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Derrida`s deconstruction to help safety industry
A technique used by academics to analyse poetry may soon help industry to find out whether computer safety systems really ARE safe. In a novel example of interdisciplinary academic work, English literature meets computing science in an project to design a decision-making framework for the safety industry. Newcastle University researcher Jim... view more... (2002-01-28)
K-State researchers findings on E. coli
Ethanol plants and livestock producers have created a symbiotic relationship. Cattle producers feed their livestock distiller's grains, a byproduct of the ethanol distilling process, giving ethanol producers have an added source of income. view more (2007-12-04)
DG JRC: Safety first in feed additive authorisations
On 9 November, the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) for the authorisation of feed additives will be inaugurated in Geel, Belgium. Feed additives are used in animal feed to improve the productivity or health of the animals. Before being authorised, all feed additives must undergo a safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)... view more... (2004-11-09)
New Book: "Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography" by Ian Bowler and Peter Atkins
Contemporary ‘mad cow’ and foot and mouth diseases have instigated a reappraisal of how food is produced and consumed in the United Kingdom. Now a new and timely book, Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography, brings together a range of social science perspectives for such an appraisal, covering economic, cultural and geographical... view more... (2001-05-10)
FDA Nanotechnology Task Force takes positive step forward
Today's report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nanotechnology Task Force is an important and positive step forward in the agency's effort to tackle the new scientific and regulatory challenges posed by nanotechnology. view more (2007-07-26)
Combination of technologies works best against E. coli
No one weapon in the food-safety arsenal will take out E. coli 0157:H7, a nasty little pathogen that's becoming far too familiar to Americans, say University of Illinois scientists Scott Martin and Hao Feng. view more (2006-12-13)
Car safety seats expose children to worse vibration than adult passengers
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that children in child car safety seats are exposed to more vibration than adults in the same vehicle. The study, which will soon be published in The Journal of Ergonomics tested eight combinations of vehicle, child seat, child and adult on a specifically chosen road surface and concluded... view more... (2003-07-18)
Ozone depletes oil seed rape productivity
High ozone conditions cause a 30% decrease in yield and an increase in the concentration of a group of toxic compounds within oilseed rape plants. view more (2009-06-29)
Chicken, beams and chips: New technique enables rapid detection of bacterial contamination of meat products
Researchers at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UWA) have developed a new rapid procedure which will enable food producers to detect the bacterial contamination of their meat products. Their findings, published this week in Applied and Environmental Microbiology1 (Vol. 68, No.6 June 2002, p.2822 - 2828) demonstrate a novel analytical... view more... (2002-06-10)
Health food store recommendations could be bad for your health
Patients with breast cancer may be put at risk if they follow misleading advice from health food store employees. Research published this week in Breast Cancer Research shows that store assistants often recommend products with no proven benefit, that are also expensive and potentially harmful. view more (2003-08-04)
GM Foods - it is dangerous to generalise
"It's vital that the public is given a clearer picture of how science is approaching the potential of genetic modification to improve the production and quality of food" says Professor Ray Baker FRS, Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). view more (1999-02-12)
American food: Still the best deal in the world
Although food prices rose 4.8% last year, eating nutritiously is still well within reach of the American family, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics. view more (2008-02-04)
Wolves would rather eat salmon
Although most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. view more (2008-09-02)
Consortium In Place To Advance Coach Safety
The Cranfield Impact Centre has become part of a European consortium set up to research and develop new legislation as part of a project to Enhance Coach and Bus Occupant Safety (ECBOS). In the EC approximately 20,000 coaches above 5,000 kg are involved in accidents with personal injuries. Every year more than 35,000 people are hurt as a result of... view more... (2000-03-29)
GM Foods: The Splice of Life?
Many hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe have eaten, knowingly or unknowingly, foods that have been genetically modified (GM) or contained ingredients from genetically modified sources with no reports of illness resulting from such consumption. Nevertheless, from a European perspective, GM technology applied to food is not trusted... view more... (2000-02-08)
New challenges for Food and Agriculture Research Euragri conference: "Science for Society - Science with Society", Brussels.
The changing attitude of European society to research in food and agriculture demands that researchers pay more attention to the concerns of the public and other stakeholders. The Euragri conference entitled "Science for Society - Science with Society", organised in association with the European Commission, examined these issues and... view more... (2002-10-15)
UCSB researchers develop cross-protective vaccine
Doctors have always hoped that scientists might one day create a vaccination that would treat a broad spectrum of maladies. They could only imagine that there might be one vaccine that would protect against, say, 2,500 strains of Salmonella. view more (2008-10-22)
Commercial BSE testing now a reality in the UK
The announcement today (Jan 16, 2002) by Reading Scientific Services Ltd, that it has been granted UKAS accreditation by the Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to conduct commercial BSE testing, is a first for the UK. view more (2002-01-16)
Poll reveals public awareness of nanotech stuck at low level
National survey findings released today indicate that Americans' awareness of nanotechnology remains low. Popular awareness is nearly as small as the tiny nanoscale materials and nano-enabled devices and products now flowing onto the market from this rapidly progressing technology that experts believe will usher in a new industrial revolution. view more (2007-09-25)
Fourth Biennial European Conference on Fish Processing - SCI Conference Connects International Industry Experts
Fish stocks and supply, quality and safety issues and the science and technology of fish processing are the three industry areas to be covered at the Fourth Biennial European Conference on Fish Processing to be held from 3-5 July 2001 at Great Grimsby Town Hall, UK. Speakers from three continents will cover areas and issues ranging from quality... view more... (2001-05-09)
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