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GM: Breaking the stalemate
[GM products] [farmers] [research]
Furthermore, while research is leading to a second generation of GM crops with improved functionality, first generation GM products are still meeting barriers....
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Pectin: Sourcing issues and ideas
[Food Science] [chemical] [research]
But advances into the structure and functionality of pectin could open the door to designer pectin from different sources with tailored functionalities, according to William Willats from the University of Copenhagen, Paul Knox from the University of Leeds, and Dalgaard Mikkelsen from Danisco in the journal Trends in Food Science and Technology (2006, Vol. ... "Sugar beet pectin is mainly used for flavour oil emulsions but this is a small application," said the IPPA's Hans-Ulrich Endress....
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Raw milk: Should the state ban it? Or drink it up?
[food safety] [farmers] [salmonella] [Organic] [bacteria] [farm]
Claudia Coles, food safety manager for the state Department of Agriculture, agreed that something had to done, that "in these outbreaks, it is almost always the children that become the victims." ... You could very easily make the cases that 'Wow, maybe tomatoes should be regulated a whole lot more than we do now because the numbers of cases of salmonella saintpaul are up to 550 now,' " said Powell, who is also scientific director for the International Food Safety Network....
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Local team lining up for meeting with GM officials
[GM product] [Research] [equipment]
The goal, Dutcher said, is to meet with GM officials in July and land a new GM product in Janesville. ... The Janesville plant could be used to make biomass converter equipment for Coskata, Cole said, acknowledging that it, too, would be a long shot....
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FDA Closes in on Salmonella Source
[Salmonella] [farms] [food safety] [contamination] [Tools] [research]
David Acheson, FDA's food safety chief. ... Article Tools...
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Stanislaus jobless rate climbs in May
[food processing] [farm]
Late spring drops in unemployment are common in the valley as farm work picks up and food processing plants prepare for the first harvests, said Liz Baker, EDD labor market analyst for Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. ... All things related to the construction market are suffering a lot," said Bill Bassitt, chief executive officer of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance, which helps job seekers find work and training....
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FDA inspectors to Fla., Mexico in salmonella probe
[salmonella] [farms] [food safety] [contamination] [research]
David Acheson, FDA's food safety chief. ... Previous research shows that for every case of salmonella reported to the government, 30 or more people get sick but don't see a doctor or undergo confirmatory testing, he noted....
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Pathogenesis of Renal Disease Due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Germ-Free Mice
[Food Safety] [Microbiology] [food borne] [bacteria] [Research] [tool]
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, 2 National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 3...
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UK.gov ready to get muddy again on GM foods
[GM foods] [farming] [farmers]
UK.gov ready to get muddy again on GM foods ... "There is a growing question of whether GM crops can help the developing world out of the current food price crisis," the minister tentatively ventured to...
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New clues lead investigators of salmonella to Florida, Mexico
[salmonella] [food safety] [farms] [contamination] [research]
"It does not mean definitively the contamination occurred on a farm in Mexico or on a farm in Florida," said David Acheson, the FDA's food safety chief. ... Previous research showed that for every case of salmonella reported to the government, 30 or more people get sick but don't see a doctor or undergo confirmatory testing, he noted....
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Protectionist Challenges in a Barack Obama Presidency
[food safety] [farmers]
Calling for enforcement of minimum labour standards, respect for international environmental agreements, adequate food safety standards, adherence to human rights conventions, and trade rule exemptions for industries of "national interest", as the bill does, is good politics in both countries, particularly for those on the center-left of the political spectrum. ... As Canadians debate what a Barack Obama presidency might mean for Canada, they may wish to consider a bill called the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) act introduced on June 4 by four liberal Democra...
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Government takes fresh look at GM crops
[GM food] [GM products] [engineering] [research]
At the EU summit in Brussels today, the prime minister is expected to put the case for cost cuts for GM products used in animal feed. ... He told the newspaper that the "very robust" procedures for ensuring the safety of experiments would continue, with scientists looking at each application on its merits....
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Searching for a U.S.-Korea Beef Import Understanding
[food safety] [organic]
Government approval does not mean that all consumers will have the same view of food safety. ... consensus has developed that import restrictions based on something other than science is not good for consumers or producers. ...
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H.I.S. Reports Market Gains for the First Half ended April 30, 2008
[food safety] [Research]
Japanese departing the country from November 2007 through April 2008, as estimated by the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), however, decreased unexpectedly by 4.2% on the previous year, due to the combined effects of increased costs from special fuel surcharges following hikes in crude oil prices, and a decline in the number of travelers to China, which had driven growth, as result of concerns about food safety and the unrest in Tibet. ... Through the Quality Control & Market Research Room, which was created at the same time, we are further improving quality control of travel product...
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IPO Profile: Ina Research Inc.
[food safety] [Research]
Ina Research also provides safety tests for food, in response to growing concerns about food safety. ... IPO Profile: Ina Research Inc....
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Ag Sciences Live
[food safety] [food science] [contamination] [equipment] [research]
But a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says it's not where the produce is grown, but how it's grown, so amateur cultivators should know a few important tips about home-garden food safety. ... Ag Sciences Live...
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Penn State's Creamery featured on two upcoming cable TV shows
[Food Science]
Both the Travel Channel and and the History Channel brought their crews to the University's new Food Science Building to film footage at the Creamery. ... Two of Penn State's signature representatives, the Nittany Lion and Creamery ice cream, come together on the patio of the Food Sciences Building. ...
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Backyard gardens need good food-safety practices, too
[food safety] [food science] [bacteria] [contamination] [chemicals] [irrigation]
Backyard gardens need good food-safety practices, too ... But a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says it's not where the produce is grown, but how it's grown, so amateur cultivators should know a few important tips about home-garden food safety....
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