Recent suggestions from the Australian Federal Government that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) be applied to the sale of fresh food has sparked concern from both farmers’ groups and the Federal Opposition. Liberal backbencher, Dan ...
Tags: Food Ignites, Services Tax, Agriculture
The post-recession years have been challenging for the UK beer market, with sales dropping by over 500 million litres between 2009 and 2013 alone. However after five consecutive years of decline, new findings from market research Mintel has ...
Tags: beer market, cider market bode, Agriculture
Command Medical Products, Inc. has doubled cleanroom manufacturing space in its Managua, Nicaragua facility. Construction completed on the additional ISO Class 7 clean room (Class 10,000) and the room was certified operational in November, ...
Inhance Technologies LLC, formerly known as Fluoro-Seal International, L.P., headquartered in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay a $59,000 civil penalty and spend a minimum of $180,000 on systems to recycle hazardous hydrogen fluoride gas, ...
The US has approved the sale of beef from Ireland for the first time in almost 16 years, a move that comes after easing a ban on European beef imports which have been in place since the BSE crisis in the late 1990s. Ireland is said to ...
Saki Snack Enterprises has recalled its dry dates, apricots and sultanas products as they contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the packaging. Anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites will have possible ...
Tags: retail customers, Agriculture
Mumbai-based packaging material manufacturer Essel Propack has started operations of its fifth plant in China to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Egypt and China. The company built the 5,000m2 plant in Changshu to cater to the ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce ...
Tags: Sewer System, Local Waterways, Agriculture
Today, EPA is releasing an assessment for public comment on the potential for human health risk of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. This assessment shows some risks to workers who mix, load and apply chlorpyrifos pesticide products. When used ...
Tags: health risk assessment, chlorpyrifos pesticide products, Health
Youngevity International, global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle enhancement products and also a vertically-integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, announced that it has ...
Tags: jewelry, coffee, healthy chocolate, healthy energy drinks, Agriculture
Finland-based consumer and specialty packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has completed the sale of its film unit to DBAG Fund VI, a fund advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs for around €141m. With the sale of the unit, Huhtamaki will be ...
Chevrolet is planning to use advanced connected vehicle technology, which will be capable of predicting and notifying drivers about certain components that might need attention before it impacts vehicle performance. Initially the ...
Tags: critical components, starter motor, fuel pump, Auto
Life Time Fitness has expanded its annual Commitment Day to a four-day Commitment Festival that kicks off Friday, Jan. 1, with a 5K Fun Run in 52 cities. Set to take place at 113 Life Time destinations from coast to coast, the Festival ...
Tags: Festival, athletic abilities, Sporting Goods
Vogue Beds presents Sports Therapy Mattress which is designed for anyone with an active lifestyle from the Sports Professional to the health conscious. In the heart of every Sports Therapy Mattress is a cleverly constructed multi-zone foam ...
Tags: sports pain, aches, Furniture
A report by Juniper Research has found that will more than treble by 2018 with over 70 million devices in-use worldwide, compared to an estimated 19 million in-use devices this year. Juniper expects fitness to remain the dominant wearables ...
Tags: retail prices, smart watches, Sporting Goods