Archives for July 7, 2005

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More fines for bakeries neglecting health and safety

Another UK bakery faced a heavy fine this week after neglecting to ensure a safe working environment, leading to a worker losing his arm in an accident with a dough milling machine, wrties Lorraine Heller.

UK wheat-sown areas are down this year, says HGCA

The area sown to wheat and barley over the last season in the UK has decreased, said the HGCA last week, yet there is no apparent cause for concern as good yields may still produce a strong crop, reports Lorraine Heller.

RFID system boosts productivity

Catalyst International says its supply chain management software coupled with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can help companies increase productivity and decrease costs.

Golden Rice fully licensed to India

India will receive the full production transfer of GM Golden Rice from Switzerland, five years after the strain was engineered to help combat blindness and disease in Asia, writes Hyridyesh Pandey.