Some chefs and bartenders in California are miffed about a new regulation restricting them from handling ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands. At the beginning of January, language in the state's food code changed from directing food ...
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Raising the alarm against deepening income disparities in countries around the world, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) called today for a shift to more inclusive growth patterns – supported by redistributive ...
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Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
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YRC Worldwide Inc. said it has completed $1.15 billion in new financing, including term and asset-backed loans that will reduce borrowing costs by $40 million to $50 million annually and extend debt maturities to 2019. The $700 million ...
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At the end of 2013, Consumer Reports made national headlines by reporting that 97 percent of retail chicken breasts were contaminated with some form of gut bacteria. Granted, not all of those bacteria are likely to make consumers sick, but ...
Tags: Chicken, Apples, Oranges, gut bacteria, Salmonella, Food Safety
Headquartered in Herzebrock, Germany, the company said it's confident of strengthening its successful UK activities from its base in Telford. Craemer UK offers a range of pallet products that range from the lightweight plastic D1 pallet ...
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SafeStretch is designed to make pallet wrapping "not only easier but also much safer for thousands of operators throughout the UK". Wessex Packaging added that the product has an ergonomic, easy-to-grip handle, and an automatic tensioning ...
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Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...
Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy
The acquisition secures a Southern Ireland footprint together with an established Eire customer base for the firm, which has six international offices - including the US, Australia and China as well as its European operations. Equator's ...
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Metsä says Carta Allura has 'exceptional' smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. With high brightness and an attractive visual appearance it creates the right impression when ...
Tags: environmental legislation, cost of energy, EU packaging, packaging waste
The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent sales tax on so-called ...
Tags: Healthy Food, food safety
Investors are second-guessing the underlying strength of the world’s two biggest economies as each faces homegrown challenges. China is still expected to maintain steady growth this year, albeit without the vim it once had. But its ...
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Actega DS has registered a FoodSafe brand for sealant compounds and closures which it will be demonstrating at Interpack 2014. FoodSafefe stands for low-migration (falls short of the global migration limits) and certification for direct ...
Bubble Wrap?was first invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957,with its initial intention to be sold as wallpaper.However,the creators soon realised that it would be a much better alternative to newspaper packaging. This ...
In 2013, Cameroon exported 66,000 tons of cotton to China, showing a decline of 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to the statistics released by Commodafrica, Business in Cameroon reported. Cameroon’s cotton exports to China ...
Tags: Cotton Exports, Textile