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New ISO/IEC Guide to Help Consumers Get What They Want
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO/IEC guide to developing service standards for consumers will benefit standards developers and be of value to service providers in reducing customer complaints and cutting the business costs of poor service.ISO/IEC Guide… SME in Berlin Air Show
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 22:00
(SME: Dearborn, Michigan) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA) to participate in the Berlin International Air Show in Berlin, May 27–June 1, 2008. SME will… Cyber Standards for “the Grid” Approved
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 22:00
(FERC: Washington) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the United States’ bulk power system against potential disruptions from… Climbing Standards
Mon, 01/28/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- As the world mourns the recent death of Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, the New Zealand-born adventurer who first reached the peak of Mount Everest in 1953, a growing number of climbers are planning to conquer the tallest mountain… Compounded Hormone Therapy Drug-makers Warned
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 22:00
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent letters warning seven pharmacy operations that the claims they make about the safety and effectiveness of so-called bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT)… Food Safety and Security Summit
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 22:00
(Food Safety and Security Summit: Washington, D.C.) From farm gate to dinner plate, the 10th annual Food Safety and Security Summit, held March 17–19, 2008, at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center, is the largest and most established food… Audio Conference on FDA’s Revised Standards for Water CGMPs
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 22:00
(FDANews: Falls Church, Virginia) --The Food and Drug Administration recently issued proposed changes to the drug-manufacturers’ clinical good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) (21 CFR 210/211). The revised standards would affect three major… FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones
Tue, 01/22/2008 - 22:00
(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- After years of study and analysis, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded that meat and milk from clones of cattle, swine, and goats, and the offspring of clones from any species traditionally consumed as… New Design Standard for Workstations
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), an ANSI-accredited standards developer, recently published ANSI/HFES 100-2007—“Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations,” a new standard that addresses the design of… Complaint-Handling Satisfaction With U.S. Government Less Than With Private Sector
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 22:00
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- According to a recently released report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, U.S. citizens are less satisfied with federal government services than they are with private-sector services. In aggregate, citizen…