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BY ALAN OSBORN
PAINT and coatings manufacturers in the Asia Pacific region could be storing up trouble for themselves if they fail to grasp and act on the full implications of the European Union’s (EU) newly minted REACH system for classifying and labelling chemicals.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Dubai
THE UNITED Arab Emirates’ (UAE) highly competitive food sector is expecting double-digit growth this year, driven by 7% annual population growth, booming foodservice and tourism sectors, and rapid economic growth.

Food producers and retailers in this economic powerhouse of the oil-rich Gulf say there is strong growth across the board, from fresh fruit to ready-made meals in the modern retail environment of the UAE, particularly in Dubai, which is undergoing a construction boom and the top destination for most expatriate workers and tourists.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE AUSTRALIAN government has agreed to lighten health import controls on certain European Union (EU) food exports including those from pig and chicken meat, while speeding up import permit procedures for EU exported tomatoes and citrus fruit. The deal with the European Commission should end a World Trade Organisation dispute between the two countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE AUSTRALIAN government has agreed to lighten health import controls on certain European Union (EU) food exports including those from pig and chicken meat, while speeding up import permit procedures for EU exported tomatoes and citrus fruit. The deal with the European Commission should end a World Trade Organisation dispute between the two countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN duty free industry wants the European Commission to press the Australian government to abandon planned new air security rules due March 31, because they will effectively block drinks sales to Australia-bound passengers. They will be re-screened at the last stop-over or transfer airport en route to Australia, where any liquid bottles in hand luggage exceeding 100ml will be confiscated.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) has drawn up plans to lend Australia-controlled Albidon Zambia Limited Euro 32 million (US$40 million) to create a new medium-scale underground nickel sulphide mine in Munali, southern Zambia. The money would also help Albidon build and operate an associated ore processing plant and related infrastructure and provide the company enough capital to continue other exploration and business activities.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) has drawn up plans to lend Australia-controlled Albidon Zambia Limited Euro 32 million (US$40 million) to create a new medium-scale underground nickel sulphide mine in Munali, southern Zambia. The money would also help Albidon build and operate an associated ore processing plant and related infrastructure and provide the company enough capital to continue other exploration and business activities.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
PICTURES of tumours and diseased mouths on cigarette packages are the most effective health warning persuading people to stop smoking, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Researchers from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey analysed data from surveys taken between 2002-2005 of 15,000 adult smokers in Britain, Canada, the US and Australia.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN duty free industry wants the European Commission to press the Australian government to abandon planned new air security rules due March 31, because they will effectively block perfume and liquid soap or cosmetic sales to Australia-bound passengers.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
HEALTH warnings on cigarette packaging are more effective if they are updated and regularly changed according to study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers from an independent International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) analysed data from surveys taken between 2002-2005 of 15,000 adult smokers in Britain, Canada, the US and Australia.…