Boston already has 700 confirmed cases of the flu,10 times as many as this time last year,and the state has 18 reported deaths from the virus.Nationwide,nearly 6 percent of Americans have already contacted a health care provider about the ...
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Single-use laundry detergent packs have been called an emerging public health hazard by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Last month, the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a safety alert for the packs, calling them ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial authorities to determine the source of a foodborne illness outbreak in the country. A total of 16 people ...
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The government is using prime-time TV to raise awareness of the “hidden nasties” in everyday food. The Change4Life campaign aims to educate consumers about their food ITV aired the first advert in the Change4Life campaign ...
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The UK Government has sent a warning shot across the bows of the food industry by launching an advertising campaign to highlight hidden levels of salt, sugar and fat in products. The government's Change4Life scheme, which includes many ...
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The US food industry has welcomed the publishing of two major requirements by the US Food and Drug Administration aimed at helping prevent foodborne illnesses and improve food safety. On Friday (4 January), the FDA released two draft rule ...
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A mitochondrial DNA microarray has been developed to detect animal contamination in Canadian watershed samples. The results confirm that the mitochondrial microarray method could accurately detect the dominant animals present in water ...
The Taranto prosecutor's office filed a challenge against the Italian government for its so called "ILVA decree" in the Constitutional Court on Monday, according to court sources. The prosecutor's office of the southern Italian port city ...
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Under the Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme,the Public Sector steel companies namely Steel Authority of India Limited and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited are allocating funds for the CSR activities as per the guidelines prescribed by the ...
Computer vulnerabilities and how they can affect Americans' security are on the agenda for the U.S. Senate, and strong rhetoric is being used to support new legislation. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is expected to move to the Senate ...
Tags: Rhetoric, Cybersecurity Bill, Washington, Computer Vulnerabilities
EKF Diagnostics introduced two new low cost POC analysers at Medica 2012. The EKF stand saw the European launch of the new Quo-Lab glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) analyser for the affordable management of diabetes, as well as a preview of a ...
Tags: POC Analysers, Medica, analyser, ketone analyser
Business Line reported that Tuticorin based Sterlite Copper has won water efficient unit award during the 9th National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2012 organized by the confederation of Indian Industry Sohrabji Godrej Green ...
Tags: Tuticorin, Sterlite Copper, Award, Smelter Planning, water management
Taylor Farms Retail is recalling 110 cases of Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine in the US, as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been initiated after a single random finished package test by the Food ...
Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and Saudi Arabia have imposed a ban on Brazil beef imports, over concerns of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. This move comes after Brazil's recent report, which revealed ...
Tags: Ban, Beef Imports, Brazil
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the FDA approval of four-strain seasonal influenza (flu) virus vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to immunize adults and children of three years age and more, in the US. The intramuscular vaccine is ...