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THE NEWLY installed centre-right Norwegian government has stressed its determination to reduce or abolish controversial tariffs on meat imports from the European Union (EU), despite vocal opposition.

Having replaced the protectionist former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s socialist administration last month (October), the new Høyre (the Conservative Party of Norway) and Fremskrittspartiet (the Progress Party) government has said it wants to improve trade relations with the EU.…

A EUROPEAN Union (EU) funded project aims to change Europeans’ reserve about using flies as a source of protein feed for pigs and poultry, but also for human consumption, which is not currently allowed in Europe.

With almost EUR3 million from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research, PROteINSECT wants to provide research that proves the efficacy and safety of insect protein to be used in animal feed.…

ROMANIA will be allowed to export pork meat to the European Union (EU) market from all of its commercial pig holdings from New Year’s Day (2014), the country’s National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) has announced.

Pork meat producers from 37 Romanian counties have been prevented from exporting their products to the rest of the EU since 2007, since these areas were affected by outbreaks of classical swine fever.…

THE RECENTLY rebranded United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has re-launched itself at its annual meeting in New York, amidst predictions that the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement should be completed in early 2014.

Julia Hughes, the president of USFIA, and head of its predecessor the United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) told the November 6 meeting: “We are definitely much further along in the TPP negotiations, but we think it’s likely to take into next year to really wrap it all up,” she said.…

While small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan’s knitwear sector have significant manufacturing capacity, they have yet to harness their full potential, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Pakistan exported USD2.3 billion’s worth of knitwear in 2011 says the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, and many producers are small.…

It is almost received wisdom that significant sales opportunities will emerge for pharmaceutical manufacturers as the world’s population gets older, especially in rich world markets and ageing China. However, as drug companies attempt to capitalise on demand for treating old age-linked diseases such as cancer and dementia, they face several significant challenges.…

ACCORDING to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the largest single health threat to the population of the world today is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). How can it be countered and what options are open to government regulators, the medical profession and, especially, the pharmaceutical companies for the development of new antibiotics?…

With China’s central government taking steps to improve food safety regulations, following several cases of food contamination in the past few years, food companies serving the Chinese market are keeping a close eye on a review of the country’s 2009 National Food Safety Law.…

POLAND has become one of the hottest destinations in Europe for commercial real estate investment as investors look to capitalise on the country’s continued economic stability and potential for growth. Given the financial fragility of many other European Union (EU) states, this 38 million population country, which avoided recession during the credit crunch, is increasingly regarded as a key commercial property market.…

The southern African nation of Botswana has a glittering reputation for its gem diamonds, of which it is largest producer in the world. But on a continent where widespread corruption and poor governance have until recently inhibited foreign investment, Botswana – with a population of only two million people in a landlocked area larger than France – has acquired a reputation as a poster child for financial probity.…