Haiti’s apparel sector has just got a shot in the arm. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has decided to invest $4 million to help The Willbes Haitian S.A., a subsidiary of South Korea-based ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, IFC, knits, sweaters, woven products, microfibers
Toshiba Tec Corporation displayed its latest solutions for the retail industry like Recommend system, Digital Receipt system and RFID at Decoded Fashion held in Japan on July 9, 2015. Decoded Fashion is a top global event connecting ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled uncooked stuffed chicken products of No Name and Barber Foods brands from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination. Driven by a recall in another country, the recall ...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients, in a move to ease food products approval process in the country. The move, which follows the recent Maggi food scare, ...
Tags: FSSAI, food manufacture, food additives, food ingredients
Researchers have showcased their solutions for easier detection of salmonella in food, as part of the US Food and Drug Administration's first Food Safety Challenge. The winning solution will get cash reward of $400,000. The Purdue ...
Tags: food safety, semiconductor, agriculture, food manufacture
The commerce and industry ministry has launched the facility for online payment of application fees through credit or debit cards and other electronic fund transfers, according to a government statement. The facility of online payment was ...
Tags: textile manufacture, DGFT
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has agreed to help Autogrill in reducing food waste and losses. The three-year deal will see FAO provide Autogrill with tools to track and cut food losses and waste throughout its ...
Tags: FAO, food waste, waste reduction
While many use meal replacement shakes as a weight loss tool, how effective are they in helping us to shed the kilos? Losing weight can be really, really tough. So it’s no surprise that there’s big money to be made in weight ...
Cargill has invested $4m to expand its ability to serve farmer customers with crop inputs, such as seed and fertilizer. The project is expected to be completed in time for the 2016 crop year. "In the past, we shared storage space in ...
Tags: crop inputs, agriculture, seed, fertilizer
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
Tags: food manufacture, FSSAI, packaged pulses, wheat, canned fruits
The government has sought to allay fears of traders over "complexities" of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with finance minister Arun Jaitley saying that the proposed taxation system will end the cobweb of various taxes and "miseries" ...
Tags: textile manufacture, GST
In a change of course just six months after announcing an end to subsidies for its cotton farmers, Egypt has stopped all cotton imports in a bid to assist the production and marketing of the local crop, according to media reports. Egypt ...
Tags: cotton manufacture, cotton imports
On June 18, the DOC issued a preliminary All-China rate of 363.31%, which would apply to all Chinese manufacturers that do not qualify for a lower separate duty rate. This rate would apply to shipments made from April 1, 2014 through Sept. ...
Tags: DOC, melamine products
Legislation that would update state vehicle and traffic laws for e-bikes remains alive in California, but has floundered in New York, where advocates are now focused on broadening support ahead of another push next year, according to ...
The paintistanbul & Turkcoat International Congress has issued a Call for Papers. The congress takes place at the Gorrion Hotel in Istanbul March 22-23, 2016. Paintistanbul & Turcoat International Congress is being held in Turkey, and ...
Tags: chemicals, paintist bull