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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wants More Ethanol in The Nation's Fuel Supply

Aug 1, 2013

Do you see ethanol-related damage on the vehicles you repair? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants more ethanol in the nation's fuel supply. The U.S. Supreme Court is backing the EPA. The EPA has mandated that ethanol usage in ...

Tags: Auto Parts

This Week It Has Been Revealed 2013 Targets Set by The Fsa to Reduce Campylobacter Levels

Jul 31, 2013

This week it has been revealed the 2013 targets set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to reduce campylobacter levels in chicken have not been hit. The FSA targets aimed to decrease the number of contaminated birds in the UK from 27% to 19% ...

Tags: Packaging Innovation, Eradicate Campylobacter

The Revised TPD Will Also Outlaw Smaller Pouches of Roll-Your-Own Tobacco

Jul 31, 2013

The “No Thank EU” campaign gives retailers and consumers the opportunity to register their opposition to the proposed regulations that include a ban on menthol cigarettes and 10-packs. The revised Tobacco Products Directive ...

Tags: EU Tobacco Directive, Smokers

Lies Associated with Social Media I Would Like to Think There Are Some Definite Positives

Jul 31, 2013

How do we promote ag by the numbers? Agriculture waiting on Silicon Valley moment I don't pick it, pull it, pluck it, plow it or plant it For all the faults, lies and downright lies associated with social media I would like to think there ...

Tags: American agriculture, challenges

A Talk Revealing Security Shortcomings of Network Systems Will Be Presented

Jul 31, 2013

A talk promising to reveal security shortcomings of modern cars’ electronic network systems will be presented at the DefCon 21 hacking conference in Las Vegas next month. To be presented by Twitter security engineer Charlie Miller ...

Tags: Car Security

European Union and Japan Began Negotiations on a Bilateral Free Trade Agreement

Jul 30, 2013

In March 2013 the European Union and Japan began negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement. In the framework of a study entitled: "Economic effects of a free trade agreement between Japan and the EU" researchers from the Ifo ...

Tags: Free Trade Agreement, Promotes Productivity, economy

A Dragnet in Central China's Henan Province Finally Closed in on Li Mingzhong

Jul 30, 2013

After eluding police for 10 days last year, a dragnet in central China’s Henan province finally closed in on Li Mingzhong, the head of a BOC Fullerton Community Bank branch who had absconded with more than US$16 million in rural ...

Tags: Village Banks, Privatization

Farmer Guilty of Defending Family with Shotgun

Jul 30, 2013

Brad Kelley, the farm boy with 1 million acres Farmer guilty of defending family with shotgun The farmland gold rush may be cooling, but the fields of agriculture remain wide open to investment. Venture capitalists, DIYers, and a new ...

Tags: Silicon Valley Moment, Agriculture

Parliament Has Been Told Changes to Part L of The Building Regulations Will Be Enforced

Jul 30, 2013

Parliament has been told changes to Part L of the building regulations will be enforced from 6 April 2014, not this October as originally planned. The announcement comes more than a year after the consultation on Part L closed. In a ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

Perrigo Company and Elan Have Entered Into a Definitive Agreement

Jul 30, 2013

Global healthcare products provider Perrigo Company and Elan have entered into a definitive agreement, under which the latter will be acquired by a new holding company in Ireland, New Perrigo, in a $8.6bn cash and stock transaction. ...

Tags: Perrigo, Medicine

Protection of Consumer Rights Still Varies Greatly Between EU Countries

Jul 27, 2013

Protection of consumer rights still varies greatly between EU countries. Only 35% of Europeans are confident buying online from sellers in other EU countries and seven out of ten consumers do not know what do to when they receive products ...

Tags: Single Market, Consumers

TDAP Has Established a Special 'China Focus Cell' to Enhance Bilateral Trade Relations

Jul 27, 2013

The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has established a special ‘China Focus Cell’ to enhance bilateral trade relations, following the recent visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to China. The ...

Tags: China Focus Cell, Trade Relations

Measures Will Be Soon Introduced by Chinese Govt to Boost Exports

Jul 27, 2013

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce is working with various departments to frame measures to boost exports, according to the Ministry’s spokesperson Shen Danyang. Replying to a question, Mr. Shen said the annual foreign trade ...

Tags: boost exports, trade situation

Tire Manufacturers and Third Parties Routinely Test Tires and Share The Results

Jul 26, 2013

Wondering how a particular tire performed in a tire test? Tire manufacturers and third parties routinely test tires and share the results. But is their data accurate? The data is accurate, but there is a wrinkle, says Bob Abram, Modern ...

Tags: Tire Testing

The Firm Has Been Regularly Criticised Over The Years for Its Clearing of Forests

Jul 26, 2013

The statement comes after the pulp and paper giant issued an announcement earlier this year (February) that it would stop using timber from Indonesia’s natural forests and only use trees from plantations. The firm has been regularly ...

Tags: APP, Field of Sustainability

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