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NEWS ABOUT: quality control

quality control stories: 4 news summaries

Are Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Junk?

Buyers complain that some eco-lights last hours, not years

Mar 28, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Compact fluorescent light bulbs cost a little more than regular bulbs, but they’re supposed to last for 10,000 hours, cut your electric bill, and, incidentally, help save the planet. But buyers are finding a disturbing number of bulbs that last hours, not years, the New York Times ... More »

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compact fluorescent bulbs • Department of Commerce • quality control • light bulbs

Worker Told Bosses: We Need to Clean This Place

'I did see roaches and rodents,' employee says

Feb 6, 09 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - At least one employee alerted management to the sanitation problems at a Georgia peanut plant linked to the deadly salmonella outbreak, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I used to tell them all of the time, ‘We need to shut down and really clean this place,’” said Anne... More »

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food safety • salmonella • inspection • quality control • employee • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America

Musicians Plug Upgrades
to Flat-Sounding Digital

'Unacceptable quality compromises' key move to improved downloads, CDs

Jun 4, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Musicians dissatisfied with the sound of digital media are releasing albums as higher-quality downloads, on high-definition DVDs and even on vinyl, USA Today reports. Last year, Amazon and iTunes agreed to boost the quality of their MP3s, but some groups are using even better versions to eliminate what Neil Young... More »

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music • music downloads • CDs • quality control • Neil Young • MP3s • vinyl

China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

Beijing calls for global quality-control reforms

Aug 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - China got off the latest shot in the war over substandard imports, reporting today it had found tiny worms in wooden packaging and substandard vitamins and children’s fish oil imported from the US. Simultaneously, China unveiled a wide-ranging recall system for its own exports that requires manufacturers to stop... More »

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China • international trade • imports • exports • recall • Mattel • quality control

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