The a2 Milk Company Limited (a2MC) has announced it has achieved approval from regulatory agencies in China to resume shipments of high quality a2 Platinum infant formula. The Company said notification of the successful inclusion of a2 ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Milk
For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
The New Brunswick government in Canada has introduced new laws in a bid to ensure all products that are labeled as organic are in accordance with national standards. With the latest move, all the producers are required to obtain ...
Tags: Food Label, Organic Food
Delivery ceremony of FAW Jiefang 2014 intelligent slag trucks with National 4 emission standards was held in Beijing on June 10, 2014. Senior management from FAW Jiefang Sales Company and New Hongchang Heavy Industry Company and Beijing ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Truck
US natural gas demand could increase by 3 Bcf/d to 10 Bcf/d by 2020 under an expected Environmental Protection Agency plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, analysts said Friday. Using its authority under the Clean Air ...
Tags: Gas Demand, natural gas
The transport industry now has more time to weigh in on the American new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) before it becomes law. And Canadian carriers should be paying attention, too. Although it was introduced in 2011, the U.S. Food ...
Tags: transport industry, Truckers
The proposed Minnesota ban on lead wheel weights for all vehicles within the state, including passenger and commercial vehicles, has passed a final vote in both the state house and state senate and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mark ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Auto
The EU issued three now regulations which now require all existing blinds to be made safe using a retrofit safety device, and all cords and chains to be fitted with a safety device at the point of manufacture. In addition, the new ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, blinds
Food safety, product tracing, and product recalls are currently at the forefront of both government regulations and industry concerns around the world as the industry prepares for new regulations around certain non-food, non-healthcare ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Food safety
Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has developed a new solution that prevents flow of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The new Catcher Board MB12 creates a blocking mechanism across the whole ...
The EU's Food Information Regulation, adopted in September 2011, replaces Food Labelling Regulation, and has been designed to simplify labelling by streamlining existing legislation into a single EU regulation. While it is good news for the ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Food Packaging
Africa's big telecom operators have won a court battle over reducing mobile termination rates, a South African ruling that may have a ripple effect in the region. MTN and Vodacom last month sued the Independent Communications Authority of ...
Tags: Computer Products
The Government of Saskatchewan has approved new trucking regulations that combine rules between Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC through a New West Partnership. "These changes will enable industry to increase efficiency through reduced ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
The exports of garments from Thailand are expected to touch US$ 7.8 billion in 2014, due to signs of global economic recovery, especially in the EU countries, Mrs. Duangkamol Jiambutr, Deputy Director-General of the Department of ...
Tags: Garment Exports, apparel exports, Apparel
Supply chain professionals rarely have a degree in tax law. That's too bad… because understanding international regulations is important and getting more important every day. "As country-level agencies issue regulations and increase ...