The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
Tags: EC, alcoholic beverages, public consultation on tax rules
Drizly announced its expansion with Liquor Stores N A, North America’s largest publicly traded liquor retailer and parent company to the owner of Liquor Depot, to bring fast, convenient delivery of beer, wine and spirits to Calgary. ...
Tags: Drizly, Liquor Stores N A, Calgary
According to a research report released by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), aluminum cans play a major role in enhancing consumer drinking experience. The report, which looked at the science behind taste and the consumer sensory ...
Tom Dixon is ready to showcase his adventures in materials at the MAISON&OBJET PARIS show in September. The aluminium and the stone, the wood and the glass, the wax, the iron and brass – all come to life with new shapes, new smells ...
And it's a family affair this month, as we are also joined by her daughter - and fellow game design star - Freddie Scott Vollrath. Billy Langsworthy and Robert Hutchins are joined by game royalty in this month's ToyNews Inventors Podcast ...
Tags: Leslie Scott, Jenga
A survey from Churchill Home Insurance has found out that half of UK parents allow children aged under 14 to drink alcohol at home. The survey also found that 34% of parents bribe their children to encourage good behavior in exchange of ...
The Raspberry Pi is one of the coolest gadgets around, but what's even sweeter is the awesome array of things hobbyists manage to build with it. Enter #FridayPiday, our new weekly feature dedicated to highlighting the best builds and bakes. ...
Tags: Raspberry Pi, wearable camera, GitHub, Manoj Nathwai, #FridayPiDay
If you spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, you’ll find a peaceful, quiet, reflective day spent with family. In Chicago, however, St. Patrick’s Day brings a week’s worth of festivities, parades and parties. This time ...
Tags: St.Patrick's Day, Chicago River, holiday
Health and hygiene company RayVio Corp of Haywood, CA, USA, which is commercializing deep-ultraviolet (UV) LEDs and consumer disinfection solutions, is expanding a research program with Boston University to develop new treatments for ...
UV-C LED disinfection system manufacturer AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA has received certification from the Water Quality Association (WQA) for its PearlAqua water disinfection system. WQA is an independent public health ...
Tags: UV LEDs, Water Disinfection System
The Beer Institute announced a new initiative that encourages its member companies to display specific consumer information on products, packaging or websites. The Brewers' Voluntary Disclosure Initiative is an important new approach by ...
Tags: Beer Institute, beer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said drinking very hot liquids could cause cancer but added no conclusive evidence showed that coffee is probably carcinogenic. Based on limited data which have shown a positive links ...
Tags: Hot Drinks, Cancer
D.G. Yuengling and Son has agreed to pay $2.8m in civil penalty to settle the allegation of violating Clean Water Act (CWA) pretreatment discharge limits involving its two large-scale breweries near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The company ...
An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
Tags: very hot beverages, oesophagus, cancer
Separate recent discoveries by scientists have potential to generate or improve fresh water production in different ways. The ramifications could revolutionise capabilities by creating fresh water in drought and desert impacted areas. ...
Tags: fresh water, carbon-rich nanorods