Bangladesh imports a major portion of the cotton that is consumed in the country from many sources. Sourcing raw material all over the globe means Bangladeshi spinners have to deal with wide variations in the type and degree of ...
Tags: Bangla Spinners, raw material
On February 4, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting to discuss how a new scientific study about a previously unknown contaminant relates to the ongoing cleanup at the Reich Farm Superfund site in Toms ...
Tags: groundwater treatment system, drinking water, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) have resolved alleged violations of hazardous waste requirements at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. By ensuring that hazardous waste ...
Tags: waste storage sites, Construction
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 US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is set to implement new standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in poultry products. The proposed standards will require testing ...
University of Sydney-based research centre the Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects, which it says are aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. Australian Food News ...
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with several companies to address the Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Warren County, New Jersey. ...
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting about plans to clean up residual soil contamination at the Benfield Industries, Inc. Superfund Site in Waynesville, N.C. The meeting will be held ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are mobilized to remove 4,400 gallons of low-sulfur diesel from a creek that flows into the Tiekel River after an oil tanker truck slid off the ...
An alliance of Australia’s beverage manufacturers has responded to speculation that New South Wales could introduce a Container Deposit Scheme for beverage packaging, saying recent research has shown such schemes are “many times ...
Full Tilt Ice Cream in the US is voluntarily recalling all dairy based ice cream flavours as they may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The products associated with ...
Tags: Ice Creams, Agriculture
Just before Christmas, NSW Premier, Mike Baird, and the Environment Minister, Rob Stokes, wrote to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA)’s chairman, Grant Musgrove, and Coca-Cola Amatil managing director, Barry ...
Tags: packaging waste litter, recycling, Packaging
On 12 November, Packaging News organised a conference in conjunction with British Glass, bringing together members of the UK glass industry to discuss ways of improving recycling in Britain. The central London conference included talks ...
Tags: Glass Industry, Recycling
Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream in the US is voluntarily recalling all ice cream, gelato, custard and sorbet for all flavors as they may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. ...
Tags: Snoqualmie Gourmet, Ice Cream
Spanaway based Kkot Saem Sprouts has recalled Soybean Sprouts and Mungbean Sprouts due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The recalled products were distributed under brand names ...
Tags: soybean sprouts, Winter Blossom, Agriculture