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UN SAYS ASIA AND AFRICA TRADE IN FAKE MEDICINES SALES TO WORTH USD5 BILLION



THE UNITED Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched a campaign raising awareness about organised crime and counterfeit goods, with a significant focus on fake medicines. Called ‘Counterfeit: Don’t buy into organised crime’, its aim making consumers less likely to buy fakes.…

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EU ROUND UP - PAINTS AND COATINGS FIRM MAY NEED SPECIAL PERMISSION TO USE COMMON INGREDIENT IN THE EU



PAINT and coatings companies working in the European Union (EU) are expected to require special permission to use a significant ingredient after the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) decided it should be subject to the REACH system’s ‘authorisation’ procedure.

This highlights certain chemicals deemed of very high environmental health concern and which are used in large volumes.…

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PHILIPPINES SEEK ALTERNATIVE TO SAVE ACT



The Philippine garment industry says it will relaunch its lobbying efforts to push a law through the US Congress giving it privileged access to American markets, after the shelving of the long anticipated proposed America’s Save Our Industries Act (SAVE Act).…

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GLOBAL FACTORY SAFETY STANDARDS REMAIN INCONSISTENT



 

Clothing and textile industry disasters in the past year-and-a-half including fires and building collapses at factories in countries including Bangladesh and Pakistan have pushed companies to expand their definition of ‘safe’ suppliers to include more ethical and social standards. Yet, despite, brands’ desire to monitor more operations, the fragmented organisation of standards around the world remains a key challenge.…

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FACTORY AUDITING SOFTWARE HELPS BOOST SUPPLY CHAIN SAFETY



With the need for checking the safety of supply chains being a growing concern, software providers are updating their products to help apparel and textile companies monitor their manufacturing and distribution partners. The technology helps brands organise their supplies, as they become increasingly involved in ensuring outsourcer factories are safe and compliant with national and international standards.…

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COOPERATION THE KEY TO FIGHTING CYBERCRIME, AS ATTACK NUMBERS MOUNT



GREATER international and government-industry collaboration is taking the fight to cyber criminals who exploit security weaknesses in IT systems. Just as well: cyber security has rocketed up the league table of chief executive officers’ concerns as lurid examples of cybercrime become almost a weekly media event.…

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CHINA’S SMALLER CITIES OFFER COSMETICS SALES GROWTH



Personal care product multinationals have long been known for their eagerness to invest in China, even during the recent global recession. That is why the decision by two renowned PCP companies to retreat from China in the past month is so remarkable.…

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LABELLING AND FINISHING SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE WITH PACKAGING TO LURE CONSUMERS



THE BEST packaging always seems to be an integral part of a product – indeed for personal care product consumers, the appearance of a container can be why they make a purchase. So for brands, making packaging decorations and finishing seem to melt into a product can be or critical importance.…

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NEW JAPAN FUND WILL PROMOTE TROPICAL MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT



THE JAPANESE pharma sector may have previously lagged behind its counterparts in Europe and north America helping the very poorest people in the developing world, but the enthusiasm with which five of Japan’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have embraced the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund indicates a sea change in policy.…

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COSTA RICA PIGMEAT SECTOR WELCOMES JAPANESE SWINE FEVER DECLARATION



COSTA Rica’s pork sector has welcomed Japan’s declaration that the central American country is free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), opening the doors to its pigmeat exporters to tap the lucrative Japanese market. “The pork industry is very important for the country and our goal is for national production to increase and strengthen,” said Doctor Silvia Niño Villamizar, a member of the regulation department of the Animal Products Safety Directorate (DIPOA) for Costa Rica’s National Animal Health Service (SENASA). …

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