The Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs(Defra)is asking businesses and consumers for their views on the government's plans to bring in legislation that will improve the information provided to consumers,so they are able to ...
Tags: legislation, informed choices, food labelling legislation
US based automotive firm American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) will invest GBP3.6m in its new manufacturing and engineering centre of excellence at Glasgow plant. The investment will be used for new equipment, machinery, as well as in ...
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Scotland-based packaging and labeling products firm Thomson Print & Packaging has procured the SX52-5+L packaging from Heidelberg at the international print technology fair Drupa in Germany that concluded earlier this month. Thomson will ...
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An alternative test should be developed to determine if the controversial antibiotic nitrofurazone has been used in the production of honey, according to a new review commissioned by the Food Standards Agency in Scotland (FSAS). ...
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Ireland-based food company ABP Food is set to shut down its Freshlink sausage facility in Glasgow,Scotland,early next year,a move which will lead to a loss of 150 jobs. The factory,which represents the ABP Food's UK sausage division ...
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ProQuip, the world's leading innovator of lightweight golf weatherwear, is launching the new Trophy Suit, giving all golfers the opportunity to benefit from the high-performance fabric technology developed for the 2012 European Ryder Cup ...
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Lerøy Seafood Group,a Norway-based seafood producer,has reported that its operating income before fair value adjustment of biomass decreased by 68.7%to NOK137.7m(EUR18.8m),compared to NOK440.3m(EUR60.36m)for the same period in 2011. ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is advising people that eating lead-shot game on a frequent basis can expose them to potentially harmful levels of lead.The FSA has advised frequent consumers of lead-shot game to eat less of this type of ...
Freshlink Foods is planning to close its frozen sausage factory in Glasgow, Scotland, putting nearly 145 jobs at risk. The company has initiated a 90-day consultation period with its workforce about the future of the plant. According to ...
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Scotland-based Glen Scotia Distillery has selected Leeds-based Brand Britain to develop new packaging design for its Glen Scotia single malt whisky, as part of its major investment plans. Glen Scotia Distillery has redesigned the ...
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UK based Pension Corporation, the specialist insurer which manages pension schemes’ risks, has raised nearly £300m by disposing some of its pension schemes to reinsurer Munich Re. The Munich Re arrangement has been initiated ...
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UK based Pension Corporation, the specialist insurer which manages pension schemes’ risks, has raised nearly 300m pounds by disposing some of its pension schemes to reinsurer Munich Re. The Munich Re arrangement has been initiated ...
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Canadian packaging company CCL Industries has signed an agreement to acquire John Watson & Company, a label converter in Glasgow, Scotland, through the purchase of shares. The acquisition is said to complement the global network of CCL ...
UK’s Office of the Fair Trading (OFT) has directed the Competition Commission to probe the private motor insurance market in the country over allegations of unfair activities being carried out by insurers on motorists. Referring to ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland’s insurance arm Direct Line being demerged from the parent company is gearing up to slash about 900 employees, as a part of its 100m pounds cost-cutting drive. The auto insurer has drawn an outline to save the ...
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