Certificates under ISO 22000:2005, the food safety management standard, rose by 34 percent in 2010 and rose fastest in China, Japan, and Greece.
Antioxidants, especially flavonoids, found in fruits and vegetables may help improve endothelial function and reduce blood clotting, blood pressure, and inflammation.
Chief Engineer Anthony Gervasio and Qualified Member of the Engineering Department Louis Longlois of the Damon B. Bankston received certificates as part of the International Maritime Organization’s Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011 presentation.
In 2011, the world experienced both. Expect more of the same — and then some — in the year ahead.
The inspections in non-mining industries are considered crucial to achieving the Department of Labour's goal of eliminating the lung disease by 2030.
The $5.25 billion project "will change the face of shipping as we know it and will bring positive benefits for all," Panama Canal Authority CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta said Nov. 15 at the TOC Americas conference.
Capital Safety Group CEO Anders Pettersson said KKR, the buyer, intends to continue to strategically invest in the company and expects its expansion in products and markets served to continue.
Type 2 diabetes comprises 90 percent of people with diabetes around the world, and is largely the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity.
Although total trade value increased 22 percent in 2010, the value of trade freight shipment ($525 billion) between the two countries in 2010 was still below its recent peak ($596 billion) reached in 2008.
Pike River Coal Ltd and Peter Whittall, its former chief executive, face charges filed by the New Zealand Department of Labour over the deaths of 29 miners in an explosion last November.
"The commercial fishing industry continues to have the highest fatality rate of all occupations in the United States; the safety hazards of this industry are unacceptable," said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman.
A new fact sheet from the World Health Organization sums up the problems of improper sharps disposal and health care waste that often is not separated into hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams in low-income countries.
The company recently displayed four new robots that are part of its Toyota Partner Robot series. These four are for use in nursing and health care.
Salvors have attached 35 underwater locator beacons to the containers considered most vulnerable to being lost overboard, and they expect 200 more beacons to arrive soon from the United States, Maritime New Zealand reported Nov. 7.
At a seminar in Dublin, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions explains how improved working conditions can aid in retention of older workers. This is now a key concern for European businesses.
The Nov. 4 report from the EU's Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products included both of these recalls, with the smoke alarms seized by French authorities.
The international police organization completed its 80th General Assembly last week in Hanoi after approving the applications of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and South Sudan to join. Leaders say delegates also approved measures to make it easier to combat 21st Century crime.
The 2010-2011 statistics show 171 fatalities, up from 147 the previous year. Injuries declined year over year, however.
Know what the levels represent because the responsibility for testing products for specific end-user applications still rests with the end user.
"The London 2012 Games construction project has shown that building projects on time and within budget does not mean compromising on the health and safety of your workers," the agency says.