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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared safe the use of recycled plastics in food contact technology where they are sourced from 10 recycling processes, the first time it has released such a formal opinion. These processes include four based on VACUREMA Prime technology – LuxPET, Jayplas, PolyQuest and CIER; five based on Starlinger IV+ technology – namely the Preformia, STF, MPTS, PET to PET and Eco Plastic systems; and the recycling process PETUK SSP.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

IT won’t be certain for some time yet but signs are growing that the European Union’s (EU) massive and complex REACH policy to enforce the registration and control of chemicals is proving nothing like the disaster that the cosmetics and detergents industries might once have feared.…

BY DAVE YIN

NEW Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that from July 2015, cosmetic products containing nanomaterials must clearly identify them on labels. New regulations will also bring definitions for ‘preservatives’, ‘colourants’ and ‘UV filters in New Zealand’s Cosmetic Products Group Standard in line with EU definitions, and require manufacturer original source or batch code information on labels, aiding recalls.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT

LEGISLATIVE change and the setting up of green building councils is pushing demand for environment-friendly coatings in the Gulf, but the lack of enforcement of eco-laws in the region and the ongoing recession has hampered potential growth.…

BY ALAN OSBORN, IN LONDON, AND JULIAN RYALL, IN TOKYO

EUROPE’S carmakers are setting out tough pre-conditions to anticipated negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Japan over a free trade agreement (FTA). The two sides have just finalised a "scoping exercise" setting out goals for an FTA and the EU auto sector is laying down some red lines, worried about unfair competition if European tariffs on Japanese autos are lowered or scrapped in a free trade deal.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

JAPANESE cosmetics giant Kanebo Cosmetics has developed a new manufacturing technique that enables biosurfactants to be combined with other cosmetics ingredients and remain stable. The advance, said Kanebo, would allow it to avoid using synthetic surfactants, reducing the environmental health impact of its products.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

THE LAST decade has seen significant developments, initiatives and legislation towards integrating biofuels and other environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives into transport and the aviation sector. But while renewable fuels are projected to have a significant stake in fuelling aircrafts going into the future, traditional kerosene jet fuel still maintains a tight grip on the industry.…

BY KITTY SO

GLOBAL police agency Interpol is developing a service enabling customs officers and retailers to identify counterfeit personal care products using the Internet and smart phones. A prototype has been built by Interpol with Google Ideas. It is a global database of security features such as tax stamps and holograms.…

BY KITTY SO

GLOBAL police agency Interpol is developing a service enabling customs officers and retailers to identify counterfeit clothing and textiles using the Internet and smart phones. A prototype has been built by Interpol with Google Ideas, and the agency wants industry associations to help structure the system.…

BY ANDREW GREEN, IN KAMPALA

Uganda is undergoing a higher education boom. The result of introducing universal primary education in 1997 and universal secondary education a decade later is a surplus of students looking for a university placement. Uganda’s 30 public and private universities offer 50,000 spots for qualified secondary school graduates.…