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Alleviation of hunger should top CSR agenda

17-Nov-2009 - Climate change dominates the CSR agenda but new USDA figures on food insecurity are a sharp ... Climate change dominates the CSR agenda but new USDA figures on food insecurity are a sharp ... the annual USDA Household Food Security report began in 1995. The recession is undoubtedly to blame

Monsanto asks regulators to approve trans-fat free soy

13-Nov-2009 - Monsanto has submitted evidence to the FDA and USDA backing the safety of its Vistive III soybean ... Monsanto has submitted evidence to the FDA and USDA backing the safety of its Vistive III soybean

USDA invests in organics

03-Nov-2009 - USDA invests in organics ... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $19m in funding for organic agricultural ... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $19m in funding for organic agricultural ... The investment, part of the USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative launched : "Organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing segments of US agriculture and USDA and Congress ... agricultural research, USDA, organic

Carrageenan remains on USDA's National List

03-Nov-2009 - Carrageenan remains on USDA's National List ... The Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines has welcomed the news that the USDA has kept ... The Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines has welcomed the news that the USDA has kept ... Department of Agriculture (USDA) has renewed the ingredient’s status. When carrageenan and the four other

Government should urgently raise sugar quotas: Report

29-Oct-2009 - to drive down prices, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last month that it would set import Increase, it urges the USDA to act promptly to boost quotas. “Failure to act in a timely manner risks

Lactose intolerance lower than thought: study

21-Oct-2009 - , DrPH, of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and lead

Preschoolers’ diets mimic unhealthy adult eating

20-Oct-2009 - to table foods,” said Dr Nancy Butte of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at the Baylor

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Peanut sales at near-record levels despite salmonella

19-Oct-2009 - USDA figures show that consumers bought near-record quantities of peanuts over the past ... USDA figures show that consumers bought near-record quantities of peanuts over the past

Sen. Gillibrand proposes food safety overhaul

19-Oct-2009 - and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the two main government

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USDA finalizes five-year food choice study

16-Oct-2009 - USDA finalizes five-year food choice study ... , Education, and Economics at USDA. Although data exist to examine food intake by individuals Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services at USDA.

Carotenoid-rich broccoli could lead to better extracts

06-Nov-2009 - Research Service (USDA ARS) and Dean Kopsell from the University of Tennessee confirmed that broccoli heads

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FDA calls meeting to improve food traceability systems

06-Nov-2009 - -register online at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events/index.asp .

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Speed record smashed by “world’s fastest robot”

02-Nov-2009 - kinematic robot that’s been approved by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for meat and poultry ... cost-per-pick, robot, USDA

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Beneo-Orafti offers organic inulin for US market

30-Oct-2009 - , under the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) standards. “Beneo-Orafti is proud to be the first . Organic growth A recent report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that the organic

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Folic acid and colon cancer: Some benefits and no harm

30-Oct-2009 - acid in the blood. According to Joel Mason from USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

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Listeria biofilm under attack from new disinfectant

29-Oct-2009 - serious public health problem. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), L. monocytognes also resulted in instructions for use that will meet USDA ‘zero tolerance’ regulations for L

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US government slammed on wood packaging plans

28-Oct-2009 - The leading trade body for the meat industry questioned proposals by the USDA’s Animal and Plant

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Soy isoflavones may slow bone loss for women

28-Oct-2009 - by William Wong from the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at the Baylor College of Medicine on bone mass conservation,” wrote the researchers. The study was funded by the USDA

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GM soybean omega-3 source edges to market

27-Oct-2009 - approval is required from the FDA and USDA, as well from other agencies in key export markets. Plant

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US government and trade body clash on E-beam debate

26-Oct-2009 - submitted four years ago. In the letter sent to Jerold R. Mande, USDA deputy under secretary food safety

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