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Last November (2020), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that cannabidiol (CBD) liquids for e-cigarettes that were lawfully produced in a European Union (EU) member state are not narcotics and can be sold in any other EU country. The ruling was welcomed by the EU CBD sector, which has said it helps open-up the European market to products that often fall into a legal grey zone due to their origins in hemp, or cannabis with little or no intoxication effects.…

A high-tech medical simulation centre in Tunisia has found a winning solution to teaching technical clinical procedures online, meeting student and professional training needs during the Covid-19 pandemic, while opening up opportunities for remote learning and medical research across Africa. The Honoris Medical Simulation Centre (1), in the capital Tunis, part of the Honoris United Universities network of African higher education institutions (2) was opened just 14 months before the pandemic struck in earnest, on November 10, 2018.…

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In a highly technical textile sector segment such as the manufacture of compressed garments, the use of detailed standards to guide production is not just useful in guaranteeing quality output, it can help manufacturers and brands’ marketing. Where products are associated with international, regional, national and private standards, this builds confidence in consumers, promoting sales.…

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the world’s biggest money earners for criminals and is now coming under serious attention from the international anti-money laundering community.

Advocates for curbing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) by ‘going after the money’ have been pushing for years for the trade to be included in anti-money laundering (AML) measures.…

Alternative meat items are gaining a stronger foothold in Japan on the back of product development by mainstream meat producers, growing demand for healthy products and government support for the fledgling industry.

Although soy-based meat is not new to the Japanese market, with items such as tofu hamburgers and soy meat crumbles long holding an established place on supermarket shelves, the market is rapidly expanding and diversifying in response to changing needs.…

In five years, the Europol-hosted website ‘No More Ransom’ (NMR) (1) “prevented criminals from earning almost a billion euros through ransomware attacks,” the European Union (EU) police agency claims. Launching a new more user-friendly home for its ‘Crypto Sheriff’ app on Monday (July 26), Europol said that through 121 free tools, able to decrypt 151 ransomware families of this malware, the NMR repository has helped more than six million people recover locked files for free.…

TEXTILE and clothing products sold in Canada may have significant proportions of imports, but the country does retain an important digital textile printing capacity.

Covid-19, however, has changed the market according to researchers and companies working in the sector.

“Daily, I hear comments from clients that they want to keep their business local, and that they do not want to go offshore,” said Joe Scout, sales executive at Toronto-based Club Ink, manufacturers of film industry wardrobe costumes and digitally-printed (largely non-textile) display solutions and.…

After completing the technical testing required, central America’s largest apparel factory is about to open in Honduras, producing sportswear for major brands such as Nike or Under Armour, an executive informed just-style.
La Arena, the Tegra Global-owned industrial park in San Pedro Sula, in the country’s north, will receive around 100 employees during the last week of August – its inauguration was delayed from January because of the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Companies breach sanctions laws at their peril. Fines of many thousands of dollars, and even jail terms, await the unwary or careless. Fortunately, an Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) has been created to advise businesses on negotiating the complex world of international sanctions compliance.…

The cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline Co in the USA, which sparked the temporary closure of the eastern United States’ most important fuel pipeline, has focused attention on the risks posed by ransomware on major companies. These risks are increasing. Keith Nuthall reports.…