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BY ALYSHAH HASHAM

AS with many oils and fats industries, the cocoa sector has distinct elements: producers, processors, distributers, wholesalers and retailers. Their collective environmental impact can be reduced if they work together in the most efficient way possible. And it is partly for that reason that there is a growing trend towards pressing and grinding the cocoa near the source, particularly in Ghana and Ivory Coast (which together account for 60% of the world’s cocoa supply), as well as Indonesia.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) researchers have taken a key step towards regulating nanoparticles that are of increasing importance in pharmaceutical manufacture. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has recommended a clear definition that nanoparticles should be considered between 1 nanometres (nm) and 100 nm.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) researchers have taken a key step towards regulating nanoparticles that are of increasing importance in cosmetics and related packaging manufacture. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has recommended a clear definition that nanoparticles should be considered between 1 nanometres (nm) and 100 nm.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

THE ORGANIC cosmetics market has been booming over the last few years, generating substantial consumer interest in the US and Europe. As cosmetics companies scramble to offer the latest, most effective natural ingredients, many are turning to the biodiverse region of Latin America for inspiration.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) key scientific committees are launching an unusual joint inquiry into the toxicity and assessments of chemical mixtures. They have released a call for information from chemical-related industries, including the textile-finishing sector. The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER); the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR); and the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) will undertake the project.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) researchers have taken a key step towards regulating nanoparticles – of increasing importance in textile and clothing manufacture. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has recommended a clear definition that nanoparticles should be considered between 1 nanometres (nm) and 100 nm.…

BY ZLATKO CONKAS, and KEITH NUTHALL

WHEN imagining Europe’s greenest and most efficient energy systems, the countries of the former Yugoslavia do not readily spring to mind. The simple truth is Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and even Slovenia have a reputation for having ageing energy dirty systems.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

SAFETY assessments of plastic toys should consider overall risk, taking account of their likely use, rather than just focusing on the toxicity of substances used to make them, the European Union’s (EU) Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks has advised.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has refused to act on a European Parliament call for a European Union (EU) ban on using cyanide technologies in mining. Under the EU legislative system, the European Commission must propose EU legislation for it to be taken forward.…

BY ALYSHAH HASHAM

AS with many oils and fats industries, the cocoa sector has distinct elements: producers, processors, distributers, wholesalers and retailers. Their collective environmental impact can be reduced if they work together in the most efficient way possible. And it is partly for that reason that there is a growing trend towards pressing and grinding the cocoa near the source, particularly in Ghana and Ivory Coast (which together account for 60% of the world’s cocoa supply), as well as Indonesia.…