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Stationery and textbooks for primary and secondary schools have always been a disaster area for quality inspection, especially stationery such as correction fluid and correction tape that are highly likely to have quality problems. Recently, Shandong carried out spot checks on school supplies within the province and found that 9 batches of books failed the printing inspection. On June 12, 2014, the author learned from the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision that a special supervisory spot check of school supplies for primary and secondary school students had recently been organized province-wide; according to the published test results, a total of 9 batches of textbooks

Introduction: The mobile communication era calls for convenient and pleasant services, and it makes it easier to share 'benefits' than the internet era. Technology is now obtained beyond imagination; all technology suppliers hope that whoever it is will use their technology, and cloud computing has made internet applications incredibly cheap. Nowadays many printing plants feel that business is hard, mainly for the following reasons: terrible prices; supply exceeding demand (the number of printing presses exceeds market demand), a region

Introduction: The 'Notice on Implementing Green Printing for Bills and Vouchers' issued at the end of last year clarified the self-declaration work approach of 'the government designing the institutional framework, industry associations building the implementation platform, and testing institutions conducting testing and supervision'. At present the green printing self-declaration platform has been initially completed, and in July the first batch of pilot enterprises will begin going online to make self-declarations. At present the implementation of green printing is mainly advanced through green printing certification. The specific process is: each province

Introduction: In recent years, excessive packaging has become a global issue. To curb excessive packaging, many developed countries already have mature legislation treating excessive packaging as an illegal act. Not long ago, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government also issued the 'Interim Measures for the Administration of Restricting Excessive Packaging of Commodities in Guangzhou', aiming to restrict excessive packaging through government regulations. However, in this respect China still lags considerably behind developed countries, and to completely stop excessive packaging is a long and arduous task

Introduction: In recent years, as consumption levels have kept rising, the resulting packaging waste has become a topic of great concern in society. Recycling again is one of the methods that can improve the situation as much as possible, but in practice it still lacks effectiveness. In order to realize the circular economy development model as soon as possible and at the same time improve the utilization rate of renewable resources, the European Commission recently issued a related legislative draft, including a ban on landfilling of recyclable waste. In order to realize the circular economy as soon as possible

Introduction: The state stipulates that the net content of a commodity must be clearly marked on its packaging, and that the actual weight of the commodity may not be less than the net content marked on the outer packaging. Recently, the relevant departments of Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan conducted supervision and inspection on this matter, with a relatively good pass rate of 96%. Recently, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan organized law enforcement personnel and measurement/testing personnel to supervise and inspect the net content of quantitatively packaged commodities of production enterprises within its jurisdiction. This move is aimed at cracking down on short weight

Introduction: According to requirements, the 'Performance Test Result Certificate for Transport Packaging of Export Goods' obtained by a dangerous goods packaging manufacturer must be consistent with the specifications, model and product structure in the periodic performance test report. A few days ago, inspectors from the Tai'an Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Shandong, while conducting on-site inspection of a batch of pesticide products, discovered a case of inconsistency between goods and certificate. The responsible person reminded exporting enterprises to pay attention to consistency between goods and certificate before declaring exports, to avoid economic losses caused by similar errors

Introduction: In response to the current lack of a national standard for retort-resistant laminated film pouches and uneven product quality, the Haining Packaging and Printing Industry Association and Haining Quality Standards Firm Co., Ltd. jointly proposed the alliance standard project 'Retort-Resistant Laminated Film and Pouches', which was officially launched a few days ago and is planned to be promoted and implemented in more than 8 enterprises. Recently, Haining held a launch meeting for the alliance standard project 'Retort-Resistant Laminated Film and Pouches' for the plastic packaging industry. This alliance standard is for the city's plastic packaging

Introduction: The 'Limits of Pathogenic Bacteria in Foods' officially took effect in July this year. The new standard specifies the indicator limits, limit requirements and testing methods for pathogenic bacteria in foods, which will help control pathogenic bacteria contamination in food and prevent microbial foodborne diseases. The new standard should draw the attention of all food production and packaging enterprises. China's national standard for limits of pathogenic bacteria in foods - 'Limits of Pathogenic Bacteria in Foods' (GB29921-2013) - officially took effect in July this year

Introduction: Recently, the EU issued new regulations amending the requirements for food contact plastic materials and articles, which has had a certain impact on China's food packaging export enterprises. In recent years, countries, especially the EU, have continuously rolled out laws, regulations, standard limits and testing methods related to food contact materials. Recently, the EU issued new regulations amending the requirements for food contact plastic materials and articles. The main revisions are: adding 2 kinds that can be used to manufacture