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- CHINA'S FUTURE-FORWARD PACKAGING INNOVATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CRIME IN GHANA
- THE LATEST IN WEARABLE TECH
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- PACKAGING INNOVATION AND REGULATION IN LATIN AMERICA
- CHINA'S DAIRY SECTOR REBOUNDS
- GREEN METHANOL-POWERED SHIPS
- TEXTILE SECTOR UNDER CONFLICT IN SYRIA
- EU EASES COMPLIANCE REQS IN "EU OMNIBUS PACKAGE"
- WHAT TO KNOW: UPDATED VAT RULES IN THE EU
- EXECUTIVE CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED AT EU ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AUTHORITY
- UK MANUFACTURERS AND FORCED LABOUR LAWS
- NEW TESTING METHODS IN THE COSMETICS INDUSTRY
- IMPACT OF PORTUGAL'S "GREEN SHOES PACT"
- AFRICAN RESEARCH COLLABORATION
- UGANDA UNIVERSITIES REOPEN
- HIGH TECH FRUIT CREAM AND WHO'S BUYING IT
- FOCUS: THE UAE'S BUDDING TEXTILE INDUSTRY
- IS PLASTIC-FREE CHEWING GUM NOW MAINSTREAM?
- HOW AGRICULTURAL WASTE CAN BE USED TO MAKE TEXTILES
- EV REVOLUTION REALLY SET TO TAKE OFF IN US?
- EU MINISTERS FEAR DEADLY PESTICIDES COULD ENTER EU THROUGH MERCOSUR DEAL
- GLOBAL MEAT PRODUCTION TRENDS IN 2021
- ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES OVERTAKES FOSSIL FUELS IN EU BUT INVESTMENTS STILL NEEDED
- ALLEGED EGG LABELLING FRAUD BY BRAND LEADER IN ITALY
- INTERNATIONAL ITALIAN DOC WINE SCAM UNCOVERED
- STATE SUPPORT POLICIES DISTORT AGRICULTURAL MARKET, SAYS OECD
- ECO-ENGINEERED MATERIALS IN FURNITURE
- THE CHALLENGES FACING E-CIGARETTES AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY
- 3D PRINTING AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
- US BANKER CHARGED WITH GHANA POWER PLANT BRIBES
- RUSSIA BEEFS UP AML LAWS AHEAD OF CRYPTOCURRENCY LAUNCH
- HOW DEVELOPERS ARE USING ULTRASONICS IN NONWOVEN SECTOR
- DIAPER CHEMICAL REGULATION
- RECYCLING NONWOVENS: GLOBAL ROUND-UP
- NONWOVENS OF THE FUTURE FOR THE CAR MARKET
- CANNABIS A FRONT FOR FRAUD SCHEMES
- MINIATURE ID TAG DEVELOPED TO TACKLE PRODUCT COUNTERFEITING
- CORONAVIRUS USED BY FRADUSTERS
- EU'S NEW STRATEGY ON ANIMAL WELFARE
- EU CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS FACE TIGHTER RULES IN LATEST ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES
- EU LAUNCHES HIGH COMPUTING PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE
- TEXTILE SOLVENT RESTRICTION IN EU
- US FDA CONSIDERS ANTIBIOTICS BAN ON LIVESTOCK
- SCOTTISH BEEF SHIPPED TO JAPAN FOR FIRST TIME IN 23 YEARS
- TEXTILE COATING GUIDANCE IN THE EU
- USA ANNOUNCES MORE TARIFFS ON CHINESE IMPORTS INCLUDING ELECTRONICS
- MEAT SUBSTITUTED IN ONE IN FIVE FOODS SOLD IN THE UK
- CHINA-CANADA TENSIONS ESCALATE AMID “FORGED” CERTIFICATES OF CANADIAN PORK
- URANIUM AND OTHER MINERALS AT CENTRE OF ESCALATING US-CHINA TRADE WAR
- NASA ALUMINIUM SUPPLIER INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD
- EU CAPS PALM OIL FEEDSTOCK USE BUT LEAVES POTENTIAL LOOPHOLES
- US FARMERS BOOST SOY BEAN PRODUCTION DESPITE US-CHINA TRADE DISPUTE
- EU APPROVES DIRECTIVE ON UNFAIR TRADING IN B2B SECTOR
- EU BANS USE OF BIOCIDE
- REPORT: USD132 BILLION OF UK PROPERTY REGISTERED IN TAX HAVENS
- EUROPEAN COMPANIES CONNECTED TO ILLEGAL CONGO TIMBER
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- TOP HONG KONG OFFICIAL JAILED FOR BRIBERY AND MONEY LAUNDERING
- MERRILL LYNCH FINED OVER USD8 MILLION FOR IMPROPER ADR HANDLING
- US regulatory delays hampering the advance of genetically-engineered dairy cows
- The European Food Safety Authority about a potential risk to a major lead market
- USMCA and the impact on third party diary industries
- Germany's spending on organic products
- EU Commission proposals for money-laundering
- US cotton affected by Trump trade wars
- EU's Blocking Statute on Iran
- Swedish government on animal welfare for meat
- Pork producers in Trump's trade war
- WTO against Indonesia duties on iron and steel
- Kevlar for phone charging cables
- Irish laws for Ryanair employees
- Turning anaerobic digesters and waste into biogas
- EU Commission on alcohol labelling
- Germany: a money laundering haven
- Trade pact Mercosur
- Zimbabwe's platinum mine expected for 2020
- Russia's Miratorg now producing sausages
- Impacts of the phthalates EU ban
- Montegro's development in beef products
- Hong Kong's guidelines for AML/CFT
- CMR limitations in fabrics and textiles
- Nano technology and environmental health regulation for chemical companies
- Uganda's cotton textile sector
- New guidelines for adhesives in plastic food packaging
- Meeting discussing additives in animal feed
- Hong Kong recession to hit the auto sector
- Upcoming banking and legal summit in India
- Virtual EU currency task force to be created
- Danish domestic pork market share drops while chicken meat catches up
- India goes high tech to beat waste
- EU packaging event
- Japan lifts 15-year ban on Italian beef
- New sheep could see China’s market share grow
- New EU rules on medicated feed
- Norwegian seal hunt gains government funding
- EU agreements to fight cigarette smuggling
- China's excess steel capacity
- Scotland's confusing food labels
- The EU's new skills agenda
- Potential impact of TTIP on meat sector
- Adidas wins case to oppose similarly-designed shoe
- European Commission approves equity firm’s control over shoe retailer Kurt Geiger Topco
- EU lifts 4 year fresh ostrich meat ban from S.Africa
- Dairy cow cull threatens US beef quota mark
- Indonesia prepares to increase cattle permits amid soaring beef prices
- New ERBD-financed Coca-Cola plant in Tajikistan
- Scottish government banning GMO crops
- Indian government suing Nestle
- EU farmers concern over methane rules
- Slovak bank gets EU money
- Tobacco directive concern - additives
- EFSA concern over flavouring
- Argentina wins foot-and-mouth disease case against USA
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BRAZIL’S STEPS TO IMPROVE ITS AML/CFT
Brazil is trying to improve its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) system with stronger penalties and more supervision, but some gaps remain. -
TÜRKIYE DAIRY PRODUCTION FALLS AS INDUSTRY STRUGGLES WITH INFLATION AND DEPRECIATING LIRA
Türkiye is one of the top 10 milk producers worldwide, according to the Turkish National Dairy Council (Ulusal Süt Konseyi - USK) but the country’s dairy sector has been impacted over the past two years by high inflation and the depreciation of the Turkish lira (1). Production is slowly rebounding, with demand driven by the country’s growing population and new export markets. -
UKRAINE STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST COMMERCIAL CRIME, BUT CONCERNS REMAIN
Ukrainian authorities, with the support of their European counterparts, are working to rid Ukraine of its former corrupt past – they are having mixed success. Dylan Carter reports. -
CHINA CRACKING DOWN ON WEAK AUDITING OF ACCOUNTING CRIME
Major companies in China are under tightening scrutiny for accounting fraud, with major audit firms facing punishing penalties for turning blind eyes. Keith Nuthall, Jens Kastner and Sara Lewis report. -
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
A World Bank study released in October revealed that 58% of Indonesian households with visible interior paint still use products containing lead, posing significant health risks, especially to children under five. An estimated 10.2 million young Indonesian children live in homes with lead-based paint, with 14% of them at heightened risk from deteriorating paint conditions, according to the report.
