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BRAZIL’S textile sector needs to look to boost exports by producing quality products to survive the current recession, a major industry conference has been told. Brazilian textile and yarns makers must invest, innovate and globalise if they want to ride out the recession, said the majority of speakers addressing the International ABIT Congress, organised by the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (ABIT – Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção), staged in São Paulo on June 1 and 2.…

CANADIAN health officials are considering allowing the irradiation of fresh and frozen ground beef sold in their country. A 75-day consultation period opened to the general public on June 17, and will officially end on September 1.

The proposal from the federal ministry Health Canada would allow meat producers and packagers to irradiate this product.…

THE UK’s vote last week (June 23) to quit the European Union (EU) creates deep uncertainty over the shape of future meat and livestock regulations in Britain. The same applies to EU market access for British meat and livestock companies or exporters from the rest of the EU wanting to target British consumers.…

A FLOOD of American pork exports to the European Union (EU), if it strikes a major trade deal with the USA, could make Denmark lose a significant portion of its export market share in other EU member states, an environmental group is claiming.…

THE CHINESE government is upset that the USA has demanded that a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel probes whether it has complied with an earlier 2013 order to reform China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties on American broiler chicken product exports.…

THE UK’s vote last Thursday (June 23) to quit the European Union (EU) creates deep uncertainty over the shape of future nuclear industry regulations in Britain. The same applies to EU market access for British nuclear fuel and component companies or exporters from the rest of the EU wanting to target British nuclear operators.…

FORWARD planning; managing supply chain partners well and staying on top of potential regional issues such as changes in weather or currency values can help apparel and textile companies avoid key supply chain disruptions such as out-of-stock situations, eroded margins and missed market opportunities.…

UNCERTAINTY might sound like a rather nebulous concern for international clothing brands considering their sourcing, but it can be a very tough problem that undermines operational efficiency up and downstream. It is an especially large challenge for brands who are venturing out to source apparel from emerging sources such as sub-Saharan Africa or Myanmar among others, Dr Patrick J Conway, department chair of economics at the University of North Carolina, USA, told just-style.…

Apparel and textile companies face various risks when shifting sourcing and must consider carefully the location of the skilled labour they require; the effort and cost it will take to ensure a new supplier is meeting global standards; and the potential loss of a good relationship with their current suppliers.…

THE PRINCIPLES of preventing multinationals shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions and hiding revenues through opaque and complex company structures have been welcomed, and have grabbed big headlines.

But the ability of tax administrations to achieve these goals, in cooperation with accountants and auditors, will depend on detailed and transparent reporting systems, that enable tax offices to swap reports on multiple revenue flows that cross national borders.…