New French Law for Food Contact Rubber and Pacifiers for Young Children

France publishes a new law – Order of August 5, 2020 – covering food contact rubber materials and articles and pacifiers for infants and young children.

Issued on August 11, 2020, the Order repeals and replaces Order of November 9, 1994 – rubber materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs, food products and drinks. The new law contains multiple important changes:

  • Clarification to the definition of rubber covers vulcanized thermoplastic elastomers, but not silicone elastomers
  • Lists of authorized substances for the manufacture of rubber materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and pacifiers for infants and young children updated
  • Restrictions and specifications for these authorized substances updated due to new scientific information, including specific migration limits (SMLs)
  • Certain rules for verifying the conformity of rubber materials and articles updated
  • Completely new requirement for declaration of compliance (Doc) added
  • Expresses overall migration limits (OMLs) and their requirements in one of two specifications:
    • ≤ 10 mg/dm² for 1) all articles 2) pacifiers for infants and young children and 3) gaskets, valves and valve elements where the ratio between the surface in contact with food and the volume is not known or specified
    • ≤ 60 mg/kg for 1) food contact materials and articles for infants and young children 2) bottle nipples (teats) and 3) gaskets, valves and valve elements where the ratio between the surface in contact with food and the volume is known or specified

Stakeholders should be aware the new law covers:

  • Food contact rubber materials and articles, rubber pacifiers for infants and young children, as well as intermediate materials and substances used in their manufacture
  • Bottle nipples (teats) and pacifiers for infants and young children that are made of elastomer or rubber when specifically mentioned in the law

For more information on the provisions within the new law, including specific migration levels, view SafeGuard 128/20.

Order of August 5, 2020 comes into effect on July 1, 2021, although food contact rubber materials and articles that comply with the previous Order and were placed onto the market before this date can continue to be sold until their stocks are exhausted.

SGS Toy & Juvenile Product Services

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Whitefish Marketing sign up M. Willis Accountancy in Middlesbrough

Award winning Kent based web agency – Whitefish Marketing – have signed up another new accountancy client.  M. Willis Accountancy who provide a customer focused and highly cost-effective service for the self-employed, specializing in assisting SME businesses to grow, chose Whitefish Marketing as their digital partner to help increase exposure for their new brand.

The core medium chosen was social media marketing, where the client wanted to increase exposure of his new Facebook business page https://www.facebook.com/mwillisaccountancy/ Budget was always going to be a factor for a new brand start-up, so an organic approach was selected over Facebook PPC adverts.

Mark Willis, the director of M. Willis Accountancy voiced his opinion of the service so far:

“Highly recommended. I found Whitefish Marketing through a google search for Accountancy Marketing

Chris was extremely helpful in answering any queries and now promotes my Facebook Business page”

The organic approach undertaken sees the Whitefish Marketing team engage with prospective business and clients on behalf of M. Willis Accountancy, through 3rd party Facebook groups and forums.

Chris Surridge from Whitefish Marketing had this to say:

“This is an interesting project, as we are effectively engaging with prospective customers on behalf of the client.  To an extent we need to fully understand his business proposition and any selected messages they wish to portray to the public.  We’re not merely broadcasting here, but rather trying to strike up 2-way discussions with prospective businesses who would be interested in M Willis Accountancy services.”

Whitefish Marketing specialise in digital marketing for accountants and have a number of accountancy firms on the books, including some Accountancy Age Top 100 firms.  They purely provide digital marketing services and focus heavily on SEO, PPC, and Social Media Marketing as well as the initial Web Design and Web Development.

For more information on Whitefish Marketing, head to their website at www.whitefishmarketing.co.uk or call their Kent office HQ on 01303 720 288.

CRMJettys Salesforce WordPress Customer Portal is Now on AppExchange

8th August 2020, Ahmedabad: CRMJetty is a portal solution company, powered by Biztech. They have just announced that their Salesforce WordPress Portal is now available on Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise cloud marketplace. 

Their Salesforce WordPress portal is a popular portal solution for enterprise customers looking to enhance the way they connect with their customers and carry out their business. 

“We wanted to go the extra mile for clients and have them know that we adhere to the standards of the Salesforce marketplace and that our product is built keeping in mind all the necessary Salesforce regulations.”, said Maulik Shah, the CEO.

A portal built on this platform has the capacity to scale up for your enterprise requirements and comes with features that truly help your business flow. Some of the features are secure access to CRM, real-time notifications, ticket management, unlimited customers, etc. 

When you use this portal for your Salesforce CRM, you can truly leverage the potential of the CRM software not only for yourself but also for your customers. They can use this access to your CRM to solve queries, ask more questions, leave feedback, and plenty of other support and support tasks.  

We are excited to see how our customers take advantage of the portal to create more efficient workflows and business processes with the combination of Salesforce and WordPress. 

Find CRMJetty’s Salesforce WordPress portal on AppExchange here. 

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CRMJetty is an ISO 27001-certified company and adheres to industry-standard strict security and privacy rules. CRMJetty also provides customization services for portal CRM per clients’ requirements. To learn more, visit https://www.crmjetty.com/

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Whiz Kid Support Launches Tech Support Service for Consumers Households and Small Businesses

Sturbridge, MA, Sep 3, 2020 -- Today’s household has more computer users than ever. With Mom and Dad working from home either full- or part-time, the kids attending school under normal, hybrid or remote conditions, many households have more computers than some small businesses. The only difference being most small businesses have some sort of IT support in-house or on retainer. Seeing this need prompted Sturbridge, MA-resident Paul LaFlamme to create Whiz Kids Support to serve consumer users and small businesses with three or fewer PCs.

What is a Whiz Kid? In simple terms, it’s somebody who is good with computers and can find quick fixes and add protection systems to keep your computer running smoothly. Ironically, many Whiz Kids are not exactly kids.

“Some of our Whiz Kids are Gen X’ers, even a Baby Boomer or two. But each Whiz Kid has a special ability to provide solutions to common and not-so-common computer issues,” said Paul LaFlamme, founder of Whiz Kid Support and the owner of Centrend, a Sturbridge, MA-based IT solution provider for small to mid-size businesses. “While there may be a few households that have their own computer whiz living there, most don’t. Whiz Kids Support provides a remote resource for households to solve computer problems, address security issues and remove the stress from having something go wrong with your computer. That’s why we call it stress-free tech.”

Whiz Kid Solutions provides remote computer services on a wide range of common issues---slow computer, e-mail problems, security, stopping pop-ups, or setting up new computers. For those issues that can’t be fixed remotely, Whiz Kid Support also offers on-site and zero-contact drop off repair by appointment.

Other issues Whiz Kid Support addresses include computer security and safety; printing problems; e-mail issues; slow dropping Wi-Fi; back-ups; and more. Whiz Kid Support also offers coaching and training as well as new computer sales and replacements.

“Without being cruel, most home users do not take the proper precautions for their computers. That could be for any number of reasons, ranging from lack of knowledge to not wanting to bring their computer to the big box store and being without it for an unknown period of time,” said LaFlamme. “With Whiz Kids, we can fix 95 percent of your problems remotely so you’re not without your PC or Mac. Whiz Kids also provide tech solutions for Smartphones.”

In addition to household customers, Whiz Kid Support also serves small businesses with three computers or less. Whiz Kid Support service plans range from one-time fixes to Bronze, Silver and Gold options. The plans are per household and not for one specific computer.

“Our service plans are flexible and offer a viable, stress-free solution for a wide range of users, including households with one or more students; home businesses; seniors; etc.,” said LaFlamme.

For complete information on Whiz Kid Support plans and services, visit whizkidsupport.com.

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Whiz Kid Support provides computer support services to individual home users and to small/independent businesses with three or fewer computers. A sister company to Centrend (https://www.centrend.com/), Whiz Kid Support offers one-time rates and annual service plans and fixes a wide range of computer issues. Whiz Kid Support also offers coaching, training and consultation services on purchasing new computers. For more information, call 774-778-2800 or visit https://www.whizkidsupport.com.

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Items Signed by Many Important Figures are in One of a Kind Collectibles Sept 10th Online Auction

Coral Gables, FL, USA, September 3, 2020 -- A signed letter from then-General George Washington, a book signed by John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at Christmas 1962, and a signed letter from Albert Einstein are expected top lots in an Internet-only auction ending September 10th at 8 pm Eastern time by One of a Kind Collectibles. Online bidding is open now, at www.OAKauctions.com.

Remarking on the online event, David Gindy of One of a Kind Collectibles said, “This auction truly has a wide array of historic and scientific items. So many of these rare autographs and books capture poignant moments in history. Many of the lots in the auction showcase prominent figures throughout history, American history in particular. It truly is a collector’s paradise.”

Estimated to bring $15,000-$20,000, the 1776 letter from Washington to Abraham Yates, Jr. is a strong candidate for top lot of the auction. The one-page letter was written in the hand of Washington's aide-de-camp and signed by Washington. After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Long Island, Washington implored Yates (a New York politician and lawyer) to send “four large Albany sloops...with as much dispatch as possible” to move wounded troops from New York City up the Hudson River to Orange Town.

The JFK and Jackie Kennedy signed copy of The White House: A Historic Guide was given as a gift at the White House’s 1962 Christmas party. JFK wrote and signed it, “For Chris with the affectionate regards of his friends John Kennedy...Christmas 1962.” After his signature, he left a space for Jackie to sign, “and love from Jackie.” The signed book, a memento of the Kennedys’ final Christmas together in Camelot, should gavel for $6,000-$8,000.

A one-page letter typed and signed by Albert Einstein warns in German of the dangers of Nazism, specifically Der Stürmer, an anti-sematic German propaganda newspaper. In the letter, postmarked March 1, 1935, Einstein describes Der Stürmer as a “monument to German barbarism” that may be used to “inform the local non-Jewish circles about the true nature of Hitler's regime.” The letter and envelope should achieve $9,000-$12,000.

A first edition copy of Alexander Hamilton’s notorious Reynolds Pamphlet is expected to reach $10,000-$12,000. In the pamphlet, which is featured prominently in the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton admits to his affair with Maria Reynolds, while also denying the charges of financial impropriety levied against him. Hamilton’s family destroyed as many copies of this pamphlet as they could, so first editions of this work are exceedingly rare.

An 1895 police recruitment press release signed by Theodore Roosevelt, then President of the New York Board of Police Commissioners, should earn $1,200-$1,500. The press release advertises an initial salary of $1,000 a year and qualifies that, “No weakling, no man of bad moral character and imperfect physical development need apply.” Signatures from figures, including notable pedestrian Edward Payson Weston, are included in the lot. “The lot is one of only two pieces we have handled from this period,” Mr. Gindy remarked.

A one-page document signed by Abraham Lincoln, dated July 16, 1861, measures 18 inches by 11 ¼ inches. The partially typed letter appoints Jonathan C. Havens as Deputy Postmaster of Chicopee, Massachusetts and is countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Lincoln-signed documents are popular with collectors and have sold well in prior auctions. This document, which is in impressive condition, is expected to earn $7,000-$8,000.

Baseball’s Connie Mack once described Christy Mathewson as “the greatest pitcher who ever lived.” A copy of the book Won in the Ninth, signed by the Hall of Famer and a co-writer, has a pre-sale estimate of $7,000-$10,000. Mathewson’s signature appears on a book plate that is affixed inside the book and holds a typed attribution to its original owner. Mathewson’s supreme relevance to the game of baseball and early death in 1925 make his autograph rare and valuable.

Traveling across the Atlantic, a 4-volume copy of Le Musée Français Recueil Complet Des Tableaux, Statues, Et Bas-Reliefs by Simon-Celestin Croze-Magnan, documents the Louvre’s holdings and collectibles. The work, which was dedicated to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, is one of only 600 printed copies and contains 344 engraved plates and eight vignettes in text. It should achieve $4,000-$6,000, but may reach more, as it sold for $10,000 in a previous auction.

A 1931 autograph from Alan Turing, the British mathematician and computer scientist who was famous for breaking German code during World War II, has a pre-sale estimate of $4,500-$6,000. The signature and the date “18th-21st December” [1931], comes from a page that was removed from the visitors' book for Abbey Grange and Westcott House, a boarding house associated with Sherborne School, which Turing attended from the age of 13.

A copy of George’s Secret Key to the Universe, signed by Professor Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking, should hit the mark between $2,000-$3,000. Co-written by Stephen Hawking and Lucy, this children’s novel about an outer space adventure employs real scientific material. The book was signed by Stephen Hawking using an authorial thumbprint, next to which is inscribed, “This is the right hand thumb print of S.W. Hawking.”

A 1939 copy of Finnegan’s Wake, signed by its author, James Joyce, is bound in publisher’s full red cloth and is housed in the original yellow slipcase and custom full red morocco clamshell box. One of 310 large paper copies printed for sale in America, this book measures 10 inches by 6 ¼ inches. This attractive work, signed by the influential Irish novelist in green ink on the limitation page, should fetch a healthy $6,000-$8,000.

To learn more, or to register and bid now for the Sept. 10 auction, visit www.OAKauctions.com.

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