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Wales Approves Minimum Price for Alcohol Bill

Jun 21, 2018

The National Assembly for Wales has approved a new law which will introduce a minimum price for alcohol in Wales. The legislation intends to reduce the amount of alcohol being consumed in the form of binge drinking, while reducing the ...

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EU's New Tax on Non-Recycled Plastic Packaging Waste Might Fail, Says Rethink Plastic

Jun 12, 2018

Rethink Plastic alliance stated that the European Commission’s new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste within the new EU budget might fail to address the plastic pollution crisis. The proposal, unveiled in the Multiannual ...

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Canadian Government Moves Ahead with Failed Plain Packaging Policy

May 14, 2018

The Canadian government passed legislation to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products despite evidence that the policy doesn't work and is not supported by Canadians. A study by Forum Research shows Canadians believe requiring ...

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Scotland Becomes First Country to Implement Minimum Unit Alcohol Price

May 3, 2018

The minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol has come into force in Scotland, making it the first country in the world to implement such a law. The legislation has been welcomed by several health organisations including the Royal Society for ...

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Revised Legislative Package on Waste Recognizes Bioplastics Play Key Role in Achieving EU Recycling Goals

Mar 7, 2018

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the bioplastics industry in Europe, said said that revised legislative package on waste acknowledges that bioplastics play a key role in achieving EU recycling goals. The association said ...

Tags: Legislative Package, EU Recycling Goals

Scotland to Set Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol

Feb 28, 2018

The Scottish Government is planning to introduce 50p minimum unit pricing for alcohol from 1 May 2018. Scotland’s health secretary, Shona Robison said the decision was made after analysis of a public consultation, and the ...

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CCL Industries Sales Increase in 2017 Fourth Quarter

Feb 24, 2018

CCL Industries, a provider of specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, has reported record fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2017. ...

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Nordson Sales Increase in First Quarter of 2018

Feb 24, 2018

Nordson’s has reported sales of $550m in the first quarter of 2018, which is a 35% increase over the prior year’s first quarter. This change in sales included organic volume growth of approximately 19 percent, growth related ...

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US Congress Passes Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

Dec 25, 2017

The 115th United States Congress has passed the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which reduces the federal excise tax for breweries, wineries and distilled spirits producers. Under the bill, the federal excise tax ...

Tags: Craft Beverage, Tax Reform Act

European Council Endorses New Rules for Organic Farming

Nov 23, 2017

A new set of rules for organic farming has been endorsed by the European Council (EC) with an aim to provide uniform quality organic food items to consumers across the continent. The EC says that the new rules will simplify and harmonise ...

Tags: organic food, Organic Farming

UK and EU Wine and Spirit Trade Bodies Unite on Brexit

Oct 24, 2017

The UK's Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has joined forces with trade bodies from across Europe to agree a ground breaking Brexit position paper. While politicians refuse to discuss the future trade relationship between the UK ...

Tags: Spirit, Brexit

BTHA Briefing: Tackling Modern Slavery, Toy Safety and Toy Fair 2018

Sep 26, 2017

BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...

Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety

US House Passes Bill for Self-Driving Cars

Sep 8, 2017

The US House has approved a proposal to accelerate the deployment of self-driving cars. The bill, known as the Self-Drive Act, is yet to become a law. When enacted, the law will enable auto-makers and tech companies to test 25,000 ...

Tags: self-driving cars, self-driving vehicles

Multivac to Expand Capacity at German Facility

Aug 30, 2017

Germany-based labelling and inspection systems developer Multivac Marking & Inspection is expanding its Enger production facility in Germany with a €2.5m investment. The project includes an extension to the production hall, which ...

Tags: Multivac, inspection systems

Enaris Offers 95 kPa Specimen Transportation Bags

Jul 27, 2017

Enaris' range of transportation bags have been tested and certified as being compliant at 95 kPa pressure. In a release, the company stated that the 95 kPa transportation bags have been designed to cope with extremes of pressure in ...

Tags: Transportation Bags, Packaging

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