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By Region: North America

Risk of Mad Cow Now Found To Be Negligible in U.S. Beef

(FoodSafetyNews) A powerful world panel is recommending that the United States be dropped to the lower “negligible” risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, an opinion praised by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

Military Medical Photonics Program

(GlobalBiodefense) The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is seeking proposals for research that is aimed at using lasers and other light source technology to develop new applications in medicine and biological systems for military applications.

GMO Labeling Bill Introduced in U.S. Congress

(FoodSafetyNews) Today Colorado’s Jared Polis will announce, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he is introducing a federal bill in Congress to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms in all 50 states. And next Tuesday, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee will hold a public hearing on  Read More »

Evaluation of PEPFAR

(InstituteofMedicine) Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States has provided an unprecedented level of health and development assistance and health diplomacy around the world. PEPFAR has saved and improved the lives of millions of people; supported HIV prevention, care, and treatment; strengthened systems; and engaged with partner countries to facilitate  Read More »

Anthrax Threat Shuts Down Capitol Mail Room

(HartfordCourant) The state Capitol’s busy mail room was shut down Tuesday after a letter arrived with a potential anthrax threat against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Preliminary tests of the letter and its contents were negative and police described the potential risk as “very minimal.” The mail room was taped off during the day at the  Read More »

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