by stefanie | Jan 18, 2019 | Around the Industry
The electronics manufacturer is investigating how the flame retardant, DecaBDE, came to be found in one of its television sets sold in the USA. As Chemical Watch explains, DecaBDE is a restricted substance in the EU and is also banned across 5 states in the US due to...
by stefanie | Jan 11, 2019 | World Focus
Following the news in September 2018 that testing commissioned by a German organisation had revealed “excessive” levels of the flame retardant in its new-build cartridges, Static Control has announced its products are now DecaBDE free. This announcement is...
by Owen Collins | Dec 17, 2018 | World Focus
Tests run by ETIRA have revealed the hazardous substance, use of which is prohibited by the EU over certain quantities, in a selection of new-build non-OEM cartridges. The Recycler reported in September that an unnamed German organisation had ordered the testing of...
