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Product safety leader warns toy industry that it must self-regulate (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - NEW YORK -- The acting chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission lashed out this week at the toy industry for a lack of safety controls that led to a string of highly publicized recalls, and she warned that the industry is obligated to regulate itself.

Texas Cattlemen: Abuses Rare in Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The recall of tons of ground beef paints a "black eye" on the meat processing industry but animal treatment like that depicted at a West Coast slaughterhouse isn't typical, say Texas cattle ranchers and those who watch the market.

The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is One of the Fast Growing Sectors of the Indian Economy and Has Made Rapid Strides ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83368) has announced the addition of "Indian Pharmaceutical Industry - SWOT Framework Analysis" to their offering.

World business briefs: 2007 a corker for French wine and spirit industry (The Kansas City Star) - France's wine and spirit industry scored record exports worth $13.8 billion in 2007, an increase of nearly 7 percent year-on-year, France's Federation of Wine and Spirit Exporters announced Wednesday.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be a model of industry (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - ARIES (March 21-April 19) : Be a model of industry. Put finishing touches on projects, but don't initiate anything new.

Housing industry supports proposed IR laws (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Western Australia's housing industry has backed the Federal Government's first round of proposed industrial relations changes.

Panama's Construction Industry Grew 25% in 2007, Fernandez Says (Bloomberg.com) - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Panama's construction sector expanded 25 percent last year, spurred by the Panama Canal expansion project and high-rise apartment buildings, said Michael Fernandez, economic director of an industry group.

French wine industry drinks in success of record year (The Nashua Telegraph) - PARIS -- France's wine and spirit industry scored record exports in 2007, with triple-digit surges in China and an exuberant performance from the star of French wines, Champagne. ... - By JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press

Cheers! France's wine industry has record year in 2007 (International Herald Tribune) - France's wine and spirit industry scored record exports in 2007, with triple-digit surges in China and an exuberant performance from the star of French wines, Champagne.

First DataBank Launches Campaign To Focus Public And Industry Attention On Medication Error Prevention (PharmaceuticalOnline) - First DataBank, a leading provider of drug information databases, recently announced the launch of a new brand awareness campaign to focus public and industry attention on the prevention of medication errors.