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October 2009

  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:25am

    On October 19, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) was notified several sixth grade students from Lincoln Middle School had diarrheal illness. The students had attended a field trip at a camp in Massachusetts from October 13 through October 16.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    RI.gov
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:25am

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is being urged by the American Meat Institute to act on A.M.I.’s request to implement a policy requiring companies to hold product tested by the Food Safety and Inspection Service until the test results are known.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Meat & Poultry
  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:24am

    Irvine, Calif. -– A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. UC Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of limiting its production.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    University of California – Irvine
    Plants  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:23am

    GAINESVILLE -- The cheeseburger and French fries might look tempting, but eating a serving of broccoli or leafy greens first could help people battle metabolic processes that lead to obesity and heart disease, a new University of Florida study shows.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    University of Florida
    Functional Food, Plants  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:22am

    Abstract

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Food Microbiology
    Listeria, Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 22nd, 2009 - 7:21am

    Abstract

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Food Microbiology
    E. coli, Listeria  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:56pm

    (The views and opinions expressed in this blog are strictly those of the author.)

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Meatingplace
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:55pm

    CHICAGO -- A recent study from the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, determined that smoking salmon at adequately high temperatures is a step in reducing the risk of Listeria monocytogenes in the fish.

    Date Published: 
    20.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    IFT
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:54pm

    CIC microGUNE is working jointly with Gaiker-IK4 Technology Centre in a project to develop a biosensor that will enable the in situ and rapid detection of microbiological contaminants, such as salmonella, in foods.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Basque Research
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:53pm

    As political battles go, it's a fairly interesting dust-up. On one side are "locavores" - advocates of consuming locally produced food - and other proponents of a "back to the basics" ethic for food consumption, arguing that what they choose to drink really isn't much of anyone else's business.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Athens Banner-Herald
    Raw Food  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:53pm

    KITCHENER -- Hybrid Turkeys Inc. has confessed that it owns a flock of 3,000 breeder turkeys that has been infected with H1N1 virus. The company believes the birds got the virus from an employee. It says several employees reported mild cold-like symptoms and sought medical attention.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:52pm

    New Zealand's largest marine farm has been given the green light - nearly nine years after it was first proposed. The Bay of Plenty farm was given the final go-ahead by the High Court last week after being delayed by hearings and appeals. The 3800ha space, 8.5km offshore of Opotiki, will be used for mussel farming and spat catching.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    stuff.co.nz
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:51pm

    The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of "Healthy Animals." This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    ARS News Service
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:51pm

    HANOI -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said there have been 345 buffaloes and cows infected with the foot-and-mouth disease in six provinces of the country during the two recent weeks, local newspaper the Youth reported Wednesday.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Xinhua News Agency
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:50pm

    Cal Poly officials have put on hold plans to reduce the school’s dairy herd by 80 percent. Alumni and dairy supporters came forward to help the university find a way to keep the herd economically viable in the face of plummeting milk prices, said David Wehner, dean of agriculture.

    Date Published: 
    20.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    San Luis Obispo
    Animals  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:49pm

    With potential adverse health and environmental effects often in the news about nanotechnology, scientists in Arkansas are reporting that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could have beneficial effects in agriculture.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    American Chemical Society
    Plants  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:48pm

    The UK should plough £2bn ($3.3bn) into crop research to help stave off world hunger, says the Royal Society. It says the world's growing population means food production will have to rise by about 50% in 40 years and the UK can lead the research needed.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    BBC News
    None  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 1:47pm

    Professor John Beddington said the world will have to produce 50 per cent more food by 2030 in order to feed the growing population. He said the only way to do this is to grow more crops on less land by using the latest scientific innovation, including crops genetically modified to be drought or disease resistant.

    Date Published: 
    20.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Telegraph
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    Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 7:29am

    The final two children who remained in hospital following the E. coli outbreak at a Surrey farm have finally been allowed home, more than a month after the site was shut down by health officials.

    Date Published: 
    20.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    Get Surrey
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Posted: October 21st, 2009 - 7:28am

    Australia is adjusting its imported food policy settings for beef and beef products, with controversial changes to come into effect from 1 March, 2010.An update of the science of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), mad cow disease, and consideration of the risks associated with importing the beef and beef products was undertaken by Professor John Mathews to guide the alterations.

    Date Published: 
    21.oct.09
    Source Title: 
    AFN
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments