The one good thing you would hope to come out from a scare like the glass contamination reported on page one is that supply chain traceability would hold firm. Thankfully for Intercrop, it has this time.

It may prove not to be the case on this occasion, but how on earth a grower could stop people with malicious intent from perpetrating an act such as this one is beyond me. It is not the first time this type of issue has arisen and, like so many of the things that threaten our commercial and personal security, it would not (I suspect) need a rocket scientist to carry it out.

Hopefully, full-time security guards will never make it into the EurepGAP protocols. The potential consequences of the glass having not been detected, however, should at least make it clear to everyone that the time and money spent on implementing safety measures is well spent.

It will certainly be extremely apparent to those who have both lost out and benefitted from last week’s misfortune. Not least the importers who have been scouring the land for product and the airlines who have gained business as a result.

• There are just three weeks to go now until Re:fresh 2007 is upon us and the list of finalists on page one boasts an impressive an array of fresh produce contenders. There are fewer than 200 seats left at the dinner and that number will have reduced even more by the time you read this, so please book now to guarantee your place.