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What Will Brexit Mean for Australian Food and Beverage Producers?

Jul 5, 2016

Despite indications the poll would be close, the London financial community has been dumbfounded by the decision of a majority of British voters to leave the European Union (EU). However, advocates of the 'Remain Case' were not ...

Tags: Food Producers, Beverage, Brexit

European Parliament Rejects Draft Law Prohibiting Sale and Use of GMO Foods

Nov 2, 2015

The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...

Tags: GMO Foods, European Parliament

Airfreight Transhipment Turns out to Be Ivory

Apr 16, 2015

The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) seized a large shipment of ivory being transshipped through Perth. ACBPS officers detected the 110 kilograms of ivory while examining an air cargo shipment from Malawi, being ...

Tags: Airfreight Transhipment, Australian Customs

The EU-Financed Project 'Promise' Aims to Address Some of Food Safety Concerns and Issues

Apr 15, 2014

The issue of food safety has rocketed up the political agenda in recent years but despite huge improvements, some concerns and problems still persist. Fears about our food are moving away from issues about ensuring an adequate supply and ...

Tags: Food Safety, Agriculture, Food

Concealed Security Systems Need to Be Designed So They Are Unobtrusive

Feb 20, 2013

Concealed security systems – such as those installed in banks, on machinery and at border controls – need to be designed so they are unobtrusive. This is a major challenge for infrared illumination in such applications because ...

Tags: LEDs, LED, illumination

The LED Is Suitable as a Light Source for Covert Surveillance

Feb 18, 2013

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that, not only does its new infrared Oslon black SFH 4725S emit light at a wavelength of 940nm (making it virtually invisible to the human eye) but its black package reflects almost ...

Tags: Osram Opto Semiconductors, IR LED, Lighting

IT System Disparate National Border Controls Reduced Visa Abuse Across Schengen Area

Dec 17, 2012

An IT system integrating disparate national border controls has reduced visa abuse across the borderless Schengen Area of continental Europe. The Visa Information System (VIS) is used by the European Commission (EC) to enable states in ...

Tags: IT system, border controls, Schengen Area, Europe, VIS