ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE NOTICE: Food contact materials containing plastics and bamboo
The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health has been following the use of ‘bamboo fibres’ in food contact materials for some time. During the past year, the European Commission’s Food Contact Materials Working Group…
THE MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLANNING: Sale of single-use-plastic products to be prohibited
As part of the government’s efforts in battling single-use plastics (SUPs) and in line with the budget speech, Malta will be banning the sale of various single-use plastic products as of 2022. Malta was among the first countries to prohibit the import…
South Africa Lifts Curfew, Says COVID-19 Fourth Wave Peaked
South Africa has lifted a midnight-to-4 a.m. curfew on people’s movement, effective immediately, saying the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the omicron variant, a government statement said Thursday.However, wearing a f…
Wet December Raises Some Hope for Drought-Stricken California
Record snowfalls in the western United States that closed roads and caused flight delays also brought some good news for drought-hit California on Thursday, with officials saying the state’s snowpack is now well above normal.After a string of mountain …