Today, EPA is releasing an assessment for public comment on the potential for human health risk of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. This assessment shows some risks to workers who mix, load and apply chlorpyrifos pesticide products. When used ...
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In 2014, the much-lauded Mediterranean diet continued to receive attention from nutrition researchers all over the world, with studies continuing to find a wide range of benefits associated with the diet. The latest study, which ...
Tags: blood pressure, HDL-cholesterol, Agriculture
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...
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India based Rajhans Group’s Rajhans Nutriments has launched a new premium chocolate bar called Hoppits, which the company claims, is made from unique combinations not available in market currently. The new chocolates, launched under ...
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New food and drink labels would be introduced across Europe as per the new European rules that will come into effect from 13 December 2014. In response to the new rules, food and drink manufacturers are making wide-ranging changes to ...
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Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, has introduced new breakfast offerings to its product range. In an effort to meet the growing demand for alternative breakfast choices, Quaker is reinvigorating the idea of oatmeal, the breakfast ...
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Australian medical and nutrition experts have reacted differently to the research findings of a study published December 2014 in the British Medical Journal. The study showed the Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with longer ...
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Netherland-based packaging company Budelpack Poortvliet has acquired a new Bosch machine for the vertical forming, filling and sealing of transwraps as well as stand-up, block bottom and quadro-sealed pouches. The company already has a ...
Agri-business company Olam International has agreed to acquire US peanut sheller McCleskey Mills, in a $176m deal. The acquisition is in line with Olam's strategy to invest in specific products, including edible nuts. McCleskey is ...
Tags: edible nuts, peanut sheller, Agriculture
The new CP7776 1” metal pneumatic impact wrench offers high power and durability for tire changing on heavy vehicles and trucks. Chicago Pneumatic has launched three powerful new air tools: the CP7748TL, CP7776 and CP7749. The ...
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Small in size though they are, hinges are essential to the proper functioning of your garage door. Should they break or wear out, opening the garage will be difficult, if not impossible. Even worse, broken hinges can cause serious damage to ...
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Italian coffee company Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB Group) has opened its new coffee roasting plant in Vietnam. This investment forms a part of the company's consolidation process in Asia and follows the acquisition of the ...
Tags: coffee, roasting plant, Agriculture
US-based food processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has completed the previously announced acquisition of natural and organic food producer Specialty Commodities (SCI) for $191m. Specialty Commodities processes and ...
Rotary Lift says a protective coating and end cap prevent wheels from being scratched or dinged as they are placed on the hangar arm of the Wheel Wing car lift accessory. Rotary Lift has introduced Wheel Wing tire hangar, a car lift ...
Never in a million years would I have expected to be living the life that I live now. I grew up as a Chinese American in the suburbs of the United States of America, studied Accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and started ...