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Charles Boustany Jr., partner at Capitol Counsel and former representative from the state of Louisiana, and Jennifer Hillman, senior fellow for trade and international political economy at CFR, and Daniel H. Rosen, partner at Rhodium Group, will discuss the findings of the latest CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and implications for U.S. economic security, climate change, and global health interests.   FASKIANOS:  Thank you, welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations State and Local Officials webinar. I’m Irina Faskianos, Vice Presiden...

Over the 60 years since the Codex was launched, the commission has been led by the world’s top scientists, drawing on every global study

Don’t bee fooled: Consumers and retailers warned of honey fraud Georgina Crouth © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved If you see honey sold on a special at your local retailer, or in a handy squeeze bottle, it is very likely to be impure and adulterated.  That’s the message that Thursday’s SA Bee Industry Organisation workshop on honey fraud hoped would resonate with consumers, regulators and retailers as they unpacked the growing problem of honey adulteration and its threat to biodiversity.    High-demand foodstuffs such as honey — the third most ...

The SA Bee Industry Organisation had a workshop last Thursday (on World Bee Day) to unpack the growing problem of honey adulteration and its threat to biodiversity, reports The Daily Maverick. They hope to send a message for consumers, regulators, and retailers to vote with their wallets and stem the rising tide of fake honey. Out of all these high-demand food products, honey fraud has particularly increased and evolved because it is a more complex product that makes testing its authenticity rather expensive. Honey is defined by the Codex Alimentarius (1981), which is a collection of internat...

(Photo from DOST) The DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal,Quezon) has expressed readiness to assist and train the MSMEs on packaging technology and label design to ensure that they are compliant with the mandatory requirements and standards. “For several years now, the DOST has been empowering MSMEs to create a competitive brand by strengthening their products’ packaging and labeling design. Packaging and Labeling Services of the agency aims to assist MSMEs in the development of package design, technical consultancy for the improvement of packaging system through proper label...