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Re:Amazon must remove toxic school supplies, kids’ jewelry f... by ricardobeat on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:49AM (#19875910)
In Brazil there is a national institution (INMETRO) that certifies almost every mass-produced item, with mandatory and voluntary categories, on a budget of ~US$100m/year.

School supplies are in the mandatory group, for obvious reasons.

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Re:Amazon must remove toxic school supplies, kids’ jewelry f... by woliveirajr on Friday May 10, 2019 @07:38AM (#19876819)
They have some criticism from the international community: they are responsible for the official metrology (setting the standards), they regulate the products, they test it for compliance, they do the accreditation for other labs...

A good part of the incoming is from these tests and accreditation.

So, a good amount of conflict of interest.

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