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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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Shell Launches Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Dec 9, 2016As part of its funding arrangements, Shell is publically sharing information on Quest's design and processes to further global adoption of CCS. Quest draws on techniques used by the energy industry for decades and integrates the components ...
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JTI-Macdonald Launches Campaign to Show That Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products Doesn't Work
Sep 27, 2016On the heels of the federal government’s consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products, JTI-Macdonald has launched an awareness campaign to highlight to Canadians and the government the perils of such a move. The online and ...
Tags: JTI-Macdonald, campaign, tobacco products
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European Commission Launches Public Consultation on Tax Rules for Alcoholic Beverages
Sep 6, 2016The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on tax rules for alcoholic beverages. The consultation, which will run for three months, will evaluate whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other ...
Tags: EC, alcoholic beverages, public consultation on tax rules
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Local UK Council Validates IGas Exploratory Shale Gas Wells
Nov 6, 2015A local UK council has validated the application for a proposed IGas project to drill two exploratory wells in order to evaluate geology and assess potential shale gas recovery, IGas announced in a statement Friday. Nottinghamshire County ...
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Australia's Entry Into Trans Pacific Partnership and What It Means for The Food Industry
Oct 15, 2015The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has this week been finalised after negotiations began in 2010. The TPP centers on a free trade zone between 12 countries located around the Pacific rim including Australia, the US, New Zealand, ...
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Baby Formula From Outside China's Highly Popular
Jul 30, 2015As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
Tags: infant formula, milk powder
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Graham's The Family Dairy Aims to Build 20m Facility in Stirling, Scotland
Apr 1, 2015Graham’s The Family Dairy plans to build a 20m dairy, research and training facility in Stirling, Scotland. The 150,000ft2 facility, which will be located at Craigforth, will feature production lines for milk, cream, cheese and ...
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Fairtrade International Is Extending Its Approach to The Entire Textile Value Chain
Mar 19, 2015Fairtrade International which introduced Fairtrade certified cotton in 2005 is now extending its approach to the entire textile value chain, for which it has prepared a draft. The organisation’s goal is to reach often-overlooked ...
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Ineos Started a Community Consultation Process
Mar 17, 2015Chemicals giant Ineos has started a community consultation process in a bid to gain support for fracking. The firm's consultation process will start in mid-April with a series of "town hall" meetings, beginning in areas where it already ...
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An Open Consultation on The Draft Scientific Opinion on The Safety of Caffeine
Jan 20, 2015The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented recently to EFSA. The provisional findings of the Draft Scientific Opinion on the ...
Tags: energy drink, public health, Agriculture
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Dairy Australia Made a Submission to FSANZ
Jan 13, 2015Dairy Australia has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), urging the regulator to allow milk products in Australia and New Zealand to carry health claims for replenishment of the body following intense or ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Agriculture
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Fairtrade Launched a Consultation on Standard for Gold and Associated Precious Metals
Sep 17, 2014Press 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 ...
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The BIS Has Launched a Public Consultation Regarding Proposed Amendments to Schedule 5
Aug 19, 2014The BIS has launched a public consultation regarding proposed amendments to schedule 5 - the match test and schedule 4 - the cigarette test, which affect both the upholstery and bed industry supply chains. The deadline for the ...
Tags: BIS, Furniture, Furnishing
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The EC Is Proposing Stricter Laws for Organic Foods
Apr 1, 2014The EC is proposing stricter laws for organic foods The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new Regulation or organic products and labelling of organic products, saying that consumer and producer concerns are at the heart of the new ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, organic foods
