The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the imports of salmon produced in Chile by Norwegian multinational firm Marine Harvest after a carcinogenic chemical known as crystal violet was detected in a shipment. Crystal violet ...
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The UK government is likely to scrap the plan to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in England and Wales, and instead target loss-leader deals. According to reports, Home Secretary Theresa May will address Members of Parliament this ...
Australia In Australia the e-bike is defined by the Australian Vehicle Standards as a bicycle that has an auxiliary motor with a maximum power output not exceeding 200 W without consideration for speed limits or pedal sensors. Each state ...
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How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
Tags: Packaging, Sustainability, Gateway
US-based plastics solutions provider Enso Plastics has announced two new biodegradable technologies, Enso Renew and Enso Restore, for the Philippines market. The new solutions have been launched in a bid to help manufacturers comply with ...
Tags: Packaging, Enso Plastics, Philippines
Early Monday, a developer announced the release of the first porn app for Google Glass only to learn that Google had banned porn apps for its computerized eyeglasses. MiKandi, an adult app store, created a piece of Glassware that enables ...
Tags: Google Glass, Porn
Apple infringed a Samsung Electronics patent, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a final judgment released Tuesday that bans import into the U.S. of certain AT&T iPhone and iPad models. The patent involves 3G wireless ...
Tags: iPhone, iPad, Samsung Patent
European airlines and airports are facing fundamental changes: The increasing popularity of low-cost carriers and airlines from the Middle East is changing the competitive landscape. Leisure and business travelers' strong price sensitivity ...
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Intellectual property theft, predominantly by Chinese computer hackers, costs the US economy $300bn (£200bn) a year and must be treated as seriously as terrorism. That's according to The Commission on the Theft of American ...
The U.S. International Trade Commission has turned down a request for a ban on Microsoft's Xbox after finding that the gaming device did not infringe a patent owned by Google's Motorola Mobility unit. The ITC's ruling Thursday has ...
Twitter has reached a settlement with Skootle that prohibits the Tennessee-based company from spamming Twitter users' feeds with marketing and other promotional content. The case, which dates back to a lawsuit that Twitter brought against ...
China-based LED lighting firm NVC Lighting Technology has reportedly banned cooperating local distributors from displaying and selling LED products from Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight, and the distributors that violate the ban ...
A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate aims to block imports of products containing U.S. technology stolen online, a move that appears primarily directed at China. Introduced by four senators, the Deter Cyber Theft Act would require the U.S. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
A year before Google's futuristic-looking, computerized eyeglasses are expected to hit the market, they have been banned -- again. A Caesars Palace casino spokesman today told Computerworld that people wearing the Google Glass technology ...
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Preceding days On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, a traditional porridge known as làbāzhōu is served in remembrance "of an ancient festival, called Là, that occurred shortly after the ...
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