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U.N. members vote to continue trade in bluefin tuna
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- Global
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- March 19 2010
The United Nations (U.N.) has reportedly balked at a proposal to ban the international trade of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, an endangered species prized by sushi aficionados
New report targets global threats to rivers
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- Global, USA
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- October 15 2010
A recent study claims that the world's rivers are in crisis, threatened by pollutants and development
FAO announces eradication of cattle plague virus
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- Global
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- October 15 2010
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced the pending eradication of a fatal cattle virus known as rinderpest, hailing the achievement as “the first time in history that humankind has succeeded in wiping out an animal disease in the wild, and only the second time, after smallpox in 1980, that a disease has been eliminated thanks to human efforts.”
Global water survey finds water supply challenges affecting food industry
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- November 12 2010
According to a new report from the U.K.-based Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a majority of the world’s largest companies, including those in the food and beverage sectors, have developed specific water policies, strategies and plans, with 39 percent reporting experience with disruption to operations from drought or flooding, declining water quality or increases in water prices
FDA announces WHO grants to support food safety strategies
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- Global
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- July 1 2011
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of up to $260,000 in grant funds slated for “the support of a sole source” cooperative agreement between the agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses
FAO officially declares eradication of deadly cattle plague
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- July 1 2011
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has officially declared the eradication of a fatal cattle virus known as rinderpest
ISO adopts standard for inhalation toxicity testing for nanotechnology-based products
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- February 11 2011
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced January 27, 2011, that it has adopted a standard for inhalation toxicity testing for nanotechnology-based products
Codex Alimentarius Commission approves GM food labeling guidance
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- Global
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- July 15 2011
According to news sources, the Codex Alimentarius Commission concluded its meeting in Geneva by reaching an agreement on labeling foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients
UN report recommends carbon pricing, sustainable development for long-term planning
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- Global
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- February 10 2012
A panel convened by the United Nation’s (U.N.’s) secretary-general in August 2010 has issued a report which recommends that governments “put sustainable development into practice and mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible.”
GRI issues sustainability reporting guidance for events organizers
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- Global
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- February 3 2012
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released sustainability reporting guidance for the events sector covering traditional sustainability topics such as energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as site selection, materials sourcing, and the economic and environmental impacts such events have on a community
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