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Pakistan's Textile Exports to EU Will Be Exported Duty Free From January 1, 2014
Jan 2, 2014As per Annex-IX of the EU Regulation-978, the entire textiles and clothing products i.e. HS chapter 50 to 63 are included in GSP Plus Scheme and will be exported duty free from January 1, 2014 although the official Notification will be ...
Tags: Textile Exports, EU
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N.H. Has Become The Latest State to Adopt a Law for Commercial Drivers
Jan 2, 2014New Hampshire has become the latest state to adopt a law that prohibits commercial drivers from sending text messages from behind the wheel, the Associated Press reported. Effective Jan. 1, drivers caught texting while operating a moving ...
Tags: New Hampshire, commercial drivers, texting
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China's Principal Quality Watchdog Quarantined Authorities Disqualified 63 Imported Food
Dec 31, 2013China's principal quality watchdog announced that quarantine authorities disqualified 63 batches of imported food last month. The disqualifications were mainly in 14 food products including sugar, wine and biscuits, and involved microbial ...
Tags: imported food
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FDA Was Busy in 2013, Especially When It Came to The Food Safety Modernization Act
Dec 30, 2013The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was busy in 2013, especially when it came to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). As the year draws to a close,?Food Safety News decided to take a look back at the agency's comings and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Indian State Grants Permission to Ban Sale of Junk Food-Items Packed in Plastic Material
Dec 30, 2013Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted permission to the state government to ban the sale of junk food-items packed in non-biodegradable and plastic material. The new law is expected to come into effect from 26 January 2014. Under ...
Tags: Plastic Package, Food Products
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DOC Has Ruled That Duties Leveled on OTR Tires Exported to The United States From China
Dec 27, 2013The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has ruled that duties leveled on OTR tires exported to the United States from China under a previous countervailing duty order will remain in place. As published recently in the Federal ...
Tags: Auto Parts, tyre, tire
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Senators Urged Tom Vilsack to Push for Broad Market Access for U.S. Pork in The Countries
Dec 27, 2013A group of U.S. senators are urging U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to push for broad market access for U.S. pork in the countries that are part of the current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ...
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Pakistan, Turkey Agrees to Conclude Pakistan-Turkey PTA by The First Half of 2014
Dec 27, 2013Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif have agreed to conclude Pakistan-Turkey Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) by the first half of 2014. This was announced after the end of the ...
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Indian Govt Has Set a Target of Modernizing 2.3 Million Powerlooms ; Textiles Minister
Dec 27, 2013The Government of India has set a target of modernizing 2.3 million powerlooms in the next few years, Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao said after inaugurating a powerloom modernization project at Sircilla in Karimnagar district of Andhra ...
Tags: Indian Govt, Powerlooms
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Routine Costs, Not Law, Lead to Most New Increases
Dec 27, 2013Although many blame the health law for all recent health care cost increases, trends that bump up the cost of care were in place before the law was enacted and are being driven up even more by routine costs, some say. Kaiser Health News: ...
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The Fumbled Debut of The Affordable Care Act, Often Dubbed Obamacare
Dec 26, 2013As 2013 nears to a close, the year's top health news story -- the fumbled debut of the Affordable Care Act, often dubbed Obamacare -- continues to grab headlines. The Obama administration had high hopes for its health-care reform package, ...
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FSA in The U.K. Published Its Forward Evidence Plan for 2014
Dec 26, 2013Last week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the U.K. published its Forward Evidence Plan for 2014, outlining priorities for the coming year. The plan is meant to draw the attention of potential research funders and inform stakeholders. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Food Safety
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Can One Person Accelerate The Adoption of Electric Vehicles?
Dec 26, 2013Can one person accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles? Sure, if he's Elon Musk. But what about one more typical person, who doesn't run a car company? Sven Thesen thinks that answer is yes. He calls himself an EV evangelist and ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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Caution Is Required When Using Portable Bed Rails,as They Put People at Risk for Falling
Dec 26, 2013Caution is required when using portable bed rails because they put people at risk for falling or becoming trapped, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Portable bed rails attach to a normal, adult-sized bed, often by sliding a ...
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Spanish Ministry of Health Has Issued a Decree in Native Time on December 18th
Dec 25, 2013According to Spanish National TV report, Spanish Ministry of Health has issued a decree in native time on December 18th, the rule forbids smoking e-cigarette in public places. It opens new round nonsmoking activities in Europe countries. ...
Tags: E-Cigarette, E Cigarette
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