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By Marta Falconi ZURICH--Syngenta AG's (SYNN.VX) chief executive Mike Mack said Thursday a proposed two-year ban by the European Commission on some insecticides that could be harmful to bees wouldn't affect the company's... All similar articles: 52 »

Blood glucose lowering ingredient to be marketed in Europe MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian company Horizon Science is celebrating another important milestone for its value added food ingredient Benecarb, which has received...

European Union: impact on public health and animal health of the use of antibiotics in animals Tuesday April 16, 2013/ European Commission/ European Union. http://www.ema.europa.eu The European Medicines Agency will provide...

Wednesday 17 April 2013 The European Food Safety Authority, health and risk assessment advisor to the EU Commission announced on Tuesday that it would not vouch for the safety of a variety of genetically modified maize. The...

The European Union (EU) released Commission Regulation (EU) No 107/2013 as regards to maximum levels for melamine in canned pet food. The new regulation entered into force on 26 February 2013. PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 18,...

By Robert Verkerk PhD Executive and scientific director, ANH-Intl How would you feel if your lifeline was taken from you? Fortunately, if you were unlucky enough to find yourself in the intensive care unit of a hospital and...

– The statement “everything causes cancer” has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But...

Genetic traits used to be literally shot into plants with a gun, using little metal bits coated with DNA. Nowadays, Monsanto employs a slightly different process, using a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens to infect...

Scope In their recently published Scientific Opinion on Arsenic in Food, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that a risk assessment for arsenosugars is currently not possible, largely because of the lack of relevant...

Gene VI Accused Of Infecting Food Supply - The InquisitrThe InquisitrGene VI could be harmful for both for humans and for surrounding crops, according to a new study in the Landes Bioscience journal. The European Food Safety...

Posted by ARC on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment Another crunch vote is coming up in the bees vs neonicitonoids saga. EU member states will in late April or early May (variously reported as 26th, 29th April or 2nd...

Campylobacter and E. coli cases in Europe have increased for the fifth straight year according for 2011 produced jointly by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...

RISING PRICES could soon force the poultry industry to reverse its ban on genetically modified feed – but that means a difficult conversation with consumers. In 2012 the area of land used to grow genetically modified (GM) crops...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said it is looking for experts to join two food safety risk assessment panels. The food safety body said it was looking for scientific experts with chemical risk assessment...

Probiotic leader Chr Hansen is targeting dairy players with an L. Lactis probiotic strain it says produces vitamin K at significant enough levels to utilise approved health claims. Vitamin K helps the body to absorb calcium...

United States (PRWEB) March 30, 2013 The annual Winter Loss Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America to quantify the colony losses suffered by US...

By Yu Runze, Sina English Russia is halting all shipments of American corn due to a study that revealed a higher risk in breast cancer. The country has suspended the import and use of American genetically modified (GM) corn...

ANALYSIS - This week's news includes detials of the mixed fortunes for the Danish pig industry over the last year, according to the annual report of Denmark's Pig Research Centre. In Brazil, too, the industry is not doing as...

British supermarket chain, Waitrose Limited, has made the decision to phase out the use of bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides across its supply chain. This is happening in lieu of strong regulatory changes expected by the...

New European regulations on cadmium in cocoa beans have increase the burden on African producers including Ghana, who say livelihoods will be lost unless they are given time to adapt. Cocoa farmers across West Africa are...

Philippine health authorities have lifted a ban on the artificial sweetener sodium cyclamate also known as "magic sugar," but said traders and distributors must secure authorization before using the substance.

The risks from eating horse meat with residues of phenylbutazone are low, two European agencies say, while reiterating the need for a ban on the drug from the human food chain. A joint assessment was imdertalem by the European...

On 11 March 2013, the European Commission issued three regulations: Regulation (EU) No 208/2013, Regulation (EU) No 209/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 211/2013. PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 16, 2013 - ‘Sprouts’ are obtained from...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received more than 200 comments during an online public consultation on its draft opinion on the food additive aspartame. The results, together with the outcome of a stakeholder meeting...

European Commission to publish results of EU-wide tests today First published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 06:00 Frozen-food retailer Iceland Foods has withdrawn a diced beef steak product following confirmation it tested positive for... All similar articles: 453 »

Gene VI Accused Of Infecting Food SupplyThe InquisitrGene VI could be harmful for both for humans and for surrounding crops, according to a new study in the Landes Bioscience journal. The European Food Safety Authority reports...

Source – The Land (Australia) By Colin Bettles Date – 16 April 2013 Website – www.theland.com.au Community attitudes towards cropping biotechnology are shifting in the European region, where resistance has been particularly...

Article written by Mark Peplow Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence One thing’s for sure: the bees are not happy. Since 2006, worrying numbers of worker bees have been deserting their hives, a phenomenon dubbed colony...