Making a case against plain cigarette packaging in the Commercial Court, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland, a distributor of well-known tobacco brands, has argued that being a member of the European Union (EU), Ireland can not ...
Fourteen months after General Motors started recalling more than 2 million small cars with faulty ignition switches worldwide, the company says it has repaired about 70 percent of the vehicles that are still on the road. The figures, ...
Tags: GM, Ignition Switches, Manufacturing
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for unified efforts to enhance food safety, ensuring safe production, distribution, and preparation of food. He pointed that the safety threat evolves from new production, distribution and ...
Tags: food safety, safe production
World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
A House of Lords committee is calling European Union (EU) to implement tighter regulations on taxation and labeling, in order to combat alcohol-related harm This comes as the committee thought that the EU alcohol strategy implemented from ...
All-electric vehicles (EVs) run on electricity only. They are propelled by one or more electric motors powered by rechargeable battery packs. EVs have several advantages over vehicles with internal combustion engines, such as energy ...
Tags: Green Cars, Eco-Friendly Cars
Alkame Holdings, a health and wellness technology holding company with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly products has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Ready Made to form a joint venture to produce the world's only ...
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. ...
The second patient implanted with a Carmat artificial heart has gone home, opening the way for others enrolled in the French company’s clinical trial to receive the devices. Carmat designed its self-regulated, bioprosthetic heart as ...
Tags: electric system, heart, Health
General Motors has received 108 more claims seeking compensation of injury and deaths related to faulty ignition switch. The company previously set up a compensation program worth $400m for the same, and till now it has received a ...
Tags: compensation program, ignition switch, Auto
Honda Motor has been fined $70m in penalties by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for not reporting deaths, injuries, and certain warranty claims. The penalty is divided into two parts, a maximum civil penalty ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the ...
Tags: home improvement centers, hardware stores, Construction
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Gerber Legendary Blades, a division of Fiskars Brands Inc., of Madison, Wis., has agreed to pay a $2.6 million civil penalty and abide by a permanent injunction. In a ...
Tags: mechanical hazard, federal law, Security
The president and chief operating officer of Japanese airbag maker Takata has stepped down from his post as a result of recalls of millions of vehicles carrying the company's defective airbags. Takata announced in a statement that Stefan ...