The Food Standards Agency (FSA) today (7 January) issued a statement about the distribution of pasteurised liquid whole egg to the UK from the Netherlands that may have been made with eggs contaminated with dioxins, prompting a statement to the London Stock Exchange from the cake manufacturer Finsbury Food.
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Total administrations in the UK manufacturing sector continue to slow down with figures for the first nine months of the year falling 43% compared with the same period in 2009.
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The manufacturing sector is leading the way when it comes to survival with the new Quarter 3 Business Failures Report from Equifax revealing a year-on-year fall of 18.2% in the number of manufacturing firms going bust compared with only a 13.4% drop in the number of all kinds of businesses failing.
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Almost eight in 10 (78%) of global manufacturing executives believe that sourcing products in emerging markets presents a real risk to their business, according to a new study published today (14 May).
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Data released yesterday by the Chartered Management Institute suggests that manufacturers have a misplaced confidence about their ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
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A lack of awareness of UK and US anti-bribery and corruption laws, and a failure to communicate the rules to employees, is exposing British companies to increased risk, according to a new report from KPMG Forensic.
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Leading UK private investigation and security consultants, Investigator Limited, find that just about all corporate espionage is accomplished with decidedly simple, but preventable methods.
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The British Security Industry Association is warning businesses that they should be gearing up for the new landfill regulations. Since 30th October 2007, businesses are obliged to minimise the amount of waste that they send to landfill. As such, they are being advised to review their waste management processes.
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According to Norwich Union Risk Services (NURS), 25% of businesses may have inappropriate alarm systems.
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The need for stronger building regulations and the problems of soft market insurance practices are hampering the wider use of sprinkler systems, according to Norwich Union.
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Manufacturers with operations in the emerging markets are failing to properly assess the risks posed to their business, says Sir Digby Jones, senior adviser to Deloitte.
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