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China's Corrupt Food Chain |
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New York Times - By YANZHONG HUANG
Published: August 17, 2012
An April report by China’s national broadcaster CCTV detailed the manufacturing process followed by 16 companies that sell preserved fruit. It made the meat-packing methods described by Upton Sinclair in “The Jungle” a century ago seem pale by comparison.
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For Buckyballs Toys, Child Safety Is a Growing Issue |
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New York Times: By ANDREW MARTIN
Published: August 16, 2012
Three years ago, two pals from Brooklyn came up with the idea of creating a desktop toy out of powerful magnets. Their creation, Buckyballs, became an instant hit. And by this year, the two — Craig Zucker and Jake Bronstein — had expected annual sales to reach about $25 million. But their business plan has hit a major, unanticipated snag.
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Consumers: latest report on safety of products shows fewer dangerous items reaching the EU market |
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 EU consumers want to be sure that the products – whether produced in the EU or imported from third-countries - are safe. The good news is that thanks to the increasing effectiveness of the EU's rapid alert system for non-food dangerous products ("RAPEX") dangerous products are detected earlier and more effectively and are more promptly removed from the EU market.
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Water Stress Index identifies areas at extreme risk |
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 Tom Styles, water and climate change analyst, explains how Maplecroft’s recent Water Stress Index points to a concentration of extreme risk in the Middle East and North Africa. Maplecroft provides global risks analysis, researching, indexing and mapping over 500 risks and issues to identify exposures and opportunities in both countries and companies.
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