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Corn mold worries farmers, ethanol producers.
Cool, wet fall weather that's caused mold to appear in some of Indiana's corn crop is now creating problems for livestock and ethanol producers. Associated Press. 16 November 2009.
Investigators find Tech building safe, despite multiple illnesses.
A second investigation into possible hazardous working conditions in a building at Texas Tech found no threats to workers' health, but some staffers suffering from medical complications believe otherwise. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas. 11 November 2009.
Food toxin may cause liver cancer.
Scientists from University of California, Irvine, have identified a protein that triggers the deadly food toxin found in fungi on nuts and grains, which if consumed in large quantities can cause liver cancer. Bangkok Thaindian News, Thailand. 22 October 2009.
Mold sends employees to hospital.
A bloom of toxic mold that caused the temporary closure of Amesbury's public library and sent several library employees to the emergency room has prompted the town to test the air quality of the building, beginning early next week. Newburyport Daily News, Massachusetts. 19 October 2009.
Toxic milk.
In India, the baby food scenario is complicated. A recent study by the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre found traces of highly carcinogenic aflatoxins in 87 samples of infant milk food, infant formula, milk-based and liquid milk samples. Popular brands are often counterfeited. Calcutta Telegraph, India. 12 October 2009.
Mold removal can be health-saver.
The health problems associated with indoor mold as well as the negative financial effects are two great reasons to rid your house of mold, or moisture that can lead to mold. Stroudsberg Pocono Record, Pennsylvania. 29 September 2009.
It's the same mold story: More found at Hollis school.
The opening of the school, home to 329 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders, was delayed for a week because mold was found in classrooms on the bottom level of the building. Nashua Telegraph, New Hampshire. 6 September 2009.
KHS classrooms remain closed.
Two adjoining first grade classrooms at Westport's Kings Highway Elementary School were closed yesterday at the start of the school year because of elevated levels of mold. Westport News, Connecticut. 2 September 2009.
The future of wheat.
The trend toward major biotech crops in soybeans, corn and canola is already well established over the past dozen years. It is high time that wheat joins their ranks. Genetically modified wheat would increase yields, cut pesticide use and give Canadian farmers a global edge. Toronto National Post, Ontario. Opinion, 19 August 2009.
Fringe food lawsuits: Take them with a grain of salt.
Demands for warning labels on hot dogs and a listing of sodium contents on restaurant menus bring little common sense to the table. Los Angeles Times, California. Editorial, 10 August 2009.
More natural doesn't mean more healthy.
A new study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine brings us the "news" that organically grown food bears no relevant nutritional differences from conventionally grown food. Toronto National Post, Ontario. Editorial, 1 August 2009.
Organic food not healthier, says FSA.
Organic food is no healthier and provides no significant nutritional benefit compared with conventionally produced food, according to a new, independent study funded by the Food Standards Agency. Its conclusions have been called into question by experts and organic food campaigners. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 30 July 2009.
OSU research finds trout are better models for cancer research than mice.
Rainbow trout are the centerpiece of a world-class research facility that may reshape how government agencies regulate environmental toxins. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 21 July 2009.
Furor over animal milk products rages on.
The dangers of consuming contaminated milk were debated again last week in Lagos when a young man was hospitalised for food poisoning after consuming a popular brand of milk. Lagos Guardian, Nigeria. 18 June 2009.
EC rules for grain may force an increase in the price of bread.
A European drive to save consumers from a problem they are barely aware of is causing major headaches for grain farmers and threatens to put up the price of bread. Yorkshire Post. 30 May 2009.
Is indoor air pollution a real problem?
Ironically, tighter construction methods—intended to improve a home's energy efficiency—may contribute to indoor air pollution by reducing the air exchange that happens in older, "leakier" homes. Gant Daily, Pennsylvania. Opinion, 17 May 2009.
N.E. zoo joins research effort against frog-killing fungus.
Zoos in the US, Panama, and Mexico are deploying researchers in Central America to develop new ways to fight a fungus blamed for wiping out dozens of frog and amphibian species as part of a project announced yesterday. Associated Press. 12 May 2009.
Pistachio growers could gain key self-regulation.
California's pistachio producers could potentially boost research and promotion efforts and do more to combat disease, under Agriculture Department recommendations made public Tuesday. Fresno Bee, California. 6 May 2009.
Our morning cereal may be setting us up for a fungus invasion that lowers the protective actions of the intestines, leading to illness or intestinal problems.
A new research study describes how one of these toxins can damage the intestinal tract by changing its defensive protein layer. These changes weakened the intestinal barrier and allowed more bacteria to cross through the intestinal wall. 4 May 2009. More...
Crime scene cleanup.
It’s been more than two decades since plumes of toxic chemicals were discovered seeping from the former Kelly Air Force Base into the soil and groundwater under the surrounding neighborhoods. San Antonio Current, Texas. 29 April 2009.
Mold discovered in Kanawha elementary school.
Lakewood Elementary School will get new ductwork and carpet after mold was discovered in the air-conditioning duct of the building's lower-level wing Thursday. Charleston Gazette, West Virginia. 25 April 2009.
Good enough to eat?
The globalisation of the food chain, which has seen more and more food that is grown in one part of the world but processed and consumed in others, means that a disease outbreak or food scare in one country can quickly be felt elsewhere. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 16 April 2009.
Greensboro couple's lives changed by house mold.
The house on the little road in Oak Ridge was a dream home, the kind of place Kim and Patrick Hodges had always wanted. Four years later, the house is home to nothing - except a massive wall of mold. Associated Press. 30 March 2009.
Contamination a threat to food systems.
It clearly is very worrying, that a government agency whose responsibility includes ensuring a safe maize supply for Kenyans is more concerned with the storage costs than with their own failure to safeguard the nation’s health. Nairobi Business Daily, Kenya. Opinion, 24 March 2009.
Hong Kong says drug contaminated with lethal fungus.
Hong Kong health authorities said on Monday that a tainted drug possibly linked to the deaths of five patients likely became contaminated with a lethal fungus during its manufacture. Reuters Health. 10 March 2009.
Contaminated food, water causes 700,000 deaths in Africa annually.
Mortality resulting from the consumption of contaminated food and water in Africa is around 700,000 annually. Ghana News Agency, Ghana. 25 February 2009.
2 guilty pleas in tomato-processing scandal.
Federal investigators stepped up a crackdown on alleged graft in California's huge tomato-processing industry by securing guilty pleas from two people, including a woman who admitted to mislabeling products that should have been thrown out because of high mold content. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 19 February 2009.
The rise and fall of a peanut empire.
Just weeks ago, Stewart Parnell was running a peanut company from a converted garage behind his house outside Lynchburg, Va. His family business supplied ingredients to some of the biggest names on supermarket shelves: Kellogg, Sara Lee, Little Debbie. Washington Post. 15 February 2009.
FDA didn't increase testing after salmonella outbreak in 2007.
Even after a major 2007 salmonella outbreak sickened more than 600 and cleared store shelves of peanut butter jars, the Food and Drug Administration didn't increase salmonella testing at another peanut processing facility that is now the epicenter of the latest salmonella outbreak. Wall Street Journal. 11 February 2009.
Mikasa Foods boss, 4 others arrested over tainted rice.
The president of Osaka-based rice miller Mikasa Foods and four others were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally reselling as edible rice pesticide-tainted rice imported from Vietnam for industrial use last year. Osaka Daily Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan. 11 February 2009.
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