Wonder how the Medline fire will impact healthcare here in California... major supplier of surgical instruments and medical supplies.
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…
#fire #supplychain #california
No injuries reported as fire in Tracy destroys medical equipment warehouse and authorities investigate causeUwa Ede-Osifo (the Guardian)
These supply chain attacks are getting out of hand.
Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
arstechnica.com/security/2026/…
#RedHat #BackDoor #NPM #SupplyChain #Exploits #Tech
Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
NHK (Japan): Kagome to rework ketchup packages due to ink supply snarl
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#supplychain #ink #shortage #war
AP: "...The full impact of rising energy costs on food likely has not hit retail grocery prices yet in the U.S., according to Purdue University economists Ken Foster and Bernhard Dalheimer. Higher costs to produce, process, store and transport food can take three to six months to show up on supermarket shelves, where prices typically fall slowly once increased, they said. ..."
"...Naphtha prices in Asia have almost doubled since the conflict started, pushing up costs for businesses in the region.
Before the war, around 40% of Japan's naphtha was imported from the Middle East, Japan's deputy chief cabinet secretary Kei Sato told reporters on Tuesday.
The government was working to "stabilise and resolve any supply imbalances and bottlenecks", he added...."
#supplychain #war #oink #naptha
The Guardian: Public health at risk across Asia as price of gas for cooking soars
"..Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transition...as the crisis in the Middle East has choked India’s vital supplies of imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – used by more than 60% of the country’s population for cooking – refills have been scarce and prices have risen far beyond what is widely affordable...."
BBC: Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies
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#war #supplychain #ink
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals.Osmond Chia (BBC News)
Severe weather last night in Memphis disrupted FedEx
High #oil costs will also affect #food #prices as materials used for #fertilizer & creating food #packaging are affected by #SupplyChain disruptions.
“We’re going to start seeing that inflationary pressure…think about everything you buy at a retail, big-box store,” Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute said.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #IranWar #US #Iran #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #CostOfLiving #economy #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
