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Inaugural Year a Success for UPS Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

Inaugural Year a Success for UPS Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

   UPS awards the three most innovative Mexican SMBs at exclusive ceremony

Posted : Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Category : World-Business / Business-Finance News

Nestlé opens second R&D facility dedicated to its out-of-home business

Nestlé opens second R&D facility dedicated to its out-of-home business

   Nestlé today opened the new Nestlé Professional Customer Innovation Campus in Solon, Ohio, dedicated to the development of culinary food solutions for the out-of-home business.

Posted : Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Category : World-Business / Business-Finance News

USAID Statement on World Food Day

USAID Statement on World Food Day

   The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today joins with its partners in the international community to commemorate World Food Day.

Posted : Fri, Oct 17, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit for Employees in the Food Industry

FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit for Employees in the Food Industry

   FIRST tool kit teaches how to reduce the risks of food contamination

Posted : Sun, Oct 12, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

New Study Assesses the Impact of Soft Drink Availability in Elementary Schools on Consumption

New Study Assesses the Impact of Soft Drink Availability in Elementary Schools on Consumption

   The consumption of soft drinks is generally considered to be a contributing factor in childhood obesity.

Posted : Tue, Sep 02, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

USDA Readies Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Purchases for Elementary Schools

USDA Readies Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Purchases for Elementary Schools

   Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that $49 million will be provided in fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary school children during the school day.

Posted : Fri, Aug 08, 2008

Category : World-Business / World News

NASA Data Show Some African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean

NASA Data Show Some African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean

   A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa.

Posted : Wed, Aug 06, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

USDA Takes Action On Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling

USDA Takes Action On Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling

   The U.S. Department of Agriculture today issued an interim final rule for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program that will become effective on Sept. 30.

Posted : Fri, Aug 01, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

Changing your diet, improving your heart

Changing your diet, improving your heart

   Through the recommendation of her primary care physician, Martine Perreault began visiting the University of Michigan Health System's Cardiovascular Medicine program at Domino's Farms in order to develop a nutritional plan to lower her cholesterol.

Posted : Mon, Jun 16, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Study: Organic Milk From Pasture-Fed Cows is Higher in Beneficial Nutrients

Study: Organic Milk From Pasture-Fed Cows is Higher in Beneficial Nutrients

   Cows that graze on fresh pasture produce milk with higher levels of antioxidants and beneficial fatty acids, such as conjugated linoleic acid and omega-3's, as shown by a recently published study from Newcastle University in the UK.

Posted : Wed, Jun 04, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

USDA Analysis Understates Impact of Ethanol Boom on Food Prices, Economist Says

USDA Analysis Understates Impact of Ethanol Boom on Food Prices, Economist Says

   Midwest corn prices shot up from about $2.20 per bushel 20 month ago to $5.58 last month. Coupled with cost increases for other feed ingredients related to higher corn prices, the cost of producing chickens is up by about 45 percent.

Posted : Wed, Jun 04, 2008

Category : World-Business / Business-Finance News

Human well-being better in a better protected environment

Human well-being better in a better protected environment

   Well planned and managed protected areas can play a key role in reducing poverty, with the relationship strengthened when well-being is measured as more than just income, according to a new analysis by WWF.

Posted : Mon, May 26, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

FDA Shuts Down Seafood Processing Company, Requires Products Be Recalled

FDA Shuts Down Seafood Processing Company, Requires Products Be Recalled

   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007.

Posted : Sat, May 17, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

DuPont Partnering with China to Increase Farm Productivity

DuPont Partnering with China to Increase Farm Productivity

   DuPont Crop R&D Leader Discusses Pioneer Hi-Bred Biotechnology Leadership at Beijing Ag Summit

Posted : Fri, Apr 25, 2008

Category : Technology / Industry News

Brain Pleasure Pathway Responds to Calorie-Rich Foods, Not Just Sugar Flavor

Brain Pleasure Pathway Responds to Calorie-Rich Foods, Not Just Sugar Flavor

   Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have discovered that the brain can respond to the calorie content of food, even in the absence of taste.

Posted : Fri, Mar 28, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Food safety in the spotlight

Food safety in the spotlight

   The requirements to be complied with by feed and food manufacturers are correspondingly high in terms of safety, quality, traceability, and environmentally benign manufacture of individual products and ingredients

Posted : Mon, Mar 17, 2008

Category : Technology / Industry News

New Facility Combines Cutting-Edge Robotics, Imaging for 24/7 Research

New Facility Combines Cutting-Edge Robotics, Imaging for 24/7 Research

   DuPont today opened the doors to a revolutionary approach to evaluating advanced plant genetics and new biotechnology traits that the company says will help increase productivity.

Posted : Fri, Mar 07, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

U-M dietitian offers advice on navigating nutrition claims and food labels

U-M dietitian offers advice on navigating nutrition claims and food labels

   It can often be daunting to decipher what is and isn't considered healthy as you steer through grocery store aisles filled with a potpourri of products, labels and claims.

Posted : Wed, Feb 06, 2008

Category : Science / Environment News

Retailer's Game Time Playbook Reveals Unbeatable Savings for Customers this Season

Retailer's Game Time Playbook Reveals Unbeatable Savings for Customers this Season

   With the biggest game of the season only one week away, Wal-Mart today released its list of states that purchase the most "football food."

Posted : Tue, Jan 29, 2008

Category : World-Business / Offbeat-News News

MIT gel changes color on demand

MIT gel changes color on demand

   MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity.

Posted : Wed, Oct 24, 2007

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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