A new type of McNuggets without a side of antibiotics
McDonald’s has decided to eliminate antibiotics which can have a negative effect on human health from their chicken supply chain in the US. It will take two years for McDonald’s restaurants to be free of such antibiotics. It is believed that an overuse of antibiotics in chicken make drugs less effective when treating diseases in humans. McDonald’s also stated that antibiotics that are necessary for poultry welfare will still be used.
McDonald’s faced a 1.8% decrease in worldwide sales, which forced the fast food giant to rethink their supply chain processes. An increasing number of restaurants are being pressured to get rid of hormones and antibiotics from their chicken and beef supply chains. The new initiative will however only be implemented in 14,000 of McDonald’s restaurants in the US, excluding the 22,000 restaurants in other parts of the world.
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3D-printed planes are on their way?
Boeing has filed a patent application for 3D-printed replacement aircraft parts even though the company has already been using 3D-printed parts for quite some time. In the patent application, Boeing describes an apparatus and method called ‘Three Dimensional Printing of Parts’ which would be used for requesting, authorizing, printing and paying for the printed parts. Currently, the company only uses non-metallic 3D-printed parts in their aircrafts. However, their patent application mentions using a variety of materials, e.g. plasters, metals and polymers. 3D-printed parts would help Boeing shorten their delivery times and save on resources needed for storing extra parts.
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Customers say ‘No’ to products made with slave labor
According to a survey conducted by the Walk Free Foundation, two thirds of consumers in the UK would stop purchasing a product if they knew it was made with slave labor. One fifth, out of 2000 respondents, would not know what to do, while 14% would continue buying the product. 50% of the respondents which stated that they would be willing to pay more for a product made with no slave labor, would be happy to pay an up to 10% higher price. According to David Noble, CEO of the Walk Free Foundation, procurement professionals and customers can help fight slave labor and eliminate it from supply chains in various industries.
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