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The Stock Market Debut of Coupons.com Brought out Bargain-Seekers on Friday

Mar 6, 2014

The stock market debut of Coupons.com brought out bargain-seekers on Friday, shooting the online discount firm up a stunning 87 percent. The digital coupon firm, which raised $168 million in its public offering, had doubled at one point ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics

Design for Strongbow's Citrus Edge Is Created by Bulletproof

Mar 5, 2014

Bulletproof were awarded the project by the brand's owner Heineken in April 2013 based on the strength of their existing relationship with the Strongbow UK brand team. Bulletproof were tasked with creating a modern, yet masculine design ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

The Organisation Is Confident of Reaching a 46% Aluminium Packaging Recycling Target

Mar 5, 2014

The organisation, representing the aluminium packaging producers, reprocessors, foil converters, can makers, fillers and brand owners in the UK, is confident of reaching a 46% aluminium packaging recycling target. However, despite ...

Tags: Aluminium Packaging, Printing, Packaging

Smartphones and Tablets Rank Among The Top Five Devices

Mar 5, 2014

Smartphones rank among the top technology products owned and/or used, and both smartphones and tablets rank among the top five devices used to connect to the Internet across all the countries surveyed in the Consumer Electronics ...

Tags: Smartphones, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Devices

The Study Accelerates The Development of Even More Advanced Electronics and Small Sensors

Mar 5, 2014

When a piece of gift-wrapping tape sticks to itself, it's frustrating, but when small parts in a microgear or micromotor stick together, an electronic device may not work well, if at all. Researchers now report in the journal ACS Applied ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

8.7 Million Pounds of Meat Processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,

Mar 4, 2014

Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...

Tags: Rancho Feeding Corporation, Beef Investigation, Beef

The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Is a Global, Third Party Certification for Textiles

Mar 3, 2014

The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is a global, third party certification for textiles and apparel that ensures these products are tested for more than 300 substances used in textile production that are considered to be dangerous to human health. ...

Tags: Oeko-Tex, Extractable&Total Lead Content

The Range Was Developed in Collaboration with Marks and Spencer

Feb 27, 2014

The range was developed in collaboration with Marks and Spencer, and will be sold exclusively in M&S stores and online. Featuring 13 products, the range is aimed at women with colour-treated hair and includes both shampoo and conditioner, ...

Tags: colour-treated hair, modern design, Simplicity

NxStage Medical Reported Record Financial Results

Feb 27, 2014

NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today reported record financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, that include revenue slightly above its ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

Temperature Fluctuations Have a Negative Effect on Vegetable

Feb 27, 2014

A new study has found that fluctuations in temperature during transportation and retail sale of leafy greens negatively impacts both the product's quality and microbial safety. In a study published in the February issue of Journal of Food ...

Tags: Fluctuating Temperatures, E.Coli

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Has Published Nine Warning

Feb 27, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published nine warning letters it issued to food manufacturers and processors at the end of January and the start of February. Orth Farms of Eaton, NY, B & E Dairy of Barstow, CA, and Hillegass ...

Tags: FDA, Warning Letters, Food Manufacturers

The Green Chile Might Be Contaminated with Low Levels of The Potentially Deadly Listeria

Feb 26, 2014

Frozen, not-ready-to-eat green chile sold at most retail grocery stores in the the Southwest were recalled Tuesday by the manufacturer, Albuquerque-based Bueno Foods. In its uncooked, raw state, the green chile might be contaminated ...

Tags: Bueno Foods, green chile, Food

A CAGR of 10% in Africa Has Largely Been Driven by The Nigerian Market

Feb 19, 2014

Its latest soft drinks research found this growth has been fuelled by health concerns towards the lack of safe drinking water across many African countries, combined with rising consumer incomes. In the last five years, growth levels have ...

Tags: Packaged Water Market, Packaging, Printing

December Housing Starts Dropped 16%, The Largest Decline Since February 2011

Feb 19, 2014

December housing starts dropped 16%, the largest decline since February 2011, the Commerce Department said Feb. 19. Starts fell to an annual rate of 888,000 units in January from a revised 1.05 million pace in December. Economists had ...

Tags: Housing industry, Construction

Journalists Have Long Used The Term "Thumbsucker" to Describe a Piece

Feb 16, 2014

Journalists have long used the term "thumbsucker" to describe a piece that was usually fairly long and obvious yet still pulled together some story that was worth telling but didn't have to be told today. "Schedule that thumbsucker from ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

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