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BY MJ DESCHAMPS

IN print production, inspection has traditionally taken place at the very end of the converting chain, once an entire batch of processed material has come off the presses. Errors are commonly found at this final stage in the printing process, and because of this, printers have traditionally produced a surplus of printed material to deal with the inevitable erroneous products.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

At first sight the World Health Organisation (WHO) might be thought a tad hypocritical in waging a campaign against tobacco smoking through its Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) but leaving out of it any action against the smoke from open fireplaces in bars, hotels and restaurants.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A ROW has broken out between the European Commission and European Union (EU) food and farm federation Copa-Cogeca over its claims a planned trade deal with South America’s Mercosur would destroy Europe’s beef sector.

The Commission’s trade spokesman John Clancy told just-food such allegations were "exaggerated".…

BY MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN and PAUL COCHRANE

IT may be no coincidence that football (or soccer as it is known by north American readers) is generally regarded as corrupt by law enforcement agencies and has chosen to stage two of its next major spectacles – the 2012 European championships, and the 2018 World Cup, in Ukraine and Russia.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

AS companies are constantly trying to appeal to consumers by offering attractive and practical new packaging innovations, bag and sack converters are also continually looking for new ways to make the converting process as seamless and state-of-the-art as possible.…

BY EMMA JACKSON

CLOTHING and accessory consumers are fickle at the best of times, and trying to nail down their desires in the growing eco-fashion niche market is proving especially difficult as the industry moves toward environmental responsibility.

On the one hand consumers, (especially young people in mature western markets), are increasingly aware of the environmental and social footprints of fashion and textile production.…

BY WANG FANGQING, RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, MARK ROWE and PACIFICA GODDARD

THE BRICM countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Mexico) have long been regarded as sources of cheap quality fabrics and clothes, but as they grow wealthier they are increasingly being regarded as vital international export markets.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

BEING beautiful is a full-time occupation for many Brazilians, and clothing retail necessarily benefits from their dedication – as their country grows wealthier, its luxury clothing market can only grow.

In 2010, AT Kearney rated Brazil as the number one developing apparel market in the world, due to rising incomes and a youthful population (60% under the age of 30), unusually fascinated with fashion.…

BY LEE ADENDORFF

For some it was a total disaster, for others a bump in the road, but the recession left no part of the clothing and textile retail sector unscathed. World Trade Organisation (WTO) statistics from 2009 show that while globally important manufacturing jurisdictions such as China and the European Union (EU) suffered 11% and 15% drops respectively in clothing exports, countries such as India, Vietnam and Bangladesh lost just a couple of percentage points and in India’s case, exports remained stable.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for global action to tackle the growing problem of plastics pollution in the world’s seas and oceans. Its 2011 year book highlights "persistent, bio-accumulating and toxic substances" associated with plastic marine waste as "a new and emerging concern".…