US FDA to weigh safety of cannabis compound CBD in food, supplements

Dec 28, 2022 21:57 pm UTC| Law Health Economy Business

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to regulate the use of the cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements after weighing the evidence on the compounds safety. The FDA will decide whether regulating...

Unilever claims it has resolved legal dispute with Ben & Jerry’s

Dec 21, 2022 23:04 pm UTC| Law Economy Business

Unilever announced that it has resolved its litigation with Ben Jerrys independent board over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business. However, Unilever has not detailed how the litigation was resolved. Ben ...

Burmese workers to sue Tesco over working conditions at Thai clothing factory

Dec 21, 2022 11:16 am UTC| Law Economy Business

Tesco is being sued by 130 migrant workers from Myanmar for making them work up to 99 hours a week on unlawful wages and in forced labor conditions at the V.K Garments factory in Mae Sot, Thailand, between 2017 and...

Smucker's says shop infringes its trademark for round, crustless sandwiches

Dec 20, 2022 23:51 pm UTC| Law Life Economy Business

J.M. Smucker Co. has issued a cease and desist demand against an upscale peanut butter and jelly sandwich brand over the shape of its sandwiches. According to Smuckers, the Gallant Tiger sandwiches infringe on its...

Spain's new memory law dredges up a painful chapter of Spain's often forgotten ties to Nazis

Dec 19, 2022 16:40 pm UTC| Law

Walking down a tree-lined street in the Poble Sec neighborhood of Barcelona, one might easily miss a small bronze square set into the sidewalk. Stamped into the metal in the regional language of Catalan are the words: Here...

Wage theft has reached pandemic proportions, so why hasn't the Albanese government criminalised it?

Dec 08, 2022 10:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Australias first criminal case over wage theft is under way, with charges laid against the owner of a Victorian restaurant that allegedly underpaid staff by thousands of dollars. If found guilty, the owner of the...

Indonesia's new criminal code isn't just about sex outside marriage. It endangers press and religious freedom

Dec 08, 2022 10:44 am UTC| Law

Indonesias controversial new criminal code was passed into law on Tuesday, replacing a clunky old code dating back to at least 1918. Lawmakers have tried for decades to replace it. In fact, the last time legislators tried...