Retail Supply Chain Market Report
8th Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs
This report, commissioned by Unipart Logistics, aims to deepen the understanding of consumer supply chain drivers, logistics models and improvement initiatives.
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Climate Change Action Who and How
27th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
Only through clear strategies that are informative and transparent to both business and consumers, backed by full government support and pressure, communicated by all types of media can there be a concerted global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses having systems to measure data in place that are credible and verifiable will lead to the consumer trust that will change their buying habits.
Wal-Mart addresses climate change and supply chain
25th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
The key issues of risk management, supply chain and climate change have made their way to the top of media and corporate agendas recently.
A Wal-Mart and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) joint effort will measure the climate change effects across the Wal-Mart supply chain.
How organic is organic? More bad news for British farmers
24th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
This Times article has raised a difficult topic for organic farmers.
The article reveals that Helen Browning, the director of food and farming at the Soil Association, sends pig shoulders from Wiltshire, England to Germany for processing into sausages and imports pork loins from Sweden to make bacon.
Harmonisation of food standards: a step closer
20th Sep 2007 by Cor Groenveld
Will we ever have a “one size fits all” food safety management system? The Food Safety section editor, Cor Groenveld, provides an informative update on the initiatives that are all trying to bring some uniformity to the food industry. This blog post makes sense of a very complex situation.
Food Safety and Politics
18th Sep 2007
The food safety dispute between the US and China has now taken on a further political dimension, with Chinese authorities inspecting all incoming food from the US.
Supply chain traceability: ISO 22005:2007
17th Sep 2007
ISO 22005:2007, published in the summer of 2007, sets out the requirements for standardised food and feed traceability — from grower to animals, and from farmers to shop shelves.
What Assures Consumers?
1st Sep 2007
New global research sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, M&S and the Co-op shows that consumers want better independent, impartial assurance of corporations’ environmental claims.
Green Issues: Carbon Labelling and Food Miles
Event: 26th Sep 2007
This event will help to answer the following questions:
- Do you understand carbon labelling and food miles?
- What will be the impact on your business?
- How will your company prepare for the future?
- What are the systems and which should you use?
- Are you ready?
Global Food Safety Summit 2007
Event: 5th Sep 2007
Subjects include:
- Executing risk management strategies in traceability and packaging
- Achieving a safer, more efficient supply chain while challenging globalisation
- Creating effective and efficient safety measures in response to a major food recall
- The applications of new technology in risk assessment, the detection and prevention of food borne diseases and the latest developments in nanotechnology for food safety
- Developing an enterprise initiative for food safety
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