The UK Government plans to make changes in the labeling of medicines issued under the National Health Service (NHS), to let the patients realize that the cost of the medicines and discourage wastage. The new labels will include the ...
Tags: medicines labeling, Packaging
Wool Packaging Company will open its new packaging unit at Stone in Staffordshire, UK, next month. Woolcool claims to extend an eco-friendly alternative to polymers for the food and pharmaceutical industries by using wool for packaging. ...
Wholesale prices fall from the boom years as oversupply hits the industry Tumbling prices have left the traditional Chinese medicine industry in poor health. Finding the cure will not be easy. Oversupply, poor planning and increased ...
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey last night handed down the government’s 2015 – 2016 budget with some surprises and minor wins for some people in the food sector. The government has stepped away from the harsher politically ...
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Online shopping has arrived in North Korea, though it's as isolated from the rest of the world as the country itself, and the vast majority of North Koreans lack the technology to use it. The state-run site, called Okryu, offers a range ...
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China will lift price controls on most medicines starting from June 1, the country's economic planner said on Tuesday. Medicine prices will be decided by the market, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in an online ...
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The standing committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) has amended the 2009 Food Safety Law in a bid to strengthen food security in the country, after a string of food safety violations in recent years. Xinhua reported ...
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Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
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ACCC attacks government’s Competition Review recommendations, while other sectors respond The recommendations published this week in the Harper Competition Review Final Report have been largely welcomed by industry and regulators. ...
Tags: ACCC, Recommendations, Food
The health ministry of India has developed a track and trace mechanism that will enable consumers to check the authenticity of a drug with the help of the internet. The move comes after allegations from some international markets that ...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott began waging a war against red tape, even launching a website dedicated to the notion. The deregulation of the country’s medical device and pharmaceutical industries has been included in that ...
Tags: Medical Device, Medicine
Published by Elaine, February 13, 2015 The Canton Fair, which full name is China Import and Export Fair has been the most important, most influential, one of the largest China’s trade fairs since the spring of 1957 in Guangzhou, ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has expanded its portfolio for the serialisation of pharmaceutical packaging to help drug manufacturers comply with potential legislation changes about to be introduced by governments round the globe in the fight ...
China has agreed to cut some of the bureaucracy that delays sales of medical devices and medicines made in the United States, the U.S. commerce secretary announced. Following bilateral trade talks between the two nations, Commerce ...
Tags: Medical devices, Medicines
Over half (53%) of life sciences and healthcare manufacturers prioritise quality assurance over cost in selecting their supply chain partner, and the industry is on the fence (48% vs. 52%) about whether the pharmaceutical industry will soon ...
Tags: Healthcare, Service