French authorities have found 57 tons of banned mutton at the French company Spanghero, which was earlier implicated in the horsemeat scandal. Spanghero operates a factory in Castelnaudary, near Toulouse, in south-west France. The meat ...
The toy industry is slowly warming to the Harlem Shake internet sensation. First we had the Bananagrams team do the Harlem Shake, now a bunch of toys have joined in. Online retailer Find Me a Gift has kicked off a competition featuring ...
Informal, flexible, technology and capable of expressing a strong personality: these are the characteristics of the house today, for the living area that favors large-scale sofas equipped to accommodate tools or objects of entertainment, ...
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Historic textile mill Hainsworth has been invited to take part in the world’s largest showcase of wool. The Campaign for Wool launches Wool House this week, which will be open for free to the public from March 13-24. Wool House ...
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Leather furniture is made using many different types of leather that are created using different processes.That is what accounts for the different look,feel and quality of leather furniture,and ultimately even how to clean it. Leather ...
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Starting Out Right From the time we start preparing a room for a new baby, we are making choices about the child's environment. Many people get ready for a new child by painting, papering, and carpeting a baby's room with conventional ...
No stranger to agriculture, the eighth plague of Exodus is back, but at least not over American crop fields. Sometimes described as “hell from above,” Egypt and the Middle East have been hit with a massive swarm of locusts some ...
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In the highly popular British drama "Downton Abbey," the fictional character Michael Crawley undertakes to modernize the estate and make it more efficient and sustainable. A modernizing improvement has occured on the estate on real life: ...
PROPPER INTERNATIONAL announces the STL Shirt, the first tactical shirt on the market made entirely with technical stretch fabric. Part of the LS1 collection, the STL Shirt combines tactical functionality with premium details to offer ...
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The horsemeat scandal has caught big retailers “with the their underwear down” and it was still too early to predict the full implications of the crisis, a leading food policy commentator has told FoodManufacture.co.uk. ...
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Despite the precision mechanics and computerization of modern agriculture, dogs are a part of farming and as it turns out, probably always have been. In an industry increasingly reliant on complex technology, dogs still herd sheep; watch ...
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More than 160 people from all levels of the supply chain traveled to New Orleans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tencel®, Austria-based Lenzing AG's sustainable lyocell fiber derived from wood pulp. The "Tencel@20" seminar included ...
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PROPPER INTERNATIONAL announces PROPPER LS1, a new product line designed for the tactical athlete to enhance movement and performance. Inspired by high-intensity athletic wear, the nine new garments in this collection boast maximum mobility ...
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Thousands of consumers surveyed across four European Union countries have said they want country of origin labelling on more foods. An average of 70% of consumers surveyed in France, Austria, Poland and Sweden believe country of origin ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that horses that have been treated with the drug phenylbutazone or bute are not allowed to enter the food chain. The agency will conduct checks in slaughterhouses in order to ensure that horses ...
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