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Mars recalls chocolate bars in 55 countries
2016-02-24 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Mars has issued a recall of its chocolate bars and other products across 55 countries after a piece of red plastic was found in a Snickers bar.
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In oil-producing countries, low oil prices can be a boost to renewable energy
2016-02-16 19:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Whenever oil prices drop, there's some chatter about renewable energy and clean tech getting less competitive. Indeed, in the United States, there has been a slight dip in the sales of fuel efficient and electric vehicles as oil prices have dropped. But that's not the case in many other parts of the world. Plug-in car sales grew 94 percent in the United Kingdom last year and, according to Cleantechnica, electric car sales tripled in China. Meanwhile use of coal in China continues to decline. Perhaps...
Soda companies rapped for allegedly targeting low and middle income countries
2016-02-16 04:55:43| Beverages - Topix.net
CSPI report dresses down the beverage industry, but the International Council of Beverages Associations claims its members are behaving responsibly The soda industry has vigorously defended itself against claims it is "borrowing a page from the tobacco industry playbook" by trying to spread its products in low- and middle-income countries. "Carbonating the World," a report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit focusing on nutrition, food safety and health, claimed big beverage companies, such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, are spending billions of dollars in countries such as Mexico, China and India.
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Solar cells help purify water in developing countries
2016-02-15 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid -- thanks to solar cells. With the help of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, these small and portable solar cell stations have now been placed across rural Bangladesh. "750 million people lack access to clean water across the globe. Providing safe drinking water is one of the biggest challenges and one of the most important goals for humanity,"...
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Supplier countries keen to use or improve EU GSP+ status
2016-02-11 11:27:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Special trade access to developed countries is always a boon to emerging market suppliers, and the European Union's (EU) GSP+ system is especially sought after and - according to a recent European Commission report - widely utilised.
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