The eu and Canada will impose an additional 15 per cent duty (worth us$ 150) on certain us imports, beginning May 1, 2005. The World Trade Organisation (wto) had approved the sanctions, to

gm cotton ban: On May 3, 2005, the Union government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) barred commercial cultivation of three varieties of genetically modified (GM) cotton hybrids in

Ireland is facing the wrath of the European Commission (ec), the eu executive, on many environmental issues. On April 11, 2005, the ec announced that following complaints of bad smells from

The eu, considered a vanguard in the fight against climate change, has faltered; or so it seems. Environment ministers of 25 eu member states recently agreed to achieve substantial cuts in the

An analytical method for the determination of OTC and TC residues in honey was developed. Sample treatment involves an extraction in EDTA-McIlvaine buffer, followed by a solid-phase cleanup step. With regard to the cleanup procedure, different SPE cartridges were evaluated and the results presented.

What would you consider food: chewing gum or an apple growing on a tree? Halt before choosing the latter. The eu thinks otherwise! The bizarre food classification is part of the eu' s comments

The eu has forced the uk to retract its move to permit more carbon emissions to its industries (see Down To Earth,

The eu has forced the uk to retract its move to permit more carbon emissions to its industries (see Down To Earth,