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Wales Approves Minimum Price for Alcohol Bill
Jun 21, 2018The 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, 2018Rethink 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 ...
Tags: Rethink Plastic, plastic packaging
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Canadian Government Moves Ahead with Failed Plain Packaging Policy
May 14, 2018The 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 ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Packaging
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Scotland Becomes First Country to Implement Minimum Unit Alcohol Price
May 3, 2018The 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 ...
Tags: minimum unit price, alcohol
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Revised Legislative Package on Waste Recognizes Bioplastics Play Key Role in Achieving EU Recycling Goals
Mar 7, 2018European 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 ...
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Scotland to Set Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
Feb 28, 2018The 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, 2018CCL 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. ...
Tags: CCL Industries, packaging
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Nordson Sales Increase in First Quarter of 2018
Feb 24, 2018Nordson’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, 2017The 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
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European Council Endorses New Rules for Organic Farming
Nov 23, 2017A 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
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UK and EU Wine and Spirit Trade Bodies Unite on Brexit
Oct 24, 2017The 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 ...
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BTHA Briefing: Tackling Modern Slavery, Toy Safety and Toy Fair 2018
Sep 26, 2017BTHA'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
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US House Passes Bill for Self-Driving Cars
Sep 8, 2017The 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 ...
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Multivac to Expand Capacity at German Facility
Aug 30, 2017Germany-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
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Enaris Offers 95 kPa Specimen Transportation Bags
Jul 27, 2017Enaris' 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
