More toxic materials set to join global trade watch list
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GENEVA: Up to 15 hazardous substances are expected to be added to a &quot;watch list&quot; regulating international trade in toxic industrial products and pesticides, the UN&#39;s environmental agency said.
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Abuse of prescription drugs is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers, sedatives and other medicines potent enough to kill, a global watchdog warned Wednesday.
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Responding to the outcry over dangerous imports from China and other unsafe toys, the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing regulatory proposals that could mandate broader inspections of imports and stiffer penalties for ignoring safety rules.
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The United States and China want to expand trade regulations to protect Asian yew trees, a plant that provides the compound for one of the world's top-selling chemotherapy drugs but is threatened by poaching.
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WASHINGTON -- US officials asked their Chinese counterparts to increase oversight of food and drug exports yesterday as the list of potentially deadly products reaching US shores kept growing.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially dangerous trend.
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The United States, the European   Union and Canada are expected to ask the World Trade   Organization on Friday to decide whether China is restricting   imports of foreign auto parts in violation of international   rules, U.S. and EU officials said on Thursday.
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Science & environment: Scientists look for uses for highly toxic material amid fears huge stockpiles may become terrorist targets
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The case of a child who suffered lead poisoning after swallowing a toy pendant should serve as a warning that the toxic metal can be present in unsuspected sources, according to Oregon health officials.
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The chemical company is looking to grow all over the world.
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MILTON, Ont. (CP) - Canadian industries are on notice about 17 more toxic substances that could be dangerous to human health or the environment, and they must prove that it's safe to use such chemicals, federal Health Minister Tony Clement said Monday.
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SPECIALIST advice on how to reduce the use and generation of hazardous substances is now available to North West manufacturers of a wide range of chemical products including paints, plastics, adhesives and pharmaceuticals.
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The European Union must accept more genetically modified foods to avoid renewed complaints about market barriers at the World Trade Organization, the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said Thursday.
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Wildlife conservationists are expected to push for new trade restrictions to protect fast-disappearing animals and plants, while lobbyists try to liberate trade in some species at international talks starting today in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Up to 15 hazardous chemicals could have their global movement more strictly regulated at a conference in Geneva this week.
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Recalls of tainted pet food, toothpaste and toys show the dark side of Asia's boom. What it will take to make imports safer
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Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.