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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

Economic Prospects Are Good in Asia

Feb 25, 2014

The international monetary fund predicted recently, economic growth rate will reach 6.5% this year in Asian emerging markets, much higher than 2% in developed economies. The China, US, Europe and Japan will have a good performance this ...

Tags: Economic, Asia Economic

Singapore Economy Expanded by 5.5% in The Fourth Quarter

Feb 24, 2014

According to DBS, the economy expanded by 5.5% YoY in the fourth quarter, exactly in line with its above consensus forecast (Consensus: 5.2%). Here’s more: In sequential terms, the economy surged by 6.1% QoQ saar. Overall, the ...

Tags: construction sectors

China's Auto Production Is The First in The World

Feb 24, 2014

The China association of automobile manufacturers announced, China's car production hit a high record in 2013, and topped the global first once again, also became the only one exceeding 20 million vehicles. There will be great changes in ...

Tags: Auto Production, Auto, Transportation, Auto Parts

China's True Economic Strength Is No Easy Task

Feb 21, 2014

China reported robust exports for January, but assessing the nation’s true economic strength is no easy task. The Lunar New Year holidays that began at the end of January apparently created an export surgeA transient variation in the ...

Tags: Export Data, economic strength

The Industrial Value-Added Output in 2014 Is Expected to Increase by 9.5 Percent

Feb 20, 2014

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has stated that the industrial value-added output of large-scale Chinese enterprises in 2014 is expected to increase by 9.5 percent year on year, slightly lower than the growth ...

Tags: Value-Added Output, Mineral

In January,China's PPI Decreased by 1.6% Year on Year and Was Down 0.1% Month on Month

Feb 20, 2014

In January this year, China's producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.6 percent year on year and was down 0.1 percent month on month, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on February 14. Meanwhile, in ...

Tags: China's PPI, economy

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

Tata Steel Group Issues Its Group Financial Results Including Tata Steel Europe for The Q3

Feb 19, 2014

India-headquartered steel giant Tata Steel Group has issued its group financial results including Tata Steel Europe for the third quarter and the first nine months ended December 31 of the financial year 2013-14. Tata Steel Group recorded ...

Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Stronger-Than-Expected Growth in China's Foreign Trade Last Month Has Surprised The Market

Feb 19, 2014

Stronger-than-expected growth in China's foreign trade last month has surprised the market and prompted many analysts to look for further hints of underlying economic strength. China's foreign trade volume climbed 10.3 percent year on ...

Tags: China's Trade, trade surplus