Global foodservice retailer McDonald's has announced plans to launch new packaging designs on all of its carry-out bags and fountain beverage cups featuring QR codes, in the US. The new packaging has been designed to communicate brand ...
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Free mobile apps pose a serious threat to privacy because of their ability to capture large amounts of user information, a study has revealed. Free mobile applications are 401% more likely to track user location and 314% more likely to ...
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The government lacks a clear evidence-based policy on whether or not to charge for data and should investigate the economic benefits of making all data free, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said in its report on the government's ...
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The new allergen labeling regulations for foods sold in Canada, which were announced on 14 February 2011 came into force from 3 August 2012. According to Health Canada, the regulations will help parents and Canadians who suffer from food ...
Nature's Pride, the American bread brand owned by Hostess Brands, is rolling out a new packaging for its wide-pan Hearty Breads, featuring simplified nutritional benefits, in order to help consumers make better informed choices. All the ...
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India is set to introduce mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods on 1 January 2013, a move which is expected to help consumers make informed choices while buying packaged foods. According to a notification published by the ...
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has launched new food labeling regulations, which ensure that consumers have the information needed to help them make informed choices about the food they buy. The new regulations, which are ...
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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 ...
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A new research that analysed 235 types of rice from around the world has found that most varieties had low to medium Glycemic Index(GI),a finding which shows that rice can be part of a healthy diet for the average consumer as well those ...
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Helena Helmersson, Head of Sustainability for Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) announces that H&M is extending its All for Children collaboration with UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, to include Bangladesh. In total H&M will contribute ...
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Respect Your Universe Inc.(RYU)is pleased to announce their first international distribution partnership with specialty retailer Made 4 Fighters. Located in the United Kingdom,Made for Fighters is Europe's leading specialty retailer of ...
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Taiwan has implemented a new policy which requires restaurants and food vendors to specify declare the country of origin on beef products,in order to help consumers make informed choices. The health officials have begun a two-month ...
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The Public Accounts Committee(PAC)has criticised public-sector organisations that dump raw data into the public domain insufficiently formatted to enable people and companies to analyse and make use of it. Further reading Open Data ...
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Google and Amazon pay for faster connections Lack of transparency over traffic management EC could force net neutrality issue Consumers need to know about net management The questions of how to handle the growing amount of traffic on ...
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