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Hollywood A-list vodka brand sparks legal dogfight

By Ben Bouckley

An investor behind a super-premium vodka brand whose website features US celebrities such as Meryl Streep is involved in a bitter legal battle with its creators, who have called him “uneducated and unstable”.

Cargill facing hefty fine for safety ‘failures’

By Mark Astley

A US meat processor could be hit with a fine of nearly $150,000 for breaching health and safety regulations including those surrounding potentially hazardous chemicals, a statement from workplace safety authorities has revealed.

Canada stalls on sodium reduction guidelines

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Canada continues to stall on sodium reduction guidelines for industry, after a document detailing voluntary targets was conspicuously absent from a two-day healthcare summit with provincial and territorial ministers in Halifax late last month.