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BY KEITH NUTHALL

A CALL has been made by senior European Union (EU) scientists for studies into concerns that electromagnetic fields, such as those caused by power cables and mobile phones, could cause Alzheimer’s disease. It comes in a report from the EU’s scientific committee on emerging and newly identified health risks, which has reviewed the ever-growing scientific literature on environmental health concerns about electromagnetic fields (ELF is a common acronym).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

VOLVO has secured permission to secure Swedish government loan guarantees covering 90% of the Euro 500 million it plans to borrow from the European Investment Bank to finance for developing new green models. The European Commission announced today (June 5) that it was authorising the guarantee from Stockholm, under its temporary liberal state aid controls, eased to help European industry cope with the recession.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A COMPREHENSIVE report from a European Union (EU) think-tank has highlighted the success of Germany in fighting recession within its domestic car market and preventing full-time lay-offs. The paper ‘Recent restructuring trends and policies in the automotive sector’, has been released by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, a Dublin-based EU agency.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission wants the European Union’s (EU) REACH registration process for chemicals to generate sufficient information on specific detergents to enable decisions on whether new restrictions are required. Such controls could go beyond rules under the existing EU detergents regulation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has revamped its scientific advisory committees which have released a wide-range of expert opinions of relevance to the personal care product sector. New scientific committees on consumer products; health and environmental risks; and emerging and newly identified health risks have been established, each electing a new chair and two vice-chairs.…

BY PHILIPPA JONES

THE POTENTIAL benefits of nanotechnology far outweigh the possible health risks, claimed Robert Madelin, director general of the European Commission’s health and consumer department (DGSanco) on Wednesday.

Speaking at a high-profile consumer protection conference in Brussels, Madelin said "the default position for nanotechnology is to drive up the fear factor.…

BY SYMON ROSS

WHILE many British converting businesses have so far held up well in the recession, the sector has not been immune to the downturn. A year ago the sector was buoyant as raw materials prices were coming down and, as far as Britain is concerned, a softening pound worked in favour of UK-based manufacturers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE LIKELIHOOD of a soft landing for Volvo – should Ford divest the Sweden-based car maker – has improved. The European Commission has approved Swedish government loan guarantees covering 90% of Euro 500 million that Volvo plans to borrow from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help develop new green models.…

By Alan Osborn

A Swiss university is offering a course designed to train professionals for careers in international organisations and agencies.

Increasingly, decisions affecting the global economy, international security, the environment and even health and social matters, are being devised and put into effect by multilateral institutions, both governmental and non-governmental.…

BY PHILIPPA JONES

THE RISK of unsafe nanoparticles making their way over the Atlantic to the European Union in cosmetic products is unlikely through standard channels, but there is a risk regarding Internet sales warned Gerald Renner, director of science and research at Colipa, the European Cosmetics Association.…