SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 (TNSPer) -- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco issued the following news release: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the "Museums") announced five new staff appointments. * Abram Jackson, Director of Interpretation * Devin Malone, Director of Public Programs and Community Engagement * Beth Szuhay, Head of Textiles Conservation * Courtney Jones, Manager of Diversity and Inclusion * Sarah Mackay, Assistant curator, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 2 (TNSJou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Dielle Lundberg, SPH alum and research fellow in the Department of Global Health, is collaborating with a team of researchers at Boston College who are using art, education, and research to tackle the environmental injustices of textile pollution. * * * By Jillian McKoy The fast fashion boom of recent decades has accelerated the pace at which consumers buy and dispose of thei  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 5 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release: In order to create a toxic-free environment and a truly circular economy, MEPs want stricter limits on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste. Following a on Monday, Parliament on Tuesday adopted its negotiating position for new rules on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and the management of waste containing them, with 506 votes in favour, 68 against and 49 abstentions. As POPs do not disappear   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: Name of Product: Children's Robes Hazard: The children's robes fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 05, 2022 Units: About 44,600 Consumer Contact: Linum Home Textiles toll-free at 855-933-0300 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at recall@linumhometextiles.com  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 5 -- The Journal of Materials Science, a journal that says it features techniques for studying the relationships between structure, processing, properties and performance of materials, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 57, No. 18 edition: * Adsorption of diatomic gas molecules on transition-metal-decorated GeC monolayers * Anatase titania as magnesium host in Mg ion rechargeable battery with magnesium perchlorate/ethylmagnesium bro  more

MILTON, England, May 4 -- The Journal of the Textile Institute, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features science, engineering, economics, management and design related to the textile industry and the use of fibres in consumer and engineering applications, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 113, Issue 5 edition: Research Articles: * An innovative design of planar fabric structure with transversely isotropic properties * Contactless measurement of fabric thick  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that Kohl's Inc. (Kohl's) and Walmart Inc. (Walmart) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and $3 million in civil penalties, respectively, in as part of settlements to resolve allegations that Kohl's and Walmart violated the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (Textile Act) and associated rules (Textile Rules) and the Fede  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNStalk) -- The National Council of Textile Organizations issued the following statement: * * * National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas, representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fiber through finished sewn products, issued a statement on the U.S. Trade Representative's statutory four-year review of the China 301 tariffs. Statement from NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas: "We have long advocated for the 301 penalty tariffs to rem  more

OXFORD, England, May 2 -- Past and Present, a peer-reviewed journal from the Past and Present Society that says it features social and cultural change, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2022 edition: Articles: * Peasants, Market Exchange and Economic Agency in North-Western Iberia, c.850-c.1050 * Transforming the Urban Space: Catholic Survival Through Spatial Practices in Post-Reformation Utrecht * Cotton Textiles and the Industrial Revolution in a Global Context  more