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BRICS COUNTRIES’ CAN SECTORS LARGELY REMAIN OPEN DURING COVID-19 CRISIS AS IMPORTANT PART OF FOOD CHAIN



AS a key part of the food production supply chain, the international can manufacturing and filling industry has largely stayed open, with some exceptions, during the Covid-19 crisis, not just in developed economies, but also in key emerging markets such as the BRICS countries.…

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FOOD INDUSTRY CALLS FOR SMARTER RISK ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS WITHIN REVAMPED EU CONTROL SYSTEM



 

ENVIRONMENTAL good practice is at the heart of policy-making for the current European Commission, which took office last November under its new president Ursula von der Leyen. A range of initiatives under the European Green Deal umbrella have already been launched and one of the latest – a review of European Union (EU) chemical rules – will impact the EU food industry.…

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EUROPEAN DAIRY SECTOR ENCOURAGED BY RUSSIA LOOSENING IMPORT BAN TO COPE WITH COVID-19

THE EUROPEAN dairy sector has welcomed the opening of an infant formula import quota by the Russian government as it shores up essential supplies to cope with the Covid-19 outbreak.

Moscow’s action on 90% demineralized whey powder followed up an announcement made in March 19 by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin that from March 20 “for one month, all restrictions on the supply of essential goods, including customs, are cancelled”. This was followed up by a government plan allowing for the easing of sanctions-related restrictions – see http://static.government.ru/media/files/vBHd4YRxpULCaUNNTFLVpPSZbMCIA2Zq.pdf…

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GROWING DESIRE FOR WELLNESS EXPANDS SALE OF NICHE BEAUTY PRODUCTS FOR EXERCISE AND ATHLETICS

The intersection between beauty products, fashion and sport has never been so mainstream. This was evident last year when popular yoga and athletic-apparel brand, Vancouver, Canada-based Lululemon Athletica Inc launched in June (2019) its own athleisure gender-neutral beauty and personal care line (BPC), called ‘lululemon selfcare’.

Comprised of a dry shampoo, deodorant, face moisturiser, lip balm, and more recently, body lotion, the line is sold only in North America and available in gym or travel sizes.  “For over 20 years, lululemon has been focused on solving athletes’ needs.…

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ASIAN PAINT AND COATINGS REGULATORY ROUNDUP - AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES NEW CHEMICAL CONTROL SYSTEM



AUSTRALIA’S existing regulatory framework for importing and manufacturing industrial chemicals, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) will be replaced by a new system called the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), starting July 1. The AICIS covers a broad range of chemicals and polymers used in adhesives, paints and solvents among many others. …

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COVID-19 INVENTORY FLOOD PILES THE PRESSURE ON BRANDS AND MANUFACTURERS’ BOTTOM LINE



With spring/summer now a write-off for most retailers, creating excess inventory levels, Richard Hyman, an independent UK-based retail analyst, said that the excess stock flooding the market, and the subsequent discounting and margin erosion, will lead to widespread administrations for clothing brands in the UK, Europe and the US, to varying degrees.…

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KENYA’S GROWING MIDDLE CLASS IS EXPANDING DAIRY MARKET WITHIN EAST AFRICA’S ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE



IT is fair to say that cheese and other processed dairy products have not traditionally played a key role in tickling the Kenyan collective palate, but that was yesterday. Now, as the country, east Africa’s economic dynamo, grows a middle class interested in consumer consumption, there has been exponential growing demand for dairy products of all kinds.…

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS BEEN GOLD MINE FOR EMAIL FRAUDSTERS



The Covid-19 pandemic has given email fraudsters an opening to increase the effectiveness of their duplicitous communications and sharpen the harm that they cause to companies and individuals receiving these malicious messages.

“All forms of cyber fraud are way up,” said Mason Wilder, senior research specialist at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).…

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EU AND WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP - EU SPENDS TO HELP FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURERS WEATHER COVID-19 CRISIS



THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled measures to help food and drink manufacturers and their suppliers cope with the Covid-19 crisis. It has, for instance announced that dairy (skimmed milk powder, butter and cheese), and meat (beef, sheep and goat meat) producers will be paid ‘private storage aid’ to warehouse such products for between two and six months to reduce current excessive supplies.…

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GERMAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN ON MEAT PLANT CONTRACT STAFFING AND HEALTH RULES AMIDST COVID-19 OUTBREAKS



The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel today (May 20) announced a “work protection programme for the meat industry”, raising labour standards in a sector which has been criticised for poor health and safety amidst a rash of outbreaks of Covid-19 amongst temporary migrant workers.…

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