The Netherlands cracks down on child labour with due diligence bill
The Child Labour Due Diligence Law aims to stamp out modern slavery in the Netherlands’ global supply chains, according to the Senate.
Archives for June 4, 2019
Health
Confectionery firms using cartoon characters to encourage ‘pester power’ to sell sweets
Call for ban on using cartoon animations on-pack to market unhealthy products to children after new survey finds half of products tested are ‘dangerously’ unhealthy.
Sustainability
Cargill’s update on its Cocoa Promise shows progress towards greater transparency
Company say it is realizing supply chain traceability, empowering cocoa farmers, and tackling pressing issues such as deforestation using the power of technology, in latest report.
Guest blog
Why traceability in food production and processing is also a profit opportunity
End-to-end traceability in the food supply chain can do more than safeguard against potential disasters, particularly at the processing stage. Geoff Furniss, Head of BBC Technologies at TOMRA, explains how.
Industrial action
Week-long strike at Nutella factory causes ingredients to run low
French factory that normally makes 600,000 jars a day of the popular spread grinding to a halt as workers blockade entrance over pay dispute with Ferrero.