Scottish government is set to launch a new food safety regulator, Food Standards Scotland (FSS), which will takeover the operations carried out by UK organization, the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The announcement comes as Food (Scotland) ...
Tags: food safety, Food, Agriculture, Drink
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has begun public consultation on its draft guidelines on sugar intake, which recommends that sugars should be less than 10 per cent of total energy intake per day, but that reduction to below 5 per cent ...
New Zealand government is set to introduce a proposal to make electronic stability control (ESC) mandatory in new and used light vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet Currently under public consultation, ESC is a vehicle safety ...
Tags: Light Vehicles, ESC Technology
A group comprised of 17 oil and gas companies has established a project for joint seismic acquisition in the southeastern Barents Sea. Statoil is the operator of the project. At the request of the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss has announced an independent review of aviation safety regulation in Australia. “This announcement delivers on one of the key commitments ...
Tags: air, regulation, review
The National Transport Commission is encouraging members of the heavy vehicle industry to register to attend upcoming public consultation forums on draft options for new heavy vehicle charges to apply from 1 July 2014. “Following ...
Tags: registration, open, heavy, vehicle, public, consultation, forum
Royal Nickel Corporation ("RNC") (TSX: RNX) is pleased announce it is the recipient of the 2013 e3 Plus Award, an annual award given by the AEMQ (Quebec Association of Mineral Exploration). The e3 Plus Award recognizes a company for its ...
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The REACH Regulation requests ECHA to submit the annual update of CoRAP for the Member States to consider. The plan addresses substances that are suspected of posing risks to human health or the environment. The substance evaluation ...
Some of the changes that can be expected in the next edition of Part L of the Building Regulations have been announced at a launch event hosted by BRE in Watford. At the event, it was confirmed that the minimum luminaire initial efficacy ...
Bill Bennett, BC's minister of energy and mines and minister responsible for Core Review, directed BC Hydro to release its draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and undertake a final round of consultation with First Nations, key stakeholders ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Protection of consumer rights still varies greatly between EU countries. Only 35% of Europeans are confident buying online from sellers in other EU countries and seven out of ten consumers do not know what do to when they receive products ...
Tags: Single Market, Consumers
The effectiveness of the Chain of Responsibility (COR) regime under the Heavy Vehicle National Law is discussed in an issues paper available for public consultation. Under the COR regime, specified parties in the supply chain, including ...
Tags: Service
With an eye on next year's European elections, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday called on the European Parliament to support her longstanding plans to end roaming charges and guarantee net neutrality. Though contrary ...
Tags: Computer Products
April 18, 2013 - ATCO Electric has received the 2013 Richard G. Forbis award for its Historical and Archaeological Resource Protection Plan implemented during construction of the Hanna Region Transmission Development project. The award was ...
Tags: ATCO Electric, Electronics
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - A roving exhibition organised by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) with the aim of encouraging public participation in glass bottle recycling moved to the ground floor of Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay today ...
Tags: Roving Exhibition, Glass Bottle