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Apollo Dialysis Launches Safe Dialysis clinics A Testament to the Safety of people of Chennai

Chennai, 7^th September ’20: As the world awaits a vaccine for COVID, the fear of the pandemic still looms large. Elderly, children, expecting mothers are most vulnerable to contracting Coronavirus and other infections. Patients who have to visit hospitals to undergo tests at regular intervals is another category of people who are vulnerable to contracting the infection. With a view to provide a safe environment to such patients Apollo Dialysis Clinics, the dialysis wing of Apollo Health and Lifestyle limited – has announced the introduction of Safe Dialysis Clinics in Chennai to cater to the needs of those who have to undergo dialysis for kidney ailments. Patients suffering from Kidney ailments have to undergo dialysis frequently. Dialysis may be used as a temporary measure in either acute kidney injury or in those awaiting kidney transplant or as a permanent measure in those for whom a transplant is not indicated or not possible warranting frequent visit to the hospital. In such patients the immune system is also, putting such patients at higher risk of contracting the infection.

Despite the high number of COVID cases in and around Chennai, patients undergoing treatment at Apollo Dialysis Clinics in Chennai metro have remained relatively at ease, as Apollo Dialysis Clinics has been taken the importance of safety and security as its top most priority by ensuring sanitisation and hygiene are maintained all the time. With an immaculate track record in attending to the medical needs of people for over 36 years, Apollo Dialysis Clinics is taking extra steps to protect their patients during these times. . They are ensuring that they follow strict sanitisation protocols irrespective of patients being in the clinic or not. Patients are screened as soon as they enter, and only then are they given any treatment.

Speaking about the initiative, Dr. Venkatesh, Senior Nephrologist at Apollo Dialysis Clinics - “The Apollo Group has always been at the forefront in providing quality healthcare service with focus on safety and security. In collaboration with our dedicated infection control team, we have devised a dedicated set of protocols and precautions to follow for dialysis patients with the goal to reduce the risk of patients getting exposed to COVID-19 and other infection”.

The quality and standards of safety measures put in place by Apollo Dialysis Clinics is at par with global standards and adhering to the guidelines issued by Government of India giving the much needed peace of mind to patients

About Apollo Dialysis Clinics: Apollo Dialysis Clinics is India’s leading dialysis service network. It provides world class dialysis facilities with an impeccable track record, supported by State-of-the-art infrastructure, dedicated & experienced Nephrologists and well trained, expert technicians.

The company entered the Indian dialysis market with standalone centers in 2010, with the goal of transforming the entire industry, and to ensure the finest Medicare for patients. The company provides a complete range of healthcare services that kidney failure patients need, to lead productive lives, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, paediatric dialysis, and even kidney transplant services. To deliver these facilities, Apollo Dialysis Clinics designs, builds, and operates low-cost centers that provide high quality and affordable dialysis services.

Currently the company operates 60+ clinics at 50+ locations in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is preparing to launch more than 15 new centers by 2021.

At Apollo Dialysis Clinics, our team consists of the leading experts from the industry and realm of Nephrology, who work relentlessly to ensure the best treatment for each patient. Our highly experienced and trained team of expert doctors and staff at Apollo Dialysis Clinics work in tandem with the patient, making use of the most advanced facilities and technology to provide treatment to the patient. At Apollo Dialysis Clinics, we focus not only on offering the best treatment and care facilities to our patients but also on the human aspect of treatment. All our staff at Apollo Dialysis Clinics is attuned to the wants and needs of the patients and makes it his/her mission to ensure that the patient is administered treatment in an environment that feels safe and comfortable to the patient. With Apollo Dialysis Clinics, you can be assured of the best treatment with a human touch. To know more please log on http://www.apollodialysis.com/

SGS Helps Manufacturers Create Better Consumer Product Packaging

SGS, the world’s leading testing and certification service provider, offers a range of solutions to help online retailers ensure their products arrive intact and undamaged while minimizing packaging costs, environmental impact and avoiding chargebacks and fees.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant increase in online sales. One survey has recorded an 80% increase in the number of people now buying 50% or more of their shopping online. It is believed this trend will continue. While COVID-19 is not responsible for the move to online retailing it has amplified it and it has become the preferred choice for many consumers.

The key to success for online retailers is robust packaging that allows the product to arrive at its destination in the same condition as they would if the consumer went to the store. At the same time, consumers are also keen to see companies address environmental concerns by reducing the amount of packaging their products arrive in.

In 2019, the global online supplier Amazon delivered around 3.5 billion packages. Each package will go through several process stages on its journey, meaning the potential for damage to the product is significant if the packaging does not perform correctly.

Amazon launched its Frustration-Free Packaging (FFP) Certification in 2008, most recently updated in February 2020. This requires all packaging going through Amazon distribution channels to meet certain standards. Put simply, packaging must be:

Right-sized
Easy to open
Made of recyclable packaging materials
Capable of protecting the product during transit

The goal for Amazon is that a product can be transported through their supply chain without requiring additional packaging. To push this further, on September 19, 2019, they made it clear that any incoming inventory arriving at their fulfilment centers had to go through a Packaging Performance Test. If a large product is not certified to at least its Ships in Own Container (SIOC) standard, or Tier 2, each unit will be liable to a chargeback fee of USD 1.99.

There are exemptions – hazmat products, fresh pantry products, smaller products, and lower volume products that were listed at least eight months before the product was given its Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN).

To help online retailers and distributors, the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) has established standardized transit packaging tests that fall into two types:

Performance tests – pass/fail assessment used to determine the viability of a packaged product to survive normal shipment
Development tests – compare relative performance between two or more packaging designs

There are six different levels of performance testing, from 1-Series tests – non-simulation integrity performance tests – to 6-series, which tests the ability of packaging to meet the performance requirements of an individual company. For example, ISTA 6-Amazon has been developed to test a package’s ability to conform to the company’s performance requirements. Testing can be undertaken against one or more of three tiers:

Tier 1 – Frustration-free Packaging (FFP)
Tier 2 – Ships in its Own Container (SIOC)
Tier 3 – Prep-free Packaging (PFP)

Chargeback fees will be enforced on large product packaging that does not conform at least to Tier 2.

It should be noted poor packaging can also result in:

Lost business
Tarnished reputations
Costly damage to products
Delays

As more and more retailers move online, businesses are advised to ensure their packaging conforms to the right standards. Businesses that successfully adapt to industry and consumer requirements will find their reputation’s enhanced and their costs reduced.

SGS ISTA Certification

SGS provides a comprehensive range of packaging services to help manufacturers and suppliers ensure their products are effectively protected during distribution. Their service includes environmental (temperature extremes, UV etc.), shock, vibration, compression, impact, moisture, and forklift and clamping testing to ensure packaging is robust enough to protect the product during transportation. In addition, they also provide testing against ISTA standards, including ISTA 6-Amazon, and can help guide customers through the Amazon FFP certification process. Learn more about SGS ISTA Certification.

For more information, please contact:

John O’Connell

Global Packaging Director

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

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

SGS offers a wide range of services to ensure that products comply with relevant standards for childcare articles and children’s equipment. They provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being brought to the market. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product Services.

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full France Issues New Order on Food Contact Rubber and Pacifiers for Young Children SafeGuardS.

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For further information contact:

Hingwo Tsang

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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 3^rd 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.

About CRMJetty

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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