In a major setback to efforts to ban plastic bags, Arizona lawmakers have made it illegal for cities to impose bag bans through a recent legislation. Arizona Retailers Association and the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, which ...
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Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on imports of poultry meat and egg products from the Canadian province of Ontario over the detection of avian influenza at three farms. Recently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the ...
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Local governments are taking action to respond to the central government's appeal to popularize new energy vehicles across the nation. Earlier this month, Beijing authorities announced that pure electric vehicles would not be affected by ...
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex said it has banned the use of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in all the garments they sell. The fashion retailer has been phasing out PFCs since 2012 as a part of its efforts to reduce the use of hazardous ...
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One week ahead of Spring Festival, China's firework companies are feeling heavy pressure as they face a stagnant market going into their busiest sales period, with demand shrinking amid bans on firework displays. Setting off fireworks ...
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Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
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The theme of Gregory Conley’s latest article on Washington Times is the call for sensible ecig regulations. Conley, who is the president of American Vaping Association, likewise justifies the need for such policies in this piece. ...
Hong Kong has imposed a ban on poultry imports from some regions of Japan, Israel and Nigeria due to H5 avian influenza outbreak. The ban has been imposed on poultry, poultry products and eggs from Okayama prefecture in Japan, Haifa ...
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China has imposed a ban on all imports of poultry, poultry products and eggs from the US, following detection of avian influenza in noncommercial flocks in the Pacific Northwest late last year, according to US Department of Agriculture. ...
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January 12, 2015 Sophie Langley Alcohol policy national scorecard rankings released for governments across Australia The majority of Australian jurisdictions scored “well below” a pass grade in alcohol policy in an annual ...
The New York City has barred food service establishments, stores and manufacturers from possessing, selling or using single service Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam articles or polystyrene loose fill packaging. The ban that has been ...
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Hong Kong has banned the import of certain poultry and poultry products from the US due to an avian flu virus outbreak in the country. Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
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More research is needed into the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), although emerging research suggests the method is an effective way to reduce or quit smoking, according to a review of research on e-cigarettes ...
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South African Poultry Association has banned the import of poultry products from countries infected with the avian influenza (AI) virus. South African Poultry Association's (SAPA) Poultry Disease Management Agency director Dr Charlotte ...
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China will regulate preferential tax policies, forbidding local taxation authorities from making such policies, according to a statement released Tuesday by the central government's website. The State Council, China's cabinet, recently ...
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