2. Bovine Spongy Encephalopathy commonly known as Mad Cow disease.
3. The Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food, chaired by Sir Donald Curry, was assigned in August 2001 to advise the government on ways to achieve profitable farming and sustainable rural economy in the light of government’s aims for CAP-reform, world trade liberalization, and expansions of the EU. The Curry Commission published its report in January 2002. For further information refer to: www.defra.gov.uk/farm
4. The five principles of Lean Thinking are Value, Value Stream, Flow, Pull and Perfection
(Womack and Jones, 1996)