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Corrections log- 2026-10-14SafetyAll 69 chemical records re-checked against ECHA's classification data. Four records gained warnings that ECHA's official labelling carries…
- 2026-10-14Developers21 developer records re-checked against the makers' own sheets. Capacity, bath sequence and keeping times were corrected where the sheet…
- 2026-10-13DataSixteen developer records checked against the makers' and recipe authors' own sheets. Ilford ID-11, Microphen, Perceptol and DD-X now show…