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EU treads softly with alcohol industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Europe's alcohol industry escaped new European Union regulation on Tuesday as the EU's health chief gave in to drink makers' demands to be left alone, averting potential political flak for the European Commission.

U.S. Mutual-Fund Industry Passes $10 Trillion for First Time (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Vanguard Group and American Funds joined Fidelity Investments as trillion-dollar mutual-fund managers in the third quarter, lifting total U.S. assets to more than $10 trillion for the first time and further concentrating assets at the top of the industry.

Wine industry examines better service (Stuff) - A wine industry marketing cluster is working to ensure that customer service in Marlborough is up there with the premium quality of wine produced there.

INT'L MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY SHOW TO OPEN IN TAIPEI OCT. 27 (Central News Agency) - Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) The first Taiwan International Motorcycle Industry Show will be held Oct. 27-29 at the Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan External Trade Development Council officials said Wednesday.

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Can Cynthia Carroll hack it in the mining industry's testosterone-driven environment? (Independent) - Cynthia Carroll is a surprising appointment as the next chief executive of Anglo American on almost every level you care to take, the least of them being that she is a woman thrust into the heart of this testosterone-driven industry. There has been the occasional woman on the board of Anglo American, but only in a non-executive capacity. Ms Carroll is also Anglo's first non-South African chief

Industry seeks curbs on new-truck speeds (NorthJersey.com) - WASHINGTON -- U.S. trucking-industry leaders proposed Friday that all new heavy trucks be equipped with tamperproof controls to prevent them from going faster than 68 mph.

Sponsors Commit to Dairy Industry Awards (Scoop.co.nz) - A family of 11 sponsors and an industry partner have signed up in support of the newly announced Dairy Industry Awards. New Zealand Dairy Awards Trust chairperson Alison Watters says the commitment expressed by the sponsors is “just awesome”.

Chinese vice-premier stresses use of clean technologies in cement industry (People's Daily) - Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan has stressed the importance of using clean production technologies in the cement industry for saving energy and protecting the environment.

Industry must embrace politics, associations urge (Nutraingredients.com) - 10/24/2006 - The dietary supplement industry needs to band together, self-regulate and contribute to political action committees in order to secure consumer respect and legislative support, agreed speakers at Friday's State of the Industry' panel at Supply Side West.

Industry welcomes new quality controls (The West Australian) - The new program, called Livestock Production Assurance, was released by Meat and Livestock Australia. Mr Norton said it had long been acknowledged by industry that a separate program for beef producers and for sheep producers was unnecessary.