The Hellenic Navy (HN) (Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).The total displacement of all the navy's vessels is approximately 150,000 tons.The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα το της Θαλάσσης Κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War. This has been roughly translated as "Great is the country that controls the sea". The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. Pericles' words are written across the top of the emblem. "The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory."...............The Hellenic Merchant Marine refers to the Merchant Marine of Greece, engaged in commerce and transportation of goods and services universally. It consists of the merchant vessels owned by Greek civilians, flying either the Greek flag or a flag of convenience. Greece is a maritime nation by tradition, as shipping is arguably the oldest form of occupation of the Greeks and a key element of Greek economic activity since the ancient times. Nowadays, Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world, which is the second largest contributor to the national economy after tourism and forms the backbone of world shipping. The Greek fleet flies a variety of flags, however some Greek shipowners gradually return to Greece following the changes to the legislative framework governing their operations and the improvement of infrastructure.Blogger Tips and Tricks
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Drug plant suspend operations [ 741 ]

The Mainichi Daily News

Drug Maker ordered to suspend plant operations over medicine mixing error


(Mainichi Japan) March 17, 2010

Drug manufacturer Taiyo Yakuhin Co. has been ordered to suspend operations at a plant after distributing a drug prepared using an incorrect amount of ingredients, it has been learned.

The Gifu Prefectural Government has ordered the Nagoya-based drug maker to suspend its business operations at the company's Takayama plant in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, in accordance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, after the factory failed to comply with the pharmaceutical formulation criteria during the production of its Gasport acid-reducing tablets for gastric ulcer treatment.

According to the company, the irregularity was found in some 28,500 packages containing 100 tablets each, which were manufactured at the factory in February 2009 and shipped out between April and September the same year. Part of these tablets contained an excessive or insufficient quantity of famotidine, a major ingredient in the medicine that suppresses acid.

The production failed to conform to the pharmaceutical formula approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in which the drug manufacturer specified the amount of famotidine contained in each Gasport tablet should equal 20 milligrams, with an estimated measuring error of up to 5 percent. However, it turned out that the tablets in the 28,500 boxes contained an error of up to 20 percent of the ingredient. The mistake was not detected during initial quality inspections, the company said.

The drug maker started to recall the drugs after the problem surfaced during in-house inspections in September last year. It retrieved the defective drugs from 3,116 medical institutions nationwide between late September and October the same year, and reported the problem to the Health Ministry. However, most of the drugs on the market had already been prescribed, and the company only managed to recall about 16.1 percent of all the medicine shipped.

"Those who were responsible for the quality inspection failed to report the problem properly to the management for fear of exposing the mixing error. We will do our best to prevent the same problem from ever happening again," said the company's public relations official.

The company will suspend operations at the Takayama plant from late this month for about 10 days. No health damage due to the drug has been reported so far.


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