Milk Contamination News
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Yersiniosis Exposed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses Yersinia and yersiniosis and how the bacteria can impact human lives. Yersiniosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia. In the United States, most ...
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Organic dairy farmer albert straus speaks out against USDA’s decision on GM alfalfa
As an organic farmer, I protest the USDA’s recent decision to approve the unregulated planting of genetically modified alfalfa. This is a ruling that seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the organic food chain, and could cause irreparable harm to organic farmers by ruining our ability to supply organic dairy foods to customers. I believe that allowing genetically modified alfalfa to be ...
By 3BL Media
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Detecting melamine in food: World`s labs are ready and able
According to a worldwide study by the EC's Joint Research Centre, the majority of laboratories tested are able to accurately measure levels of the harmful substance melamine in food. The Joint Research Centre was requested to perform the study by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers in the wake of the Chinese tainted milk scandal in 2008. Dr. Alejandro Herrero, ...
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Vigilance needed to ensure safe infant food
WHO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are urging affected countries to ensure safe feeding of millions of infants following the ongoing melamine-contaminated milk crisis in China. The two agencies also call on countries to be alert to the possible spread of melamine-contaminated dairy products. 'While breastfeeding is the ideal way of providing infants with the nutrients they ...
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