It is not obvious when examining a wrapped lettuce or a microwavable bowl of Chinese soup. But plastic food packaging is made of multiple layers designed to act as a barrier for oxygen or bacteria. "Each of these layers is ...
Other
Apr 9, 2013
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The number of dead pigs found in a river which runs through Shanghai has reached nearly 15,000, officials and reports said Tuesday, as a newspaper claimed the government was concealing the true tally.
Environment
Mar 19, 2013
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A research team at the University of Guelph has developed a new line of transgenic "Enviropigs." The new line of pigs is called the Cassie line, and it is known for passing genes on more reliably. The results of this project ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2013
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Every summer since 1979, Kim Hubert has fished for sockeye salmon in Alaska's Bristol Bay. It's a family business in tiny Togiak that has, from time to time, also employed his wife and three children.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2013
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It has been almost 20 years since the first genetically modified foods showed up in produce aisles throughout the United States and the rest of the world, but controversy continues to surround the products and their regulation.
Biotechnology
Feb 18, 2013
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A website dedicated to all aspects of food safety for the fresh produce industries of Australian and New Zealand launches today.
Other
Jan 17, 2013
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Ecolab, the cleaning, food safety and pest-control services company, is buying the specialty chemical company Champion Technologies in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $2.2 billion.
Business
Oct 12, 2012
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Russia has temporarily suspended importing genetically-modified corn made by the US biotech giant Monsanto after a controversial study linked it to cancer in rats.
Biotechnology
Sep 26, 2012
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The French government is to ban a pesticide made by Swiss giant Syngenta used in rapeseed cultivation that has been found to shorten bees' lifespan, Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll said Friday.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2012
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Australian officials are seeing a rising number of Asian fish imports containing banned antibiotics, a report said Wednesday.
Environment
May 30, 2012
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