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USDA to Ban Six More Deadly Strains of E. Coli

(Food Safety News) Six dangerous strains of E. coli — dubbed “the Big Six” — will soon be banned from the beef supply, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Monday. “This is one of the biggest steps forward in the protection of the beef supply in some time,” Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA, Read More »

September 13, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Public Health
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Agroterrorism A Subject Of Study , And Concern, In Post 9/11 World

(KCUR) But in the post 9/11 era, the possibility of a deliberate attack on our food supply is something government, law enforcement, and private industry have been studying carefully. Dr. Peter Chalk of the Rand Corporation – a political scientist and expert on international terrorism – has written extensively on the issue of agroterrorism. He Read More »

September 12, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agriculture, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, International, and Public Health
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Emergent BioSolutions Co-Hosts Biopreparedness Conference with the French High…

(MarketWatch) Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is co-hosting “Anthrax: Threat and Response,” a conference organized by the French High Committee for Civil Defense to discuss anthrax preparedness and response. The conference, which brings together military and civilian representatives involved in biological threat management in France, features topics on research programs, threat detection, hospital and medical chain preparedness, Read More »

September 12, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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PharmAthene completes final commercial scale-up activities for SparVax

(Pharmaceutical Business Review) PharmAthene has accomplished significant progress in the development of SparVax, a second generation recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine. PharmAthene's rPA anthrax vaccine program has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds …

September 12, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Countermeasures
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Protecting food supply a priority

(Capital Press) With the ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks past, the food processing industry is preparing to implement changes approved by Congress last winter. The Food Safety Modernization Act requires a food defense plan and includes 64 provisions that go into effect during the next five years, said Connie Kirby, vice president of Read More »