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On April 22, 2024, Canada announced the implementation of a Federal Plastic Registry to monitor the types and volumes of plastic products, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through their life cycle on the Canadian market. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced the establishment of Federal Plastics Registry to require plastic resin manufacturers, producers of plastic products (including importers), and service providers to report each year, starting in 2025, on the quantity and types of plastic they place on the market and how that plastic moves through the economy.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is continuing her campaign to keep U.S. defense dollars from being spent in Chinese research laboratories. The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General is formally investigating the funding to Chinese research labs or other nations “designed to enhance pathogens of pandemic potential,"
At Tuesday's meeting of the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM), tensions were palpable. Key issues of contention included compliance failures with subsidy notifications and …