AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press Writer
HONOLULU – Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company’s plan to build the nation’s first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.
Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a favorite source for sushi and sashimi that’s overfished in the [...]
BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce said Monday it has made a preliminary ruling to impose tariffs of up to 36% on nylon 6, or polycaprolactam, from the U.S., saying the imports have damaged the domestic industry.
The antidumping measure is the latest in a series of trade measures by China after the Obama administration [...]
By Jamie Colby
Oct. 14: Employees of Mountain and Sackett, a tie manufacturer with a plant in Long Island City, N.Y., make neckties by hand.
QUEENS, N.Y. — In just a month since its official launch, a new Web site MadeInUSA has signed up more than 350,000 U.S.-based companies looking to encourage consumers to “be American and [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture begins enforcing the final rule on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) . Under the new rule, grocery stores will have to identify the country of origin for muscle cuts and ground beef (including veal), pork, lamb, goat and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables; [...]
The 2007 pet food recalls comprise the contamination and wide recall of many brands of cat and dog foods beginning in March 2007 and the ensuing developments involving the human food supply. The recalls in North America, Europe, and South Africa came in response to reports of renal failure in pets. Initially the recalls [...]