Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) will have to pay BRL 4 billion (US$1.78 billion) to the country's revenue service Receita Federal as a result of unpaid taxes. According to the nation's fiscal council Carf, CSN ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
WASHINGTON – Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Alabama, and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., were sentenced today in federal court in Macon, Georgia, after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, ...
Tags: Alabama, Unlawful Application, Service
Beverage alcohol producer Diageo is under the scanner of the Independent Complaints Panel for breaching marketing rules by featuring a colourful design on their promotional countertop unit. The Northampton Borough Licensing Team said in ...
Tags: Diageo, Breaching Marketing Code, Packaging
"A new poll has revealed that many Victorian employees take sick days or are affected by drugs at work. The poll conducted by the Australian Drug Foundation found that 10% of Victorian employees had either taken a day off and/or gone to ...
The Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA) has dismissed speculation that the EU will launch an investigation into China-based PV module makers and their suppliers, including those from Taiwan, over allegedly illegal practice to ...
Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
Two medical device sales representatives have admitted to defrauding New Jersey hospitals and medical facilities out of more than $800,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced this week. The two former Integra LifeSciences Corp. ...
Those involved in peddling counterfeit components have done their business with relative impunity. But the successful prosecution of a perpetrator in the US may mark the beginning of some law and order in the rampant illegal counterfeit ...
Tags: components, Electrical, Electronics
President Obama clearly doesn’t like Medtronic’s plan to move its headquarters to Ireland through the acquisition of Covidien. Medtronic’s $43 billion acquisition of Covidien would be the largest tax inversion deal yet. ...
Tags: Medtronic-Covidien, Health, Medicine
When changes to China's environmental law saw the light of day last year the resulting din was so loud it was felt even in the National People's Congress. China's oldest non-governmental organization focused on the environment, Friends of ...
Tags: Environmental Policy, Wildlife
Medtronic officials apparently see the political blowback over their proposed $43 billion acquisition of Covidien as serious business. The company has paid $200,000 to lobbyists including former U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux to ...
The Government of Indonesia has announced plans to issue a new law on liquor, under which manufacturers need to use plain packaging or print graphic warnings on packaging. The latest move is being taken in a bid to cut down the number of ...
Ten products produced by independent brewer Direct Beers Ltd have been found to breach the Portman Group's Code of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks. The Independent Complaints Panel (Panel) ruled that ...
Tags: Direct Beers, Portman, Agriculture