LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) have been been updated for: * Ataxxa 200 mg/40 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs up to 4 kg * Ataxxa 500 mg/100 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs Over 4 kg up to 10 kg * Ataxxa 1250 mg/250 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs over 10 kg up to 25 kg * Ataxxa 2000 mg/400 mg Spot-on Solution for Dogs Over 25 kg Section 3.7/4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay Pregnancy and lactat...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Mohammed Rashidzadeh obtained a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan for his business but almost immediately transferred the money from his company account to buy a house in Huddersfield * Rashidzadeh applied to close down Cozy Bed Ltd through Companies House within eight days of receiving the funds, while deliberately failing to notify the bank that lent him the money of his intentions * The 34-year-old, now...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: PackUK has published a Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) package of support, designed to further assist producers in completing their RAM assessments. The package of support includes the following resources: * RAM one page material guidance notes * RAM Supplementary guidance The package of support has been published as a direct response to valuable industry feedback, after producers highlighted ...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: To support obligated producers with their data submission and compliance, a number of significant updates and new functionality to the EPR for packaging digital service are now live and available for use via the Report Packaging Data (RPD) portal. What this means for producers These updates provide producers with improved tools to meet regulatory requirements, prepare for upcoming data submissions, and gain cl...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * schedule set out for West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway, Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railways to come under public control * by the middle of next year, more than half of all rail journeys in Great Britain will be under public ownership * the government is delivering on its commitment to bring passenger services under public control and put passengers back at the heart of the railway The n...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: This afternoon the Prime Minister had acall with President Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye. The leaders began by discussing the Middle East following the PrimeMinister'shistoricdecision for the UK to recognise the State of Palestine. He said now international partners, including leaders from Arab nations,needed to make practical progress to find a pathway to peace that would end the fighting in Ga...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: "Completely off the scale" is how the Environment Agency describes two years of mismanagement of waste from housing developments across Suffolk. A judge today called it negligent. Some five organisations have been fined £70,666 for the huge amount of unpermitted waste stockpiled at two farms between 2016 and 2018. When the Environment Agency heard about thousands of lorries moving waste along narrow roads...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its initial findings proposing that an anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China be maintained until 3 October 2029. Maintaining these measure will help protect the UK's ironing board industry from unfair international trade practices. The TRA found that dumping of low-priced ironing boards from China would likely continue or recur if the measure was remo...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), in partnership with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), has this week jointly released an updated Enforcement Notice, to reiterate the rules around the advertising of prescription-only medicines (POMs) used for weight management. The updated notice is directed at businesses, primarily pharmacies, tha...
LONDON, Sept. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Projects see 800 hectares of habitat created, 95,000 trees planted, 16km hedgerows restored * 3D laser scans reveal hedgerows store as much carbon as some woodlands A pioneering government-led programme has driven forward our understanding of how to tackle climate change through nature-based solutions, particularly the power of soil fungi and the role hedgerows can play inabsorbing carbon. Scientific advance...