, it is a habit forming behavior. Endorphin reinforcement eventually leads to alcohol dependence and alcoholism. The Sinclair Method works at the level of blocking opioid receptors to progressively remove alcohol cravings and alcohol urges.

Of course, alcohol is not an opioid, so the mechanism of TSM and how it helps to manage alcohol cravings is not obvious. Dr. Sinclair developed this method with inspiration from the work of Nobel Prize winning scientist, Ivan Pavlov.

The way it works is simple. If you are craving alcohol in the evening, You simply take the prescribed medication as directed by Dr. Leeds. After the appropriate amount of time has passed, you engage in controlled drinking.

The naltrexone opiate blocker helps you to control your alcohol drinking, and it helps to extinguish the alcohol habit, bringing you back to a pre-addiction state. The process can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

Many of Dr. Leeds’ patients lose interest in alcohol and stop drinking altogether. They are able to finally beat alcohol cravings and give up their obsession with alcohol.

They are also able to finally lose the compulsion to keep drinking one drink after another. TSM teaches your brain how to resist alcohol cravings by using the unique habit erasing behaviors of the program.

You may have heard of TSM from the well-known TEDx talk given by actress Claudia Christian. Ms. Christian has also produced a documentary on the topic, “One Little Pill.”

While the program is fairly straightforward, there is more to it than simply obtaining a prescription for the medication. Dr. Leeds has many years of experience helping people to overcome addictions and find success in life.

His unique blend of medical treatment and success coaching has helped many people to turn their lives around, finding peace and happiness. Dr. Leeds’ patients are often able to accomplish things that they previously only dreamed of.

If you are interested in learning one of the best ways to reduce alcohol cravings using advanced medication-assisted treatment, please contact Dr. Leeds for more information.

For more details, please visit https://drleeds.com.

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Montreal, Canada (release-news ) August 16, 2021 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, is featuring the versatile AURIX Lite Kit from Infineon in the latest edition of THE EDGE - Transportation.

The Infineon AURIX Lite Kit is equipped with a 32-Bit Single-Chip AURIX TriCore based-Microcontroller AURIX TC375. This low-cost, high-performance TriCore kit is supported by Infineon's New IDE (AURIX development studio), which is perfect for motor control, industrial, drones, elevators, CAV, lighting and safety applications.

Equipped with a 32-bit Single-Chip AURIX TriCore based-MCU (Aurix TC375), the kit is ideal for a range of development tools including Infineon's AURIX Development Studio.

To learn more, visit, www.futureelectronics.com/resources/featured-products/infineon-aurix-family. To see the entire portfolio of Infineon products available through Future Electronics, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

THE EDGE is the latest e-newsletter from Future Electronics, and is geared toward engineers and buyers looking for new or leading-edge products. THE EDGE comes out twice per month, and each edition features product information, datasheets and videos showcasing the most advanced new technology in a specific area, such as sensing, lighting, or automotive.

Visit www.FutureElectronics.com/subscribe to receive the latest issues of THE EDGE newsletter, and stay up to date with the newest technologies.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, recognized for providing customers with global supply chain solutions, custom-tailored engineering services and a very extensive variety of electronic components. Founded by Robert G. Miller in 1968, Future Electronics believes its 5500 employees are its greatest asset, with 170 offices in 44 countries. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with a unified IT infrastructure that delivers real-time inventory availability and access to customers. With the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

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Washington, August 16, 2021 -- After a year of virtual learning, educators are reuniting this August in celebration of National Wellness Month before heading back into the classroom for in-person instruction.

The reunion was inspired after nearly 365 days of virtual learning, alarming attrition rates and mental burnout for DC metropolitan educators. The event seeks to encourage self-care, reduce stress, and promote healthy routines inside and outside of the classroom.

“As a community, we must acknowledge the need to bolster support around our teacher leaders. This should be followed by intentional actions to ensure that teachers are equipped with resources and the knowledge to positively influence the generation of students that we presently serve,” said Teresa Lasley, founder of Instructional Gym. Instructional Gym is an innovative professional development and wellness program that provides F.I.T. (focused, intentional, tailored) instruction to combat the presence of teacher burnout. For its one year anniversary this August, Instructional Gym is focused on helping teachers prepare to go back to the classroom. The series of events curated for this school year is centered around the theme “How to add more bounce, more boom and more balance to your instruction”. Each will be an optional 20 minute hands-on session representing three forms of fitness exercise: HITT, Boxing and Yoga.

There will be consultations with teachers around creating spaces that advocate self-care, passion and excellence as well as classroom spaces that nurture joy and student achievements.

The Back to School celebration, dubbed “Teacher Reboot,” will be taking place on August 20, 2021 at The Sandlot Southeast, 71 Potomac Avenue SE Washington, DC 20003. A ticket for the event is $20 and can be purchased at bit.ly/teacherreboot. Interested guests can win a free ticket by engaging with the Instructional Gym social media community. This event will be taking place outdoors and all COVID-19 protocols will be adhered to.

For more information about Instructional Gym, visit our website at www.instructionalgym.com. To arrange for an interview or to learn more, please contact LaWanda White at 202-497-8393 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Standardization Administration of China has released a new national standard – GB/T 40270-2021 ‘Textiles-General technical requirements based on consumer experience’.  

Product standards have traditionally been constructed from the perspective of product processes and technical levels; they give no consideration to the consumer experience.

GB/T 40270-2021 introduces an assessment index system based on the subjective perceptions of the consumers, i.e., visual, tactile and olfactory. It applies to end-use textile products, such as clothing and household textiles. The aim is to make enterprises pay closer attention to consumer demands. This will lead to the products that give better customer satisfaction.

Among the technical points in the standard are:  

• General safety – textile products must conform to the requirements of GB 18401 or GB  31701 (products for infants and children)
• Quality requirements – textile products must conform claimed related product standard
• Visual perception (characteristics) – textile products include fiber shedding degree, pilling, resistance to pile loop extraction, force to rupture pocket seams, seam slippage of pocket seams, bursting strength of hosiery toe, colorfastness to washing (staining), colorfastness to light yellowing, shedding of glitter and appearance after laundering or dry-cleaning. Each testing item has its corresponding applicable products or specific parts of product
• Tactile perception (characteristics) – textile products include prickle, water-vapor transmission rate, tactile sense for permanent label (including brand), tactile sense for zipper, tactile sense for touch and close fasteners, length for floats, slip resistance for hosiery. Each testing item has its corresponding applicable products or specific parts of product
• Olfactory perception (characteristics) – textile products shall have no pungent smell

Stakeholders are reminded that this standard will come into effect on December 1, 2021.

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