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While the reluctance of many companies to report fraud to law enforcement is well documented, it would be a useful deterrence if those cases that made it to court generated tough enough penalties to scare some scammers from scamming.

Alas, this is not often or even usually the case.…

When the UK left the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2021, it also left the EU’s comprehensive REACH chemical control system, which was formally replaced by a UK REACH system. This mirrored EU REACH, grandfathering existing registrations and restrictions to the national system, although GB companies lost access to EU databases run by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).…

The UK government is poised to launch talks with the European Union (EU) on forging a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement (SPS) that could remove British and EU food health checks that impede the trade in dairy products.

Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans told DII: “A new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU has the potential to help in reducing trade administration costs for UK dairy exporters.…

Cybercrime has spanned national borders as it has increased exponentially in recent years. However, despite often being carried out in multiple jurisdictions that require a coordinated multinational response, tackling such crime has been hampered by the lack of international cooperation. Paul Cochrane reports.…

The election of a new Labour government in the UK comes at a critical time for chemical – and hence textile finishing materials – regulation in Great Britain, with public consultation under way on potential changes to how GB (not Northern Ireland) regulates its chemical industry and market (1).…

The election of a new Labour government in the UK comes at a critical time for chemical – and hence paint and coatings – regulation in Great Britain, with public consultation under way on potential changes to how GB (not Northern Ireland) regulates its chemical industry and market (1).…

As the largest non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (RTD) market in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Tokyo-based food and beverage consultancy GourmetPro (1), Japan has long been attractive to international non-alcohol brands, with the expansion of the market since 2020 intensifying attention.

Non-alcoholic beverages other than beer, such as cocktails and ‘chuhai’ (shochu and carbonated water flavoured with a kind of fruit juice – often categorised separately from cocktails in Japan), produced by Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory; and umeshu (plum wine), such as ‘Yowanai The Choya’, began to appear on the market in 2010.…

Despite lie detecting machines being used for more than 100 years, and widely disparaged by many fraud investigators, recent technologies being touted as enabling users to uncover falsehood continue to be developed.

The polygraph was first tested in court in a Washington DC case in 1925.…

Despite the impact of climate change, weak domestic markets and under-developed final product processing, Malawi’s farmers still regard dairy production positively and are embracing good livestock husbandry practices to increase return on investment.

Malawians are keen on milk and dairy products, but the sector is currently cannot meet demand to the 19 million population as dairy processing is nascent.…

In late 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will celebrate 35 years as the global standard setter for anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) rules. It is an opportunity, say critics, to review and potentially reform its role in the fight against financial crime.…