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Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs in Britain
INT11International/HealthPictorial warnings on cigarette packs in BritainLondon, Sep 28 IANS Pictures showing gruesome effects of smoking on the body will replace text warnings on cigarette packets in Britain from Oct 1.The images - which include pictures of rotting teeth and lungs, throat cancer, and a 'flaccid' cigarette - will replace the written warnings featured on packs, introduced in January 2003.Britain is the first country in the European Union EU to introduce pictorial warnings. The government is considering going even further and legislating that all packaging must be plain white, with only the brand name and the warnings.Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson told The Telegraph: "I welcome the introduction of picture warnings on tobacco product packaging, which show smokers the grim reality of the effects smoking can have on their health. This will help to maintain the momentum of the increasing number of people who have given up smoking following England going smoke free in 2007."Stephen Singleton, regional director of public health, said: "The introduction of picture warnings on to tobacco product packaging provides a very stark warning to smokers."Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death in Britain, causing the premature death of more than 87,000 people each year.There are 10 million smokers in Britain and around half of them will die early as a result of their habit, according to health department studies.Following the ban on smoking in public places and bars and restaurants and a campaign by the NHS, more than 350,000 smokers stopped smoking with local NHS Stop Smoking Services around the country.--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/mv 284 Words28091024
2008-09-28 01:00:05
Hot dogs outside Philly ballpark cause bomb scare AP
AP - Nobody knew just what to make of three items heavily wrapped in white packaging and duct tape outside the Philadelphia Phillies' ballpark....
2008-09-25 07:00:00
UPDATE 2-P&ampamp;G again sues Kraft over plastic coffee containers - Reuters
Brandweek MagazineUPDATE 2-P&ampamp;G again sues Kraft over plastic coffee containersReuters&ampnbsp;- 3 hours agoCHICAGO, Sept 23 Reuters - Procter &ampamp; Gamble Co PG.N: Quote, Profile...
2008-09-24 02:11:24
Chennai's Empee group planning more hotels
BUS2Business/EconomyChennai's Empee group planning more hotelsChennai, Sep 22 IANS City-based Empee Group is drawing up an expansion plan for its hospitality business that includes setting up new luxury hotels, renovating the existing ones and acquiring new properties, company officials said.The group, which has interests in hotel, liquor, sugar, power, packaging, transport and construction businesses, is aiming to emerge as a major business house in south India."As per our existing plans, the group will have total room strength of around 600. Earlier, our focus was on growing the liquor business," Empee Distilleries Ltd joint managing director Nisha Purushothaman told IANS.Empee Hotels Ltd, a group company, will set up a 362-room hotel, Hilton Chennai, and a 100-room three-star hotel in Sriperumbudur. The group will also expand the business-class Grand Orient Hotel to four-star category and renovate the New Victoria Hotel, both located in Chennai.Empee International Hotels and Resorts Ltd, Empee Hotels Ltd, South India Hotels Pvt Ltd and Empee Heritage Inn Pvt Ltd are the four companies that deal with the groups hotel business. "We are also scouting for a suitable three-star 50-room hotel property for acquisition. Our idea is to first set up hotels in places where we have a land bank," Purushothaman added.While the group is looking out for land or an existing property for acquisition in Hyderabad, it has identified eight locations in Kerala for budget and heritage hotels."Our plan is to have seven hotels in seven years and be present across the categories including resorts," Empee International chief executive Ravi Chawla told IANS."Barring Hilton Chennai, all other group hotels will be re-branded. The group is in the process of finalising the new brand and the strategy," he added.--Indo-Asian News Servicevj/sj/ank/ky/tb311 Words22090927
2008-09-22 03:08:07
Heart fears over common chemical
Higher levels of a chemical commonly used in plastic food and drink packaging are associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, a study has found....
2008-09-16 09:00:04
Sharad Pawar to inaugurate warehousing seminar
New Delhi, Sept 12 ANI: Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar will inaugurate a two-day conference on warehousing here today.The conference is being held to discuss the impact of the Warehousing Development and Regulation Act, 2007 on the warehousing scene in the country.Besides the Central Warehousing Corporation, Food Corporation of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and FICCI, a large number of other stakeholders will participate in the conference.The main objectives of the Warehousing Act are to make provisions for the development and regulation of warehouses, negotiability of warehouse receipts, establishment of a Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority and related matters. The Act aims to address the long felt need to develop a formal mechanism of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts System for commodities, especially agricultural commodities. Besides mandating the negotiability of warehouse receipts, the Act prescribes the form and manner of registration of warehouses and issue of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts including in electronic form. It also prescribes establishment of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority WRDA, which is in the process of being set up. The proposed Regulatory Authority will register and accredit warehouses intending to issue negotiable warehouse receipts and put in place a system of quality certification and grading of commodities with a view to protecting the interests of holders of warehouse receipts against negligence, malpractices and fraud. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts NWRs, issued by warehouses registered under the Act, would help farmers avoid distress sale of their produce by ensuring finance against their produce stored in registered warehouses and would also have significance for commodity trading, banking and insurance sectors by providing safeguards against risks inherent in lending against commodities. The pledging or collateralization of agricultural produce with a legal backing in the form of NWR will lead to increase in flow of credit to the rural areas, reduce the cost of credit due to certainty of recovering credit by the bank and will spur other related activities, like standardization, grading, packaging and insurance services in the agricultural sector. With the increased requirement of quality storage, warehousing industry will also get a boost in rural areas. Apart from individual farmers, cooperative societies and Self-Help Groups SHGs will also be able to assist their members particularly small and marginal farmers by aggregating their surplus produce and keeping the same in registered warehouses. ANI
2008-09-12 00:03:09
South Africa: Don't Be Digitally Dozy - Guy Berger
As the rise of digital revolution reaches a tipping point, breaking up existing business models information gathering, editing, packaging, dissemination and loyal audience and reshaping journalism, tr...
2008-09-11 06:03:07
Lawsuit Claims Nvidia Execs Concealed Serious Flaw
snydeq writes "A lawsuit filed in a California court on Tuesday alleges Nvidia concealed the existence of a serious defect in its graphics-chip line for at least eight months 'in a series of ...
2008-09-11 04:26:20
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2008-09-10 11:18:10
Sharad Pawar to inaugurate warehousing seminar
New Delhi, Sept 10 ANI: Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar will inaugurate a two-day conference on warehousing here on September 12.The conference is being held to discuss the impact of the warehousing Development and Regulation Act, 2007 on the warehousing scene in the country.Besides the Central Warehousing Corporation, Food Corporation of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and FICCI, a large number of other stakeholders will participate in the Conference.The main objectives of the Warehousing Act are to make provisions for the development and regulation of warehouses, negotiability of warehouse receipts, establishment of a Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority and related matters. The Act aims to address the long-felt need to develop a formal mechanism of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts System for commodities, especially agricultural commodities. Besides mandating the negotiability of warehouse receipts, the Act prescribes the form and manner of registration of warehouses and issue of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts including in electronic form. It also prescribes establishment of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority WRDA, which is in the process of being set up. The proposed Regulatory Authority will register and accredit warehouses intending to issue negotiable warehouse receipts and put in place a system of quality certification and grading of commodities with a view to protecting the interests of holders of warehouse receipts against negligence, malpractices and fraud. Negotiable Warehouse Receipts NWRs, issued by warehouses registered under the Act, would help farmers avoid distress sale of their produce by ensuring finance against their produce stored in registered warehouses and would also have significance for commodity trading, banking and insurance sectors by providing safeguards against risks inherent in lending against commodities. The pledging orcollateralization of agricultural produce with a legal backing in the form of NWR will lead to increase in flow of credit to the rural areas, reduce the cost of credit due to certainty of recovering credit by the bank and will spur other related activities, like standardization, grading, packaging and insurance services in the agricultural sector. With the increased requirement of quality storage, warehousing industry will also get a boost in rural areas. Apart from individual farmers, cooperative societies and Self-Help Groups SHGs will also be able to assist their members particularly small and marginal farmers by aggregating their surplus produce and keeping the same in registered warehouses. ANI
2008-09-10 09:00:00

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