Chile is planning to implement strict rules for tobacco, including plain packaging that depict the gory consequences of consuming such products. The government is proposing a bill that mandates tobacco firms to bring in changes in ...
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Decorex International has announced its highly-anticipated seminar programme for 2015. With an interesting and diverse selection of names, this year’s panel offers an insightful exploration of the theme for the show – the future ...
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Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (THEM) has obtained certification from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), for storing, packaging and distributing alcohol-based products. The certification comes ...
Over 6,400 toy guns violating New York laws were sold from 2012 to 2014. Walmart, Sears and Amazon are among several New York-based retailers that have agreed to keep realistic toy guns off their shelves. The NY Times reports that the ...
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Hercules Tire & Rubber Company will call back seven sizes of certain All Trac A/T SUV tires in the US for manufacturing glitches at tread separation. The initiative comes seven months after Michael Cowen of The Cowen Law Group urged the ...
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Renewable energy statistics, viewed in isolation, sketch a misleading picture of wind and solar energy growth in China. According to the Energy Information Agency, China's total installed wind and solar electricity capacity was 7% in ...
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Spireon, a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, has announced the acquisition of privately held Inilex, a leader in next-generation GPS recovery software solutions. Their main product, Skylink, enables new car dealers to significantly ...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients, in a move to ease food products approval process in the country. The move, which follows the recent Maggi food scare, ...
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The latest report on working conditions in Cambodia’s garment factories, compiled by the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia Programme (ILO-BFC), has found a slight improvement in factories’ ...
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Honda has set a new Guinness World Records title for ‘Lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars),’ recording an average 2.82 liters per 100km (100.31mpg) over 13,498km (8,387 miles), in a 25 day ...
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Road Freight NSW (formerly ATANSW) says it is New South Wales’ own road transport industry member association, providing NSW trucking operators with a strong, united voice on issues affecting the transport industry. With a ...
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
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Legislation that would update state vehicle and traffic laws for e-bikes remains alive in California, but has floundered in New York, where advocates are now focused on broadening support ahead of another push next year, according to ...
Garmin International Inc.'s DownVM scanning sonar technology does not infringe upon any patented aspect of Navico Holdings AS’s downscan technology, according to an initial determination made by an administrative law judge (ALJ) at ...
Food safety law firm Ron Simon & Associates is suing poultry products firm Foster Farms for allegedly selling tainted chicken. The law firm, along with local counsel Gomez Trial Attorneys of San Diego, filed a lawsuit claiming that Foster ...
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