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Rutgers study finds many consumers ignore food product recalls
Rutgers' Food Policy Institute (FPI) released a study today showing that many Americans fail to check their homes for recalled food products.   view more (2009-04-15)

Memory for emotional material
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New data finds recalls of automated external defibrillators to be common
Data presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 27th Annual Scientific Sessions finds that during a 10-year study period more than one in five automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) were recalled due to potential malfunction.   view more (2006-05-19)

Recalled toy beads still available in the UK, warn doctors
Toy beads that were internationally recalled last year, after concerns that they may be coated with a dangerous chemical, are still being advertised on toy shop websites for purchase in the UK, warn doctors in this week's BMJ.   view more (2008-01-18)

How memories are made, and recalled
What makes a memory? Single cells in the brain, for one thing. For the first time, scientists at UCLA and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have recorded individual brain cells in the act of calling up a memory, thus revealing where in the brain a specific memory is stored, and how it is able to recreate it.   view more (2008-09-08)

Digital Mammography Plus Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Decrease Patient Recall Rates
Nationally, about ten percent of women in the US are recalled for a second mammogram after an abnormality is detected on the first one-for most women this can be very stressful.   view more (2009-08-06)

New mammography technology improves cancer detection
A new radiological diagnostic tool called stereo mammography allows clinicians to detect more lesions and could significantly reduce the number of women who are recalled for additional tests following routine screening mammography.   view more (2007-11-29)

New tests for nut allergens
Scientists in Florida have developed sensitive new tests to detect potentially fatal nut traces in food. Their study, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, originally set out to find ways of processing nuts to make them safe for allergy sufferers. The techniques they developed during the analysis included the discovery... view more... (2004-06-15)

An Overview Of Food Safety
Cases involving food safety and specific dangers associated with food production sectors have caused worry amongst businesses and a change in their attitudes regarding Food Hygiene. This has pushed them to search for new tools for food guarantees with the aim of integrating Food Hygiene into company Management and current methodologies (ISO 9000,... view more... (2004-06-15)

Selective amnesia — How a traumatic memory can be wiped out
French CNRS scientists in collaboration have shown that a memory of a traumatic event can be wiped out, although other, associated recollections remain intact.   view more (2007-04-02)

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)

Heart problem: York academics study cardiac rehab shortfall
Researchers at the University of York are trying to discover why so many heart attack victims in the UK fail to take part in potentially life-saving cardiac rehabilitation.   view more (2005-02-24)

Dogs keep dying: Too many owners remain unaware of toxic dog food
Even though Diamond, Country Value and Professional brand dog foods have been recalled for containing highly toxic aflatoxins, they have caused at least 100 dog deaths in recent weeks, say Cornell University veterinarians, who are growing increasingly alarmed.   view more (2006-01-09)

New database unlocks virtual food environments
The results of twenty years of experiments into the behaviour of bacteria in foods are now freely available on the internet. In an international collaboration between the Food Standards Agency, Institute of Food Research and US Department of Agriculture, the database will help food safety and quality to be predicted quickly and free of charge.... view more... (2003-06-16)

IFST announces Co-operating Societies Agreement with SIFST
The Singapore Institute of Food Science & Technology (SIFST) and the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) of the United Kingdom are the respective national professional bodies. Both recognise their international responsibilities in food science and technology and the important role of the International Union of Food Science &... view more... (2003-12-10)

IFST/CIFST Co-operating Societies Agreement
The Chinese Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) and the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) of the United Kingdom are the respective national professional bodies. Both recognise their international responsibilities in food science and technology and the important role of the International Union of Food Science &... view more... (2001-10-18)

IFST announces a Co-operating Societies Agreement with MIFT
Co-operating Societies Agreement   view more (2005-05-18)

Depressive symptoms in adolescents associated with parental domestic violence
Adolescents who witness domestic violence between their parents are significantly more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression.   view more (2006-03-02)

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)

Even before tomato warning, many Americans lacked confidence in the food safety system
A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident that the food produced in the United States is safe. However, many have concerns about the safety of imported food produced in... view more... (2008-06-13)
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