This week it has been revealed the 2013 targets set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to reduce campylobacter levels in chicken have not been hit. The FSA targets aimed to decrease the number of contaminated birds in the UK from 27% to 19% ...
Several shellfish harvesting sites in Scotland have been closed following the detection of unusually high levels of toxins, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). Shellfish toxins are produced by naturally occurring marine ...
The Asian naphtha industry gathered Thursday for the start of the 22nd CFR Far East Open Specification Naphtha Meeting to debate among other things a recommendation that seeks to widen the scope of naphtha cargo origins for inclusion in an ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
There are different types of plastic water tanks available in the market and these are widely used to store water. These are durable, light-weight and comparatively easy to install. As there are many numbers of health concerns with other ...
Tags: Plastic Water Tanks, Water Tanks
Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In the midst of the domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
A recent targeted attack that used Chinese malware compromised over 1,000 computers belonging to dozens of South Korea organizations, according to researchers from Israeli security firm Seculert. The main malware tool used in the attack ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and agriculture are often on opposite sides of the fence. It’s a love-hate relationship of sorts. The federal agency in part works to protect the U.S. food supply. Yet the FDA has a mixed ...
Tags: Food-Safety, FDA, Agriculture&Food
Now you don't have to depend on the store clerk at the health food store to help you compare and choose a dietary supplement. A free online database launched this week let's you check the label and browse the ingredients and claims of brand ...
When Tropical Storm Andrea roared up the East Coast recently dropping buckets of rain, it underscored the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast that 2013 will have an extremely active hurricane season with 13 to 20 ...
Tags: Generator, Industrial Equipment
What dangers lurk in your backyard? Especially for young children, the risks range from the obvious (mowers and tractors) to the unexpected (poisonous plants). Here are the major danger zones--and how to minimize your child's risk this ...
Tags: Light Industry, Childproof, Yard
China’s government officials began the year with assurances to the world that 2013 would mark a new era of food safety. The bureaucrats were still patting each other on the back, when in March, a flotilla of 16,000 dead hogs bobbed ...
Tags: Food Safety, China
A Ventless Fireplace can be another source of heat in your home. Traditionally, a fireplace requires for a home to have a chimney, a flue and of course, wooden logs. However, a vent free gas fireplace does not require for you to burn wooden ...
Tags: Gas Fireplace, Fireplace, Construction
Due to its extensive use, non-ferrous scrap metal is usually recycled. The secondary materials in scrap are vital to the metallurgy industry, as the production of new metals often needs them. Some recycling facilities resmelt and recast ...
Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Textiles manufacturers faced with challenging new water discharge commitments have been handed a lifeline by quality assessment specialists Bureau Veritas. A new 'Zero Discharge' scheme from one of the world leaders in testing, inspection ...
Tags: Textile