The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has come up with new guidance documents relating to the safety of novel and traditional food from third countries. According to EFSA, the fresh regulation has been made in an attempt to ensure the ...
The first quality standards for pollution filter masks will take effect on March 1 in a bid to regulate the rapidly growing domestic market. The Group Standard on Protective Masks against PM 2.5 was released on Jan 18, with the goal to ...
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China's central bank released detailed regulations of online payment services by non-bank institutions on Monday in the latest effort to contain possible risks in the booming Internet finance industry. The new rules require real-name ...
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Food ingredients company Frutarom Health BU is introducing a natural ingredients range with EFLA HyperPure, in response to the new EU regulations to prevent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other contaminants in food supplements. ...
The dietary supplements industry has been predicted to be worth a USD$131 by 2016 in a new report by Future Market Insight (FMI), an American research house. Demand for dietary supplements has been attributed to a strong Baby Boomer ...
Tags: dietary supplements, healthcare products, infant formula products
Nasdaq Commodities, the Oslo-based operator of the Nordic power derivatives market, said Tuesday that the positive momentum for its German power offering continued with a new monthly record in October. Total traded and cleared volumes for ...
On Friday 30 October 2015, Australia’s leading complementary healthcare product-maker Blackmores and Australian dairy group Bega Cheese announced the two companies would be teaming up to produce and sell infant formula for consumers ...
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In view of rising imports of batik textiles, Indonesia's Ministry of Trade has issued a regulation requiring all importers of batik-patterned fabrics to register with the ministry and seek special permit for import. Addressing a press ...
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The Food Information Regulations introduced in December 2014 signalled an extensive change to food regulation, and by now, most packaging professionals will have a respectable understanding of them. Within the new Regulation are specific ...
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China has reportedly introduced a new regulation to standardized beverage labeling, specifically bottled drinking water, in the country. According to the new standards, bottled water sold in China will be categorised as either "purified ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco have sued the UK Government over plain packaging regulations for cigarettes. In their lawsuits filed in the English High Court, the twocompanies claim that the new ...
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A new regulation by the UK government will ban cigarette branding and force tobacco firms to implement standardised packaging of all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco for retail sale. The move by the government is in line with ...
Tags: Tobacco Products, retail sale, Agriculture
Maersk Line, the containerized division of the Maersk Group said it will introduce a new Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), to offset the additional cost incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas, as required by the new ...
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The demand for foreign design goods is dramatically increasing in China. At the same time, the increasing demand has sapwnd overseas shopping representatives. China is the biggest luxury goods consuming country, sharing 29% of global ...
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Press Release: Fairtrade International has launched a public consultation on its standard for gold and associated precious metals for artisanal and small-scale mining to explore how Fairtrade can best tackle new regulation and legislation ...