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| Issue # | Description | Date | Choose a Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Down is the Future - Down is Green - Down is Renewable Sustainable Natural Saves Energy Saves Money - IDFL Celebrates 30 Years (January 2008) | 01/01/2008 | English |
| 58 | Spotlight on IDFL Managers - IDFL Facts - IDFL Double Testing (December 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 57 | Australia Announces New Down & Feather Labeling Standard - Japan Announces Down Jacket Standards (November 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 56 | Specialty Testing - Solving Unusual Down & Feather Testing Problems - Test Packages Save Money - Testing for Non-Down Fillings - Fabric Testing (October 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 55 | Downproof Challenges and Testing - Air Permeability - Fill Proof Testing for Synthetics - Threadcount Labeling Errors (September 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 54 | Down is Still The Worlds Best Insulation - Light and Warm - Sustainable Renewable - IDFL Facts (August 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 53 | Cleanliness Testing For Down and Feather Products - Down and Feathers are Clean and Safe - How Can a Buyer Make Sure Down is Clean and Safe? - (July 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 52 | IDFB Approves Content Double Testing - IDFB Supervisory Board Meeting Reports - IDFB Facts (June 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 51 | CHINA SEMINAR SOLVING QUALITY PROBLEMS - What is Quality (May 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 50 | Down Jacket and Vest Challenges for Buyers - Why Down is a Great Filling for Outerwear - Value of Product Testing - Non-Down Materials (April 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 49 | IABFLO Approves Law Label Changes for Blended & Chambered Products - Excess Landfowl = Product Failure (March 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 48 | European Down and Feather Standards (February 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 47 | IDFB Approves New Definition of Quill Feathers - Avg Feather Length - Feather Pre-sort - Double Testing (January 2007) | 07/02/2008 | English |
| 46 | Issue 46 | 01/01/2008 | English | Chinese | German |
| 45 | Issue 45 | 01/01/2008 | English | Chinese |
| 44 | Issue 44 | 01/01/2008 | English | German |
| 43 | Issue 43 | 01/01/2008 | English | German |
| 42 | Down is Still The World's Best Insulation - Announcements and 2005 Meetings | 09/05/2005 | English | French | German |
| 27 | Update on Fill Power - Lorch - EN 12130 - Tuble Dry - IDFB 2004 Meeting in Moscow - Does 900 Fill Power Really Exist - Water Rinse - Insulation Factors | 13/11/2003 | English | Chinese | German |
| 26 | USA Labeling Standards Jackets - IABFLO Comments 95/5 Problems - USA Registration Permits - Downproofness - Cleanliness | 29/08/2003 | English | Chinese |
| 25 | IDFL Celebrates 25 Years - Facts on IDFL - Industry Meeting - Update on IDFL Europe | 29/08/2003 | English | German |
| 24 | IDFL Europe Completes First Year of Operation - IDFL Expands Work In China - Update on USA-2000 Labeling Standard - Fabric Downproof Problems | 12/03/2003 | English | Chinese |
| 23 | AD&FS Reaffirms USA Labeling Standards - Good News for Lorch Customers - Threadcount Controversy - Important Down & Feather Websites | 25/02/2003 | English |
| 23 | IDFL News Issue 23 | 25/02/2003 | English |
| 22 | IDFB Meeting in Vancouver - IDFB Lab Workshop - IDFB Technical commission Meeting | 25/02/2003 | English |
| 21 | ADA Reorganized - Labels for Down Jackets - ABFLO's 2002 Meeting | 25/02/2003 | English |
| 20 | Turbidity Oxygen Testing - Specie Testing - Tumble Dry Conditioning - Updates on New USA and European Labeling Standards - NTU Turbidity Unit | 25/02/2003 | English |
| 19 | USA Standards Questions and Timeline (May 2001) | 01/05/2001 | English |
| 18 | Questions for the China Lecture - Questions for USA Labeling Standards | 15/04/2000 | English |
| 18 | European Standards - "Cluster" as the world-wide term for Down - Down and Feather Prices Increase in China (April 2000) | 01/04/2000 | English |
| 17 | Questions and Answers on the New USA Labeling Standards (February 2000) | 01/02/2000 | English |
| 16 | New USA Labeling Standards - Proposed New European Standards (April 1999) | 01/04/1999 | English |
| 15 | Improving Testing Accuracy - Double Testing - Weighing Problems - Training (December 1998) | 01/12/1998 | English |
| 14 | The USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rescinds its Guides for the Feather and Down Products Industry (August 1998) | 01/08/1998 | English |
| 13 | New Specie Test Method - Double Testing (June 1998) | 01/06/1998 | English |
| 12 | Fill Power Conditioning and Accuracy (January 1998) | 01/01/1998 | English |
| 11 | USA-FTC Guidelines - Specie Problems (May 1997) | 01/05/1997 | English |
| 10 | Fill Power Update - Determining Original Fill Power - Recommended Conditioning and Cylinder (January 1997) | 01/01/1997 | English |
| 9 | Finished Product Testing (July 1996) | 01/07/1996 | English |
| 8 | Down & Dust - Oxygen Number vs Turbidity - Other Cleanliness Issues (April 1996) | 01/04/1996 | English |
| 7 | IDFL Turns 18 - Spotlight on The Founder, Wilford Lieber Sr. - Fill Power Update (January 1996) | 01/01/1996 | English |
| 5 | Content Analysis - Explanation - Common Problems (September 1994) | 01/09/1994 | English |
| 4 | Oxygen Number - What is Oxygen Number - Standards (July 1994) | 01/07/1994 | English |
| 3 | Fill Power - What is Fill Power - Variability of Fill Power (April 1994) | 01/04/1994 | English |
| 1 | New Price List Same Day Rush Training Consulting (January 1994) | 01/01/1994 | English |
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