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ACCC to looks to tighten infant formula ad loophole The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is proposing to re-authorize a long-standing agreement by manufacturers to not promote infant formula, in order to protect rates of breastfeeding. However, the ACCC’s draft determination also notes concerns the public benefits of the agreement may be being reduced by toddler milk advertising. The “Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula: Manufacturers an...

When Mark Pallen and his colleagues began describing the chicken gut microbiome several years ago, they soon identified DNA sequences from undocumented species. In 2019, the team conducted its most comprehensive survey yet and found hundreds of seemingly novel microbes, some belonging to entirely new genera. “It became clear that much of what we were looking at then had never been named before, never been characterized,” says Pallen, a professor of microbial genomics at the Quadram Institut...

Major health stories published last week COVID-19 has infected over 110 million people globally with over two million deaths recorded. 4 min read Countries across the globe have started rolling out vaccines to protect their population against the deadly COVID-19 virus. The virus has infected over 110 million people globally with over two million deaths recorded, data from worldometer shows. Having recorded more than 155,000 COVID-19 cases, Nigeria is set to receive four million ...

NAFDAC to intensify awareness campaign on breast milk substitutes marketing code On Kindly Share This Story: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it is intensifying an awareness campaign to ensure compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) in Kaduna State. The State’s  Coordinator of the Agency, Dadi Mullah-Natim disclosed this on Thursday during a sensitisation workshop for Neonatal Doctors on the Interna...

Fiji calls for appropriate infant and young child feeding during emergencies to protect and safeguard the best interests of a child Format © UNICEF Pacific 2021 Wong SUVA, 24 February 2021 – Today, the Government of Fiji, together with UNICEF and WHO, called for the increase in protection, promotion and support for breastfeeding during emergencies. “The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is pledging our support as custodians of health, breastfeeding and safe infant feeding practices f...

Share this article Decarbonization is indeed “a thing”, as Millennials might say. The problem that I have writing on the topic- and presumably that readers have, is that the timeframes can be very lengthy, like 30 years out. Indeed, many promising technologies for achieving shipping’s ambitious reduction targets for carbon emissions are on the drawing boards. But they are not yet there- nor is it clear who will pay for them.  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded a two...

The state-of-play of low and zero-carbon fuel options to ensure shipping’s path to decarbonization was set out in an online symposium hosted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on 9-10 February 2021. Speakers from industry and Governments outlined the different fuel options available to owners and operators which will allow the maritime sector to meet ...

Dubai: Dubai has received top global recognition for keeping tourists and tourism workers safe, Gulf News can reveal. In an exclusive interview ahead of the Pre-Expo Talk: Travel & Connectivity in Dubai on Tuesday, Marcelo Risi, chief of the Communications Department of World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), said, “Dubai deserves recognition for pro-actively working to keep both tourists and tourist workers as safe as possible. It is also an example of good cooperation between government and bus...

Osaka Bays first LNG (liquefied natural gas) tugboat, "Ishin" was completed at Kobe Port on February 27, 2019 and since March 2020, has been working in Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea guiding large vessels in the area. The tugboat was completed by Mitsui O.S.K Lines., Ltd. (MOL) a major shipping company in Japan, less than two years after the decision was made to commence construction in 2017. Yanmar supplied two marine dual fuel engines (6EY26DF), as well as the fuel supply system which incl...

Jan. 21, 2021 Hurricane Andrew left a trail of damaged houses in Miami in 1992. More than 250,000 people in Dade County were left homeless by the storm.Credit...Steve Starr/Corbis, via Getty Images “The Big One,” screamed a giant all-caps headline on The Miami Herald’s front page one day in 1992. Beneath it, a smaller headline: “Hurricane of our nightmares is knocking at the front door.” Two days after that edition went to press, southern Dade County was in ruins. Tens of thousands of...