https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/307.html United States Regulatory news 15 Regulatory news - United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/307.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:42:09 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/307/237115.html For most cheese lovers, taste is the thing. Whether it's a tangy blue stilton or a creamy oozing camembert, the most important element is the eating. But cheese has profound political and economic properties too, with implications for international trade deals and commerce. 1-237115 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/307/232398.html In a move sure to upset chocoholics everywhere, discount supermarket Lidl was recently told to destroy its stocks of chocolate bunnies. The cull was ordered by a Swiss court that decided Lidl's bunny was too close to confectioner Lindt's iconic chocolate rabbit. 1-232398 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/162/221415.html Ultra-processed foods might not be a familiar term to many people. But it is an emerging, and increasingly dominant type of food in the world. They are foods typically created through a "series of industrial techniques and processes". 1-221415 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/399/221263.html James Sampson runs a tech repair shop in suburban Washington D.C. - fixing wayward phones and lagging laptops - and sees his tiny store as one part of a brave, new consumer rights revolution that can protect the planet, too. 1-221263 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/217383.html The European Union recently added rooibos (red bush) tea to its register of products with a protected designation of origin. The iconic tea is the first African product to receive such status in the EU, and the 40th from a non-EU country. 1-217383 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/307/217147.html Discarded single-use plastic shopping bags (SUPBs) are a growing environmental menace. Dubbed the 'white flower' in South Africa, the negative effects of SUPBs include reducing the aesthetic value of landscapes, clogging waterways, depleting petroleum reserves through their production, and endangering marine life through entanglement and ingestion. 1-217147 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/399/215253.html Fashionscapes: A Living Wage is a new short film that aims to help end poverty wages in the fashion industry. Released on 24 April 2021, on the 8th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, the documentary combines the voices of garment workers on the ground with top legal professionals who are working together to argue for the first-ever EU legislation to ensure garment workers receive a living wage. 1-215253 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/784/204292.html Somali-American activists recently scored a victory against Amazon and against colourism, which is prejudice based on preference for people with lighter skin tones. Members of the non-profit The Beautywell Project teamed up with the Sierra Club to convince the online retail giant to stop selling skin lightening products that contain mercury. 1-204292 Mon, 25 May 2020 09:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/512/200479.html France and the US have managed to avoid turning their recent trade skirmish into a war - for now. 1-200479 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/462/191080.html Some of the biggest names in footwear have signed an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reconsider the proposed tariffs on shoes made in China. Among the 173 US companies that signed the open letter are Nike, Adidas, Asics, Converse, Crocs,Puma, Reebok, Skechers, Under Armour and Foot Locker. 1-191080 Wed, 22 May 2019 11:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Regulatory United States