On Tuesday, India denied permission for commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop. Amid controversy and protest, the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh deemed
Both England and Scotland since December have recorded cases of anthrax where the source is believed to be heroin or a contaminated cutting agent mixed with heroin.
There is no
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 2 brought together experts in the area of Susceptibility Issues.
Dr. George M. Eliopoulous, of Beth Isreael Deaconess Medical Center
As part of its ongoing effort to find and destroy any melamine-tainted milk remaining on the market, the Chinese government is recalling 170 tons of milk powder laced with
Over 600 food safety experts and industry leaders from 40 countries convened in Washington, DC last week for the Global Food Safety Conference. The three day event, sponsored by the
Vietnam is not about to accept blame for the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in the United States.
Do Ha Nam, chairman of Vietnam Pepper Association, says the Salmonella outbreak in
Educated consumers who want to avoid genetically modified ingredients place trust in organic companies to fully test their products for genuine or non-organic soybean sourcing.
Native to the Far
The first symposium of the Annual Conference on Microbial Resistance focused on the economic and public policy aspects of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic development.
Moderator Susan Foster, PhD, of the
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week a number of new initiatives to improve the safety and quality of food purchased for the National School Lunch Program
In documents filed ahead of this week’s closing arguments in a trial against 11 poultry companies, the State of Oklahoma says it could live with an application limit of
Meat industry groups are bracing for consumer backlash from a much-anticipated CBS Evening News series on antibiotic use in food animal production, scheduled to air this week after experiencing
As a society we must accept the fact that large-scale food producers are motivated by money, not safety. They seek low production costs to bolster slim margins, not methods