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“Companies in this industry really need to start thinking about themselves as CPG companies, as food and beverage companies, so that in their production [and] management, that’s the philosophy that they’re employing, where they have this almost paranoid focus on safety and quality,” Hoosein says. “It should be no different than making a Dorito at a Frito-Lay plant, where the entire organization there is all geared toward one goal and one goal only—to make a safe and high-quality food product.”

On this week's episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool analyst Dan Kline explore the industry. Find out what precious little we know from company reports and external studies, how most MLMs create deeply flawed incentives for their distributors, why most people won't have much success selling these goods as a sideline, some advice and red flags for would-be distributors, and much more.

Impossible Foods touts data revealing that the majority of those who try its product believe it's from an animal. More than 1,500 consumers have taken sensory tests in which they can't tell the difference between a traditional meat burger and the Impossible Burger, and Impossible Foods' flavor scientists conduct at least 100 internal taste tests per week.

Existing certification tests are focused on short term wear-out; they’re not designed to consider long-term reliability and durability, nor do they evaluate inverters within the PV system as a whole.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541611, with a small business size standard of $15 million.

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The period of performance (PoP) shall be twelve (12) months, with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods.

Jens Spahn has hindered the provision of lethal drugs to the incurably ill despite a ruling allowing it, a report says. Critics say that verdict could, however, conflict with the German constitution. (19.02.2019)  

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Apart from the Hindon river, two of its tributaries, Krishna and Kali, also receive toxic chemical waste from the industrial units. One of the most striking sites is the Begrajpur nalla (drain) near Muzaffarpur which deposits tons of hazardous chemicals everyday in the river Kali.

In addition to potency testing, one of the core issues facing the industry and by extension, the end consumer, is the prevalence of pesticides in cannabis products. In the Netherlands, the Ministry of Environment and Health reported that over 90% of cannabis plants tested had pesticides on them. While steps have been taken to tackle this, the lack of cohesion in testing standards combined with the onus on individual labs to carry out testing, has led to some issues within the industry.

Yet while there has been international criticism of Moscow's attack and imprisonment of Ukrainian sailors and ships in the Kerch Strait last month, there has not been any public corroboration from allies confirming a recent surge of Russian activity.