The company has confirmed all of its staff in New Zealand are safe following the earthquake overnight and there is no major damage to any of its manufacturing sites. It does expect some milk collection disruption due to road closures and ...
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Opening the conference “Bangladesh 2013: The Rising Demand for Labour Standards”, ILO Deputy Director General Gilbert Houngbo called for faster implementation of the new labour law to protect workers after the Rana Plaza ...
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Lighting specialists are questioning the validity of a report by researchers at the University of Madrid which claims that the blue light from LEDs causes damage to human retina cells. In the study, researchers at Complutence University ...
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US-based software firm SafetyChain Software has announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables, a leading producer of fresh fruits and vegetables, has implemented SafetyChain for Food solution, in order to strengthen food safety. SafetyChain ...
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A study linking a type of genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto to health risks in rats lacked sufficient scientific quality in order to arrive at any conclusions with regard to the safety of such crops, said European Food Safety ...
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India-based Keventer Agro has set up a R&D laboratory in the eastern city of Kolkata with an investment of INR35m ($6.23m), following an approval from the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Keventer Group corporate ...