Firm’s whale meat attains halal status

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Nisshin Maru, a Japanese research whaling vessel, has obtained halal certification, which designates food as permissible under Islamic law, for whale meat processed at its internal facility.

The move aims to promote consumption of its whale meat in Islamic countries, as research whaling is currently financed with government subsidies along with profits from the sale of meat from whales caught during the previous fiscal year …

The Japan News – January 25, 2014
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Toxic trend? Harmful chemicals found in big fashion brands

by Pia Ranada

MANILA, Philippines – Your new running jersey may just contain highly-toxic chemicals.

On Saturday, January 25, environmental group Greenpeace staged a demonstration in front of the Gateway Mall branch of athletic clothing brand Adidas.

Posing like fashion models in front of the store’s glass display, the demonstrators accused the brand of not doing enough to eliminate toxic chemicals supposedly present in their products …

Rappler – Posted on 01/25/2014 3:42 PM | Updated 01/25/2014 6:38 PM
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Whale beer ban pleases environmentalists

Environmentalists have welcomed the news that a controversial whale meal beer has been banned by Icelandic authorities.

The idea for the beer was dreamt up by local brewery Steðji and whaling company Hvalur. The beverage contained whale meal, something produced when reducing the whales’ bones and meat to oil …

IceNews – Posted on 25 January 2014

Whale beer ban pleases environmentalists

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Sea Shepherd Boxes in Whaling Fleet

BY MAREX

The Sea Shepherd Fleet has once again located the factory vessel of the Japanese whaling fleet, the Nisshin Maru, effectively suspending whale poaching operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The ship was located at 2050 AEDT on the 24th of January at 70°27’ S 150°03’ W by the Sea Shepherd ship The Bob Barker, says the environmental organisation …

The Maritime Executive – January 24, 2014
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