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BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BAN on carrying cigarette lighters beyond security checkpoints in airports and on board civil aircraft will be imposed in the United States from April 14. This includes, for example, butane, absorbed fuel (Zippo-type), electric/battery-powered and novelty lighters.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
SALES of microbrewery beer in the United States jumped by 7% in 2004 compared to the previous year, making so-called ‘craft’ beer the fastest growing segment of the US beverage alcohol industry according to the Colorado-based Brewers Association.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel has told the European Union (EU) to open up its geographical indication protection system to include traditionally made drinks (and foodstuffs) from non-EU countries. The system currently protects EU-made products such a Champagne and Bordeaux, insisting that they are made in their home regions by traditional methods.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ALLERGIC reactions to cockroaches cause worse asthma attacks in children than dust mite or pet allergens according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institute of Allergy in the United States.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) long-term decision to resume trading beef and live cattle with Canada will not have a significant impact on the cattle supply in the States, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A US judge has granted a request by an American cattlemen’s group to temporarily halt plans to reopen the border to Canadian cattle, which had been planned for this week. R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America argued that the opening of borders would present risks of BSE from Canada infiltrating US herds.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel has told the European Union (EU) to open up its geographical indication protection system to include traditionally made drinks (and foodstuffs) from non-EU countries. The system currently protects EU-made products such a Champagne and Bordeaux, insisting that they are made in their home regions by traditional methods.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States and the European Commission have agreed a new duty regime for imports of husked rice into the EU, adjusting duties every six months between Euro 65/tonne, 42.5/tonne or 30/tonne.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
A MICHIGAN, USA, company recently gave employees a choice: quit smoking or lose your job. And although this could be considered an effective way to fight nicotine addiction, public health officials do not see it that way. Four employees from Weyco, a firm that manages benefit plans for workers on behalf of other companies were shown the door in January after refusing to take a nicotine test on whether they had smoked since a deadline of January 1, this year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned the food contaminant acrylamide may be of public heath concern, because it does cause cancer in animals. A joint report has rebuffed suggestions that acrylamide is not carcinogenic, calling for continued efforts to reduce its presence in food.…