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According to MeatProcess.com, nearly 40,000 people have signed up to a Facebook group criticising the packaging material, plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), for being too loud. It is said to biodegrade in as little as 14 weeks, while conventional chip packets typically take over 100 years. If the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) decides that the genetically engineered salmon is fit for human consumption, it would be the first animal produced through genetic engineering to be approved in the US. The poll said that out of more than 4 million Filipinos who are active internet users, 98.1% watch videos on the internet. This figure is higher than the global average of 82.8%. High Street chain Argos is suing A P Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, for more than USD$13 million (NZD$18 million), according to the Independent. Pike River Coal’s second export shipment of approximately 20,000 tonnes of premium hard coking coal worth around $6 million is scheduled to depart Port of Lyttelton on Monday for India. Australia will be granted easier access to the EU markets for its wine industry, but will not be allowed to use names associated with European wines, according to New Europe’ online report. Auto production in China, the world’s largest auto market, rose 35.45% from a year earlier to 10.91 million units in the January-August period.