Salud y Seguridad en el Trabajo

Mayo 30, 2016

Un muerto y 19 intoxicados por fumigación de cultivo de papa en Colombia

Un trágico saldo de una persona fallecida y 19 más intoxicadas, dejó el uso irresponsable de un fungicida sobre un cultivo de papa, en la vereda San Rafael, del municipio de La Calera, cerca de Bogotá, durante la noche de este miércoles, informaron miembros del cuerpo de bomberos de Cundinamarca.

Irresponsible pesticide use in Colombia results in one dead, nineteen poisoned

Mayo 30, 2016

Irresponsible pesticide use in Colombia leaves one dead, nineteen poisoned

Irresponsible use of fungicide on a potato crop in Colombia left one person dead and 19 intoxicated

Mayo 12, 2016

Fine for safety failings at McCain Foods (GB) exceeds 1 million USD

McCain Foods (GB) in Whittlesey, near Peterborough, has been fined £800,000 (1.15 million USD) for safety failings after an employee nearly lost his arm.

Marzo 23, 2016

McCain Foods admits safety breaches in UK court case

McCain Foods (United Kingdom) has admitted breaching health and safety regulations after a worker nearly lost an arm in an industrial accident at the McCain Foods Whittlesey plant in August 2014

Noviembre 04, 2015

Fire at Kettle Foods Beloit limited to fryer vat

A fire in a centrifugal cooking vat in the Kettle Foods potato chips factory in Beloit caused no injuries but about USD 170.000 damage in contents

Conagra Foods 2015 Corporate Sustainability Report

Septiembre 24, 2015

Conagra Foods publishes 2015 citizenship (CSR) report

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship Report. The report tracks progress on the company's three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities and Better Planet.

Agosto 10, 2015

Quick action by employees prevents major fire damage at McCain Foods Plover

A fire chief credits quick action by employees for a short interruption of work at a McCain potato processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin.

Octubre 23, 2014

Worker loses four fingers in workplace accident

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division is investigating how an employee at Oregon Potato Co. in Boardman severed four fingers on her right hand in a workplace accident

Mayo 21, 2014

Heinz UK fined after engineer has hand sliced off

Earlier this month Heinz was fined for serious safety failings after an engineer had his hand severed when it became trapped in live, unguarded machinery (peeler slurry pump) at its Norfolk plant.

Abril 24, 2014

McDonald's recognizes Simplot for Community Service

Simplot's Safety Days initiative was recently recognized by McDonald’s Corporation as demonstrating best practices in the “Community Impact” section of the company’s Sustainable Supply awards.

Backer's sour cream and onion potato chips

Febrero 06, 2014

Fire damages Backer's Potato Chips plant

A fire at Backer's Potato Chips plant in Missouri on Tuesday will keep the facility closed for the rest of the week after a brief fire caused some damage but no injuries

Noviembre 12, 2013

Farm worker traps arm in potato sorter on UK farm

A farm worker who became trapped in a potato sorting machine has been left with extremely serious arm injuries.

Octubre 23, 2013

Major fryer fire in Walkers Leicester chips plant

Sixty firefighters tackled a blaze which started at a Walkers food processing factory in Leicester Wednesday morning.

Febrero 13, 2013

Clean solution for potato soil treatments with Amistar Link-Pak

British potato growers can now specify their Amistar delivery in the returnable Syngenta Link-Pak packaging for the 2013 planting season.

Febrero 07, 2013

Industrial accident at Emsland-Stärke GmbH, Emlichheim

On 28 January a cloud of Nitric acid escaped from the chemical plant of Emsland-Stärke GmbH, Emlichheim, Germany.

Septiembre 20, 2012

Popcorn Consumer awarded $7.2 million in diacetyl flavouring lawsuit

A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavouring microwave popcorn. Jurors agreed with the claims by Wayne Watson, 59, tha...

Agosto 27, 2012

Canadian politician says call for potato boycott wasn't intended to hurt producers

A Liberal MLA in Canada's Alberta province who called for a boycott of Alberta potatoes over concerns that child labour remains unregulated in the province says he has no desire to damage the livelihoods of growers.

Agosto 21, 2012

Alberta politician calls on Frito-Lay to boycott Alberta potatoes on child labour concerns

An Alberta politician, the Liberal MLA David Swann, called on snack-food giant Frito Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo., to boycott Alberta potatoes because child labour remains unregulated on provincial farms. The New Democrats later joined the Alberta Fe...

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