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  • US: Swine flu provides a test of employers’ crisis plans

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 1:28pm

    A growing number of companies that dispatch employees around the world have developed formal crisis plans that include enhanced ability to know where their people are at any given time.

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    05.may.09
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  • Avian flu found at TENN. poultry farm

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 1:27pm

    NASHVILLE -- Tennessee and federal authorities are investigating a Lincoln County poultry farm after tests found a strain of avian influenza virus.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • MISSOURI: Monsanto challenges unauthorized use of Roundup Ready(R) technology by DuPont

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 1:25pm

    ST. LOUIS -- Monsanto Company announced that it filed suit yesterday in federal court in St. Louis against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., to prevent unlawful use of Monsanto's proprietary Roundup Ready(R) herbicide tolerant technologies in soybeans and corn.

    Date Published: 
    05.may.09
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  • US: A better understanding of a major threat to wheat

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 1:23pm

    The pathogen that causes the world's most common wheat disease is a moving target, but scientists are now better equipped to keep track of it, thanks to some genetic sleuthing by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • WISCONSIN: Spinach repacker given OK to ship after salmonella find

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:43am

    The Wisconsin-based processor of bagged spinach that tested positive for salmonella has been given the green light to resume packing.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • OHIO: Popular eatery faces 11 alleged food violations

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:42am

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local restaurant that has been serving customers for more than 40 years appeared before Columbus Public Health officials Monday. Shades Restaurant at 983 E. 5th Ave. had 11 critical food-safety violations during a CPH inspection Thursday, March 19.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • U.S.: Where's the soap?

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:41am

    We've all heard the advice: WASH YOUR HANDS. President Obama's said it. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has said it. The CDC has said it. Handwashing properly, as my colleague Jennifer Huget wrote, is one way to try to curb the spread of unwanted viruses.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • CANADA: New independent food inspection agency needed: Expert

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:40am

    OTTAWA -- The federal government should establish an independent food safety agency reporting directly to Parliament because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is failing consumers, a so-called leading food-safety expert on Monday told parliamentarians probing the listeriosis outbreak.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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  • U.S.: New York firm recalls ground beef products due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:39am

    WASHINGTON -- Alex & George Wholesale, Inc., a Rochester, New York firm, is recalling approximately 4,663 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels, PDF Only]

    Date Published: 
    05.may.09
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  • TENNESSEE: Proposal would OK owners' use of raw milk

    Posted: May 5th, 2009 - 8:37am

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A proposal that supports owners' use of raw milk for personal consumption in Tennessee is headed to the governor for his consideration. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Faulk of Church Hill was unanimously approved Monday evening. The companion bill passed the House last week.

    Date Published: 
    04.may.09
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