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Wednesday, December 29, 2004

The Disorderly World
(London, England) December 29, 2004 Wednesday Russia's ratification of the Kyoto protocol on climate change in November revived the possibility of a global response to environmental concerns. The protocol will come into effect on February 16 next year. Vladimir Putin's abrupt decision to ... Continued...

Oveuse Of Antibiotics Is A Danger To Society
An old health myth surfaces every winter during common cold and influenza season: Antibiotics can help. They can't. From frazzled parents to individuals who can't afford days away from work or school, people think that antibiotics will cure colds and flu. They take their sniffles, sneezes and... Continued...

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Clarifying The Issue Of Salmon And Sea Lice
Consumers deserve to know what is happening in the production of all of our food sources -- not just a targeted group of salmon producers -- and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, through its website and other methods, is making efforts to provide that information. The safety of our fo... Continued...

Monday, December 27, 2004

FDA Releases Study On Presence Of Perchlorate In Food And Water Supply
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published initial exploratory data looking at the presence of the chemical perchlorate in some of our nation's food and water supply. The FDA reported finding perchlorate in 217 of 232 samples of milk and lettuce in 15 states. In the testing, both conve... Continued...

You Are What They Eat. 2005
Humans are at the top of the food chain. As a result, we're vulnerable to pathogens, drugs, and contaminants consumed by the animals we eat. And we eat a lot: an average of 137 pounds of beef, chicken, fish, and shellfish per American in 2002, the latest year for which figures are available. Food... Continued...

Battling Bird Flu, Graft And Rights Abuses In Vietnam
Vietnam opened its doors in 2004 to world leaders at an international summit, but bird flu also entered the country and killed at least 20 people and resulted in the death of more than 40 million fowl. Last year, Vietnam received international praise for its timely and effective actions in combat... Continued...

FDA: Use Of Virginiamycin In Animals No Significant Threat To Human Health
Phibro Animal Health Corp. announced that the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the findings of its draft risk assessment for the animal drug virginiamycin. In the FDA's draft report, the authors demonstrate that the continued use of virgin... Continued...

Sunday, December 26, 2004

Big Farms Reap Two Harvests With Subsidies a Bumper Crop
URLEY, Neb. - The roadside sign welcoming people into this state reads: "Nebraska, the Good Life." And for farmers closing out their books at the end of a year when they earned more money than at any time in the history of American agriculture, it certainly looks like happy days. But at a time wh... Continued...

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Global Health Experts Warn Of Potential Bird Flu Virus Pandemic
Global health experts warn of potential bird flu virus pandemic by on 12/21/04 for Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of the deadly avian influenza known as H5N1, according to the World Health Organization. If regional surveillance is not stepped up, the influenza could ... Continued...

Monday, December 20, 2004

So Long, Kyoto. We Hardly Knew Ye
Sometime in February, champagne corks will pop over at the IPCC -- the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- the U.N body responsible for monitoring global warming; and at Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, and perhaps even at Environment Canada, which, as much as any government department in th... Continued...

Sunday, December 19, 2004

The Meek Take On The Mighty
For those who enjoy a good David-and-Goliath confrontation, it doesn't get much better than this. In one corner, we have the White House and Exxon; in the other, some of the most powerless people on the face of the Earth - including the Inuit of the Canadian north. But what makes this mismatche... Continued...

Friday, December 17, 2004

Government To Assess Human Health Risk Of Antibiotic Use On Farms
The government will estimate the probability that an animal antibiotic used on farms could lead to more antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections among humans. The antibiotic virginiamycin is used to speed growth and stem disease among poultry, pigs and cattle. Chemically, it's similar to Syn... Continued...

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

In Global Food-Trade Skirmish, In Global Food-Trade Skirmish
The gray van carrying the Russian inspector arrived at dawn outside a complex in Springdale, Ark. Uniformed American guards stood outside as Major General Vitaly Romensky toured the facility. He had come to verify that America was living up to an agreement reached between high-level U.S. and Russian... Continued...

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Next On Supreme Court Menu: Beef And Free Speech
Blame it on chicken. Blame it on fish. For years, beef was considered the bad boy of American cuisine. Rising health concerns about red meat and soaring prices in the 1980s plunged the beef industry into crisis. The problem got so bad that in 1985, Congress passed the Beef Act - a law aimed at... Continued...

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Bayer's GE Crop Herbicide, Glufosinate, Causes Brain Damage
The glufosinate herbicide, used in large quantities on Bayer's GM herbicide-resistant crops, has been found to have adverse effects on the brain. Yoichiro Kuroda, the principal investigator in a project titled the Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on the Developing Brain, under the government'... Continued...

Monday, December 6, 2004

Law Requiring Country Of Origin To Be On Food Labels May Be Repealed
Telling consumers where their meat, fruit and vegetables came from seemed such a good idea to U.S. ranchers and farmers in competition with imports that Congress 2 years ago ordered the food industry to do it. But meatpackers and food processors fought the law from the start, and newly emboldened... Continued...

Friday, December 3, 2004

Nebraska Governor Annointed
It would seem as though Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns is taking over the nation's Agriculture Department at an opportune time. Farmers are raking in a bumper crop of corn and soybeans, farm income is at record levels and last year's mad cow scare seems to be a thing of the past. But the honeymoon fo... Continued...

Thursday, December 2, 2004

Fighting for Local Control
Given the results of the election, voters' power should be strong and healthy in rural America. Perhaps it is when it comes to voting for statewide and national offices, but not when it comes to local environmental issues - especially concerning factory farms. The latest example is Minnesota. Un... Continued...

Mad Cow Losses Trigger Request For Milk Price Hike For Jump In Milk
OTTAWA - Dairy farmers will argue next week for a dramatic increase in how much they get paid for milk, citing losses on their cull-cow sales resulting from the BSE crisis. But the proposal, and hints of support for it from regulators, has consumer and retail groups curdling. They are demanding a... Continued...

Nebraska Governor Will Replace Veneman
President Bush today chose Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns (R) as his nominee to be Agriculture Secretary, according to Republican sources. An announcement was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Johanns, 54, is serving in his second term as governor. A former Democrat who grew up on a dairy farm, he previo... Continued...