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NDSU Vet and Micro Sciences faculty
North Dakota State University's Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences Department is gaining four faculty members. Sheela Ramamoorthy, Nathan Fisher, and Teresa and Peter Bergholz are joining the department as assistant professors. Ramamoorthy has...Tags: Medical Research, International Military Interventions, Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Corporations boost agricultural research funding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow - and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Agriculture, Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Research and Technology, Conservation
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Senate to vote on funding for produce safety program
A couple of months ago I reported on a move by the House of Representatives to cut the Microbiological Data Program, the only U.S. program that regularly tests produce for the kind of pathogens that killed or sickened thousands through contaminated German...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Food Industry, Food and Drug Administration
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After outbreak, egg mogul is leaving the industry
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A ruthless businessman who built one of the nation's largest egg production operations from scratch even as he racked up environmental and labor violations is getting out of the business in disgrace after one scandal was...Tags: Farms, Terry Branstad, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Salmonella Infection
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Many Wrigley rooftop businesses are rarely inspected by city health officials, Tribune finds
The Cubs don't win much lately, but patrons of the Wrigley rooftops usually leave games satisfied anyway — their stomachs full thanks to the heaping spreads that include everything from grilled chicken sandwiches and Italian beef to draft beer and...Tags: Weather, Human Interest, Food Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weather Reports
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Deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany: Reminder of importance of funding food safety
The deadly outbreak of E. coli in Germany that has taken 22 lives and sickened some 2,200 is a reminder both of how vulnerable we can be to food-borne illness and how important it is to have a strong food safety system.
American health officials...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Health Organizations, Food Industry, Germany, Food and Drug Administration
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Sports fans and food safety
During the Chicago Fire's season at Toyota Park, a local public health official is on site for at least one game to ensure food is safe to eat. She'll stick a thermometer in hot dogs or throw milk away that's been out too long.
It's a practice the...Tags: Basketball, Sports, Chicago Fire, Chicago White Sox, Politics
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Hundreds of Peanut Butter Products Recalled
More than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts investigation that keeps getting bigger, federal health officials said Wednesday. The list ranges from goodies like cookies and ice cream to energy bars. Even food for pooches may...Tags: Health Organizations, Dog Biscuits, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Salmonella Infection, Peanut Corporation of America
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