Members of the European Parliament have called for a faster alert system and fines for states that fail to share food safety information following a tainted eggs scandal.

A seven-point checklist has been produced by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply to help procurement professionals prepare for Brexit.

The European Commission (EC) has launched a wide public consultation on how to improve fairness in the EU's food supply chain.

The risk of modern slavery in the U.K. has risen from "low" to "medium," according to Verisk Maplecroft's Modern Slavery Index.

The U.S. Coast Guard is developing the use of 3-D printers to create spare parts on board its ships.

Industrial Internet of Things technology use - including radio frequency identification or real-time location-based systems (RTLS) - is expected to grow beyond the halfway point throughout the next five years, according to a study conducted by technology company Zebra Technologies.

Organizations in the United Kingdom could be fined up to £17m ($22.06m), or 4 percent of their global turnover, for having poor cybersecurity under proposed new laws.

Brexit could cost £1bn ($1.3bn) a year in extra customs checks and huge border delays, a consultant has claimed.