Friday, 7 January 2011

Dioxin contaminated food enters the UK

Edie.net article:
Foodstuffs from German pig and poultry feed contaminated with dioxins four times above EU legal limits have entered the UK.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=19218&channel=0&title=Dioxin+contaminated+food+enters+the+UK+

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Plumber jailed after 'Rogue Traders' exposes illegal gas work

HSE Article:
A plumber who was caught carrying out illegal gas work by BBC's Rogue Traders has been jailed after ignoring a previous order to stop.

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-e-58.htm

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Ireland to get corporate manslaughter law?

SHP Article:
The Irish government has announced plans to introduce a Bill on corporate manslaughter, which, if it becomes law, will have more ‘teeth’ than its counterpart in the UK.

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http://www.shponline.co.uk/news-content/full/ireland-to-get-corporate-manslaughter-law

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Waste plant planned for Plymouth

Edie.net article:
The plans for an energy-from-waste plant to be built in south Devon took a step forward today.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=19217&channel=0&title=Waste+plant+planned+for+Plymouth+

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Scissor lift safety warning following fatal overturns

HSE Article:
Users of certain types of scissor lifts are being advised to make daily safety checks after five people were killed in three separate incidents when they overturned.

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http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/hse-scissorlifts.htm

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Wednesday, 5 January 2011

SMEs need more help to reduce waste

Edie.net article:
The London Assembly Environment Committee says more needs to be done to help small businesses in London deal with waste.

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http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=19205&channel=0&title=SMEs+need+more+help+to+reduce+waste+

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MP support for UK deep-water drilling

Edie.net article:
The Energy and Climate Change Committee will publish its report on 'UK Deepwater Drilling - Implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill' on Thursday (6 January)

For the whole story, please follow the link below:
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=19201&channel=0&title=MP+support+for+UK+deep-water+drilling+

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