In order to keep up with demand for hand sanitizer, particularly in the health care space, the FDA has temporarily relaxed its restrictions on fuel- and technical-grade ethanol, and the amount of certain impurities present in the production process. These are temporary rules aimed at increasing hand sanitizer availability while demand remains sky high…
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EPA Says Tennessee’s Face Masks Are Safe to Use After All
Yesterday, we reported that the Tennessee government had told everyone to wait to wear the free masks it spent $8.2 million on, after concerns arose that an antimicrobial material used in production could be harmful to people. Thankfully, the pause didn’t take too long, and the result is that the masks are, in fact, safe to wear…
Read MoreTennessee Suspends Distribution of $8.2M in Face Masks That May Contain Harmful Material
The Tennessee government spent $8.2 million dollars in May on face masks manufactured by a sock company. A month later, they state is telling citizens to stop using them for now, as they may contain a harmful amount of an antimicrobial material…
Read MoreBay Area Screen Printer Says Authorities Seized Mask Shipment Intended for Protestors
An Oakland screen printer said that authorities seized a shipment of branded face masks intended for those protesting police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. The masks, which read “Stop Killing Black People,” were purchased by the nonprofit Movement for Black Lives for protestors in four cities, but reportedly never made it that far…
Read MoreUpdate 6/5: New Paycheck Protection Program Guidelines to Allow Spending Flexibility, Extend Rehiring Deadlines
This week, the Senate passed a bill that would change the way small businesses can spend federal loans they received during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as extending deadlines relating to rehiring and loan forgiveness. Today, the president signed the legislation into law. The legislation, amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), giving small-business recipients the…
Read MorePM Screen Time: How Versa Printing Struck Gold With Its Quarantine-Themed Loteria Game
With business slowed to a near-stop at the start of the coronavirus shutdowns, Versa Printing created its own quarantine-themed version of Loteria, the game of chance. A few weeks later, the company has sold 20,000 units, keeping the lights on, the presses running and its staff at work…
Read MoreParades and Celebrations May Be Canceled, But Pride Month Merch Is Booming
This year’s Pride Month looks a little different, as parades and celebrations in cities all over the U.S. will have to be put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns. But it hasn’t stopped spirit and shows of support from home. Apparel and footwear companies big and small have been selling a…
Read MoreA New UFC Apparel Deal Could Change Sponsorship, Apparel for Fighters
Reebok’s $70 million sponsorship deal with the UFC has apparently been a point of contention with UFC fighters, due to the fact that the contract states that they can’t wear other companies’ logos at UFC events. That means they can’t get royalties from their other sponsors.
Read MoreElon Musk Says ‘Probably’ to Replica Astronaut Suits, ‘Sure’ to Model Rockets as SpaceX Merch
If you give Elon Musk credit for literally nothing else, you simply must hand it to the guy for being tuned in on social media (for better or worse). In this case, it’s for the better, since he seems to have heard the cries of space travel fanatics and has promised some upcoming SpaceX merch, delivered in classic Elon fashion…
Read MoreStarbucks Merchandise Is Selling Like Crazy (But Starbucks Won’t See a Dime of It)
Orders of Starbucks merch on some reseller sites have increased by more than 100 since most states and cities went on lockdown in March. But with no online store of its own and a lot of customers still without the option of going into physical locations, Starbucks is missing out on a huge amount of potential revenue from merchandise sales…
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