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FDA Offers Guidance on Gluten-Labeling for Medications

Dec 18, 2017

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance for drug manufacturers to clarify when a gluten-containing ingredient has been used to make prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley ...

Tags: Gluten, drug

TechWaste Recycling Launches New Service Line

Nov 6, 2017

TechWaste Recycling has introduced a new service line that provides companies with certified and secure product destruction and brand protection. The world of electronics recycling and data destruction goes far beyond certifying correct ...

Tags: TechWaste Recycling, battery

Sun Chemical Introduces New Packaging Ideas for Brand Owners at Interpack

May 9, 2017

Sun Chemical is displaying a range of solutions to tackle the menace of counterfeit trade at this month’s Interpack 2017 in Germany. The solutions on display under the theme “Brighter Ideas for Packaging” by Sun Chemical ...

Tags: Sun Chemical, Packaging

US SEC, States Investigate Fiat Chrysler on Diesel Emissions

Mar 14, 2017

The US Securities Exchange Commission and several states’ attorneys general have started investigating Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) over possible breaches of diesel vehicle emissions standards. The information was disclosed in ...

Tags: Fiat Chrysler, Diesel Emissions

LGC Completes Acquisition of BRC Global Standards

Nov 30, 2016

Scientific testing company LGC has completed the acquisition of London-based food safety and quality standards programme provider BRC Global Standards from the British Retail Consortium for an undisclosed price. The acquisition results in ...

Tags: LGC, food safety

Spanish Firm Saica Agrees to Acquire Americk Packaging

Oct 25, 2016

Spanish firm Saica Group has agreed to acquire Irish-owned Americk Packaging Group of companies. Americk produces labels and cartons, as well as environmental and flexible packaging solutions. The company manufactures reel-fed, ...

Tags: Saica, Packaging

ACCC to Keep a Close Eye on Retail Competition

Oct 8, 2016

Speaking at the AFR Retail Summit in Melbourne, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims stressed the importance of competition. “Competition is essential to our economic prosperity; it drives innovation and ...

Tags: ACCC, Retail Competition

Salford Trader to Pay GBP25k for Selling Fake and Counterfeit Frozen and Spiderman Toys

Sep 28, 2016

Thousands of dangerous and counterfeit toys were seized from Smartway Imports in who pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to unsafe toys. A Salford-based company has been fined almost £25,000 for selling fake and counterfeit ...

Tags: fake and counterfeit toys, Smartway Imports

ACCC Takes Heinz to Court Over Nutritional Claims

Jun 23, 2016

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...

Tags: young children, Shreadz products

ACCC Drags Heinz to Court Over Nutritional Claims on Toddler Products

Jun 23, 2016

Australia's consumer watchdog has filed a lawsuit against H.J. Heinz Company, alleging that it made false and misleading representations in its advertisement for Little Kids Shredz products. The Australian Competition and Consumer ...

Tags: Shredz products, ACCC, sugar

3M Petrifilm Plate Reader Software Upgrade Offers Expanded Reading Capabilities

Apr 21, 2016

3M Food Safety, the availability of software enhancements to its 3M Petrifilm Plate Reader, a peripheral device that serves as an automated alternative to the more time-consuming task of manually counting and documenting colonies of ...

Tags: 3M Food Safety, 3M Petrifilm Plates

Review To Bring Australian Consumer Law Up-To-Date

Mar 18, 2016

The first ever review of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) will test whether consumer protections will suit the modern market place says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims. Speaking today at the ...

Tags: ACL, ACCC, Consumer protection

Dunnes Stores to Acquire Whelan Food&Meat Processors

Feb 10, 2016

Dunnes Stores has plans to acquire two meat wholesaling businesses -- Whelan Food & Meat Processors and Tipperary Sustainable Food Company - in Ireland. This moves comes after Dunnes Stores recently bought Café Sol chain of ...

Tags: Dunnes Stores, Meat Processors

Arnott’s Shapes Forced to Change Packaging and Fined $51, 000 for Misleading Fat Content Claim

Nov 26, 2015

Leading biscuit brand Arnott’s has paid the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) $51,000 in penalties after five infringement notices were issued against the company in relation to a marketing claim for its Shapes ...

Tags: Arnott, biscuit, Packaging

Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiation Completed

Oct 15, 2015

On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...

Tags: goods, services, trad, investment

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