Ecuador has announced a revised proposal that, if accepted, will update its technical regulation for food contact ceramics.

The latest proposal, designated Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE UNEN 010 (2R) – ‘Ceramic Tableware Intended to Come into Contact with Food’, was circulated attached to World Trade Organization (WTO) document no. 20-4675 on July 8, 2020. It has a new structure and contains several important changes, including:

• Revision to existing definitions and addition of new definitions
• Addition of a table detailing the migration requirements for lead and cadmium (see below)
• Mandating the list of information that must be included for labeling requirements.
• Requirements for conformity evaluation procedure (Procedimiento de Evaluación de la Conformidad (PEC)), including:
  • Inspection and sampling
  • Requiring four identical units/samples for testing
  • Product certificate of conformity (CoC)
  • Supplier declaration of conformity (DoC)
  • Test reports recognized by the Ecuadorian Accreditation Service (Servicio de Acreditación Ecuatoriano, SAE)

The table detailing the migration requirements (criteria for 4 units) for lead and cadmium covers:

Lead

• Flatware ≤ 0.8 mg/dm² (average)
• Small Hollowware ≤ 2 mg/l
• Large Hollowware ≤ 1 mg/l
• Storage Hollowware ≤ 0.5 mg/l
• Cups and Mugs ≤ 0.5 mg/l
• Cooking Ware≤ 0.5 mg/l

Cadmium

• Flatware ≤ 0.07 mg/dm² (average)
• Small Hollowware ≤ 0.5 mg/l
• Large Hollowware ≤ 0.25 mg/l
• Storage Hollowware ≤ 0.25 mg/l
• Cups and Mugs ≤ 0.25 mg/l
• Cooking Ware ≤ 0.25 mg/l

The table lists ISO 6486-2 as the standard and ISO 6486-1 or NTE INEN ISO 6486-1 as the test standard.

Ecuador is currently holding a consultation on the proposal. Once approved, Ecuadorian Technical Regulation RTE UNEN 010 (2R) will enter into force six months after it is published in the Official Register, according to the WTO document in Q1 of 2021. It will replace RTE INEN 010:2013 (IR) and Amendments 1, 2 and 3:2014 on food contact ceramics.

SGS Food Contact Material Services

SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Material Services. 

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Trade Glaze is your ultimate partner in keeping your home insulated and secured while helping you save on money. Proudly carrying 25 years of excellent double glazing Herne Bay tradition, the family-owned business offers its services at competitive rates — allowing their clients to enjoy the benefits of double glazing technology without breaking the bank.

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A New Cryptocurrency to Revolutioneze Crypto World: BitcoinPoS - Bitcoin Proof of Stake

While Bitcoin (BTC) is the most popular cryptocurrency on the market, nowadays, it is quite difficult to invest in the coin if you do not have a higher capital status. Mining for Bitcoin is also an expensive venture, as the costs can get very high for hardware, its maintenance and updating. But crypto enthusiasts that missed out when BTC was at a lower price have a new opportunity of investment, Bitcoin Proof of Stake.

BitcoinPoS: A Better Bitcoin

Bitcoin Proof of Stake (BPS) is a new and improved version of the Bitcoin core, as it eliminates the issues faced by its Proof of Work consensus, with the new coin using the more efficient Proof of Stake protocol.

Bitcoin’s Proof of Work is the protocol that manages the issuing of new coins by verifying and approving new transactions. There are, however, some disadvantages when it comes to PoW, as it makes Bitcoin slower in processing times, less scalable, and more prone to centralization.

Bitcoin has many principles that are unique to the crypto world, and by adding Proof of Stake, BPS developers have created a coin which removes the limitations of PoW. Also, if any updates are made to the code of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Proof of Stake will be updated with these new changes.

There are variations of the Proof of Stake models, some more efficient than others. To benefit from the best security and make BPS as resilient as possible to attacks, the developers opted to implement the Mutualized Proof of Stake consensus. MPoS requires a lot of time and money from attackers if they want to breach the network, making it almost impossible for them to do so.

Issuing and Block Reduction

Like Bitcoin, BitcoinPoS can only have a maximum of 21 million BPS. Instead of creating new coins via mining, the BPS network uses staking (holding coins in an active account). In terms of supply management, the BPS protocol reduces the block reward by 25% every 700k blocks, once every 4 years. Bitcoin also has a supply measure that decreases the mining reward, with 50% at the same rate.

What Makes BitcoinPoS Special?

Encourages Decentralization

PoW mining is very competitive, and now it takes a lot of resources for a miner to get the block reward. In contrast, Proof of Stake networks allow users, or validators, to generate new coins by staking a certain amount of coins in an open wallet/account. Staking is considerably less demanding from a computing perspective, meaning users can easily get new BPSs without breaking the bank. Today, only huge mining companies are able to mine Bitcoin, excluding most of the individual crypto enthusiasts that might have wanted to participate. In the BPS network, all users can stake, which means that everyone can join to make the crypto stronger and more decentralized.

Resilience Against 51% Attacks

As a PoW network risks of becoming centralized, there is another security issue that can endanger the entire network. When a person takes control of 51% of the network hashrate, he can do whatever he wants on that blockchain and use all its resources to his own advantage. As BPS is a PoS-based system, the network has added resilience against 51% attacks, as the design of the protocol is based on decentralization, and the attacker would have to spend too much on an attack.

99% Reduction in Power Consumption

The staking process requires significantly less electric energy for producing new coins, consuming 99% less than the mining resources needed to generate a new Bitcoin. 

Friendly to the Environment

Mining Bitcoin is very detrimental to the environment, but as staking Bitcoin PoS requires only a fraction of the energy and resources for mining, it makes BPS greener.

Staking Is Easy and Accessible to Everyone

Many people do not have the funds or the space to buy and house ASIC mining rigs. However, those who own laptops or desktop computers can use it to stake BPS without extra costs.

Bitcoin Proof of Stake (BPS) is the second chance for those that came too late to invest in BTC, as it features the advantages of the world’s number one coin, with the added improvements from its Proof of Stake integration.

Staking on BitcoinPoS - Getting Started   

Staking on Bitcoin Proof of Stake is a simple way of earning passive income. It requires minimal hardware coupled with low electricity costs. Here's how you can start staking BitcoinPoS coins on the blockchain and earn passively. 

• Download Wallet- The first step is to download the BitcoinPoS wallet for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X
• Purchase BitcoinPoS- After downloading the wallet, the next step is to purchase BitcoinPoS from your preferred crypto exchange. BPS has been listed in Coin Tiger,Finexbox and Bilaxy crypto trading platforms.
• Stake Coins- Staking BPS is quite easy and straightforward. Anyone with a computer and a minimum amount of BPS in his wallet can stake. However, if you don’t want to stake on your own and leave the wallet open to generate the rewards, you can use one of the staking pools, which support BPS: StackofStake or MyCointainer. The team is also working on the cold staking feature that should be released in the nearest future. 

Earn Rewards- After staking, start earning rewards based on the amount of staked BitcoinPoS. The rewards are calculated using the MPOS algorithm.

While Bitcoin Proof of Stake uses a proof of stake mechanism, the Bitcoin PoS still keeps up with upgrades to the Bitcoin network. Any upgrade made by the developers are added to the Bitcoin PoS blockchain. Today, the coin is tradable on crypto exchanges; it has a market price of USD 89.07 according to data on CoinMarketCap. It has a market cap of $308,995,384 and it is ranked at 40 by market cap in the world but actual raking on coinmarketcap.com is 205 because of their raking systems.

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Boston, MA and Marion, MA, Aug 5, 2020 -- South Coast Improvement Company (SCIC), a design-build general contractor serving New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, was recently tabbed to renovate the iconic Hood Milk Bottle that stands between the Children’s Museum and Fort Point Channel at 308 Congress Street in Boston. The project was awarded to the Marion, MA. -based company in July and will begin in early August.

In its 50-plus year history, the historic Hood Milk Bottle, which stands 40-feet high and 20-feet wide, served as an ice cream store in Taunton, Mass. before being purchased by Hood and transported to the Children’s Museum in 1977. South Coast Improvement will give the facility a much needed facelift to better withstand the conditions in Fort Point Channel, in addition to a complete renovation of the interior.

“The Hood Milk Bottle is one of Boston’s Top 10 landmarks and is an actual historic landmark to boot. That calls for a renovation that utilizes historical products,” said Tom Quinlan, president of South Coast Improvement Company. “We’re honored to have been selected to revive this icon and can’t wait get started.”

The architect for the project is Wessling Architects of Quincy, Mass. The project includes stripping the exterior down to the frame and installing new insulation, sheathing, siding, windows and doors. The interior will receive new plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, as well as a makeover so the facility can once again serve ice cream.

Funds for the project were donated by Hood’s owners as a gift to the Children’s Museum.

“Hood is proud of our longstanding partnership with Boston Children’s Museum and look forward to the restoration of the iconic Milk Bottle,” said Lynne Bohan, vice president of communications at HP Hood, in a statement.

A completion date is set for early fall.

About South Coast Improvement Company:
Based in Marion, MA. with a satellite office in Reading, PA, South Coast Improvement Company is a recognized leader in providing building and renovation services to a client base of senior living, healthcare, education, hospitality, institutional and retail clients located along the Eastern Seaboard. South Coast Improvement Company’s services include: Preconstruction analysis, Construction Management, General Contracting, Design/Build services, Capital Improvement, Building Envelope Improvements, and Interior Renovations.

For more information, please call 508-748-6545 or visit http://southcoastimprovement.com/.

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