US Attorneys General petition FDA to promptly set limits over heavy metals in baby food
Oct 26, 2021 22:39 pm UTC| Law Business Economy
Attorneys general from 23 states are urging the FDA to promptly set the limits against high levels of heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, in baby food. The FDA has already announced a program to...
S. Korean regulator takes action against Nissan, Porsche over false emissions claims
Oct 24, 2021 23:47 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has ordered Nissan Motor Corp., Porsche AG, and their local units Nissan Korea and Porsche Korea to correct falsified information over their diesel cars gas emissions. Nissan Korea...
Kellogg sued for alleged inaccurate claims on product's strawberry content
Oct 21, 2021 23:24 pm UTC| Law Business Economy
Kellogg has been sued for allegedly misleading consumers of its Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts as to the amount of strawberry filling in the product. According to plaintiff Anita Harris, who filed the lawsuit in the US...
S. Korea to protect virtual reality, augmented reality videos as intellectual property
Oct 20, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Law Economy
South Koreas patent office announced that virtual reality and augmented reality videos eligible for registration as intellectual property thanks to a revision of related laws. The Korea Intellectual Property Office...
S. Korea’s major law firms reluctant in defending FSS against Woori chief
Oct 19, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Law Economy
Sources say that major law firms have been reluctant to represent Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) against Woori Financial Group Chairman Son Tae-seung for fear of losing clients in the private sector, which pay...
Oct 19, 2021 23:42 pm UTC| Law Economy
China Eastern Airlines was found to have laid off 73 South Korean flight attendants in March of last year without an explanation while retaining those from China, Japan, and Europe through paid leave. The said South...
France bans plastic fruit and vegetables packaging in implementing anti-waste law
Oct 15, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
France will ban plastic packaging for around 30 fruits and vegetables from January 2022 as part of efforts to implement an anti-waste law that supports the countrys transition to a circular economy. The list of fruits...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects