Mars Canada can heave a sigh of relief as alleged price fixing charges against the candy distributor have been dropped by Canada’s competition watchdog. The Crown prosecutors had stayed the charges levelled in 2013 against Mars ...
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In the wake of several foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, the country's watchdog has finalized two rules that requires firms to identify food safety risks and detail measures to prevent or minimize such risks from occuring. ...
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Consumer Watchdog has urged California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the US to amend its Autonomous Vehicle Regulation that would mandate police investigation into any crashes of robot cars being tested on public roads. Consumer ...
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Russia has started the process of destroying banned Western food products on the border days before the presidential decree ordering the same comes into force. Signed on 29 July, the decree enters into force today and orders the ...
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China is capable and confident it can maintain the capital market stable and sound, said a commentary of People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Since mid-June, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ...
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China will build "model airport economic zones" in pilot cities, the country's aviation watchdog said Friday. The move is aimed at supporting the development of airports, a new engine for regional growth and industrial upgrading, ...
Russia is planning to extend a ban on food imports from the European Union (EU) for an additional period of six months in response to extended sanctions by EU over the Ukraine crisis. The extended ban may also include flowers and ...
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China's drug watchdog is soliciting public opinion on tighter supervision rules for the production of cosmetics. According to the temporary rules on production and inspection released by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on ...
China is toughening its examination of milk powder imported from New Zealand, according to the quality control watchdog, after revelations emerged on Tuesday of a criminal threat to contaminate some products with an agricultural poison. ...
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Indian fair trade watchdog, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposal of Reliance Industries to sell 49 per cent stake in a newly-formed textile firm to Chinese company, Shandong Ruyi. “The Commission is of the ...
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The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved $1.13bn bid by JBS USA to acquire Australian Consolidated Food Holdings (Primo), said treasurer Joe Hockey. With this approval, US subsidiary of the Brazilian meat ...
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China's A shares raised altogether 724.9 billion yuan (118.19 billion U.S. dollars) in 2014, according to the country's securities watchdog. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said that 47.1 billion yuan was raised through ...
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The UK government is planning to introduce compulsory country of origin labeling for dairy products in order to support struggling dairy farmers. Dairy products including cheese, milk and yoghurt will feature the country of origin ...
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Not so fast, Wright and Tornier. U.S. regulatory agencies want a few matters cleared up before deciding whether to approve the proposed $3.3 billion merger of U.S. bone-implant maker Wright Medical Group Inc. with Dutch orthopedic ...
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U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is conducting an investigation on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ new Jeep Cherokee SUV after the watchdog received complaints regarding engine compartment fires. Around 50,415 ...
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