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New Whistleblower Protections Could Impact Food Safety Oversight

(Food Safety News) A new bill on its way to President Obama’s desk for approval aims to improve protections for whistleblowers working in the federal government, including those in food-related areas such as veterinarians, U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors and U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees. On Tuesday, Congress passed the Whislteblower Protection Enhancement Act  Read More »

US high security bio lab faces uncertain future

(BBC News) The National Bio and Agro defence facility (NBAF) would be the first US lab able to research diseases like foot and mouth in large animals. But reviews have raised worries about virus escapes in the middle of cattle country. And rising costs have cast doubts over the project’s future. For over 50 years  Read More »

World Health Organization warns of “spreading” yellow fever outbreak in Darfur

(CBS News) A yellow fever outbreak has hit Sudan’s Darfur region, infecting up to 350 people and killing 107 in the last six weeks, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday. The WHO warns that the disease could spread all over the country. As of Nov. 11, the WHO said in a statement there were 329  Read More »

Nuclear and Chem-Bio Weapons Prohibition

(In Depth News) A gathering theme in world affairs is the desirability of a treaty [convention] to ban nuclear weapons. Such a treaty would bring the following benefits to all states and people: freedom from nuclear war or nuclear attack, freedom from possible “false-alarm” nuclear missile launch, and freedom from possible acquisition by terrorists of  Read More »

DHS Official Opposes Next-Gen Biowatch Sensors

(Global Security Newswire) A senior official does not believe the Homeland Security Department should proceed with plans to develop a third generation of sensors for identifying acts of biological terrorism, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. Undersecretary for Science and Technology Tara O’Toole has advised her boss, Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, that the planned  Read More »

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