So failure to achieve labeling could be the Company's Swan Song. Dewey -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hernefjord Ingemar Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:54 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Is Brian allowed to boast? Brian, When you read aboat solvents, cleaners, detergents and other chemicals, you easily become depressed. Everything seems to be more or less harmful to our environment. Best would be, if we could just use water and add little soap. In the northern countries, there is a mutual agreement for avoiding bad chemicals in the daily used products. It's called 'SWAN' marking. When you see that label on a schampoo or a can of paint, a preserve, clothings, anything and all, you are assured that the harmful ingredients are at a minimum level or are not actual at all in that product. It's not easy to get the 'SWAN' marking, because you have to be qualified against a huge list of requirements. Like the camel's passing a needles's eye. I know you can't give an answer on the following question, but still I'm curious about your comment. How many similar marking systems do we have on this planet? Furthermore, is there a international equivalence? Inge http://www.svanen.nu/DocEng/065e.pdf --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------