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Friday, June 27, 2008

First study finds MRSA in U.S. pigs and farmers; U.K reports 3 patients sickened with the bacterium from eating pork only
An effective way to say there isn't a problem is never to look. That seems to be precisely what most U.S. government food-safety agencies are doing when it comes to determining whether the livestock in our food supply is contaminated with MRSA and if so, whether the often-fatal bacterium is being pa... Continued...

EU Ag Ministers move to ban hazardous pesticides
On June 23, the agriculture ministers of European Union nations agreed to target pesticides linked with cancer, mutation, reproductive toxicity, and hormonal disruption. If the EU Parliament agrees, around 5% of pesticides will be ... Continued...

Better living through chemurgy
FORTY years ago Dustin Hoffman’s character in “The Graduate” was given a famous piece of career advice: “Just one word…plastics.” It was appropriate at the time, given that the 1960s were a golden age of petrochemical innovation. Oil was cheap and seemed limitless. Since then, scientists have kept o... Continued...

EPA Honors Recipients of 2008 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
For the 13th straight year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing chemical technologies developed by leading researchers and industrial innovators that are making significant contributions to pollution prevention in the United States. The awards will be given out this evening, June... Continued...

Thursday, June 26, 2008

"Thumbs Up" For Minnesota Hospital Cuisine
It's not every day that hospitals are congratulated for serving good food. Several Minnesota healthcare facilities are among 127 listed in a new, national report that identifies hospitals focusing on better ways to use food to promote health. Marie Kulick, of the coalition Health Care Without Harm, ... Continued...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Stunk out of house and home near a dairy feedlot
Minnesota health officials took the unprecedented step of advising several families to evacuate their homes Sunday night after fumes from a large dairy feedlot near Thief River Falls reached unhealthy levels. People who live near Excel Dairy reported headaches, nausea and weakness, and say they ... Continued...

FDA’s Chief Scientist Asks Science Board Subcommittee to Review Research on Bisphenol-A
As part of an ongoing effort, a subcommittee of the FDA's Science Board will hold a public meeting on the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastics, review an Agency Task Force report on the topic, and deliver its findings to the Board's annual meeting this fall. Frank M. Torti, M.D., M.P.H., the ... Continued...