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By Region: North America

Food Safety Agencies Prep for Possible Shutdown

As high-level budget negotiations stalled Thursday, leaving government shutdown at midnight a real possibility, federal food safety agencies began releasing details on their contingency plans.The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which maintains a constant presence in meat and poultry plants across the country, will continue inspections in Read More »

April 8, 2011
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Biosecurity Can Reinvigorate the US-Japan Relationship by Masamichi Minehata

Just as the nuclear revolution profoundly affected international security in the 20th century, biotechnology, and the life sciences more broadly, with their growing capacity to understand and manipulate fundamental life processes, will have a profound impact on security in the 21st century. This offers great benefits as a means of responding to societal challenges related Read More »

April 8, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, and International
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Panel Seeks Public Views on Biodefense Labs at Fort Detrick

FREDERICK, Md. – A committee of the Frederick city and county governments is asking local residents for their views on biological defense laboratories at Fort Detrick.

April 7, 2011
| Filed under North America and Biosafety
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World Health Day 2011

7 April 2011 — Combat drug resistance: no action today means no cure tomorrow. “On this World Health Day, WHO is issuing a policy package to get everyone, especially governments and their drug regulatory systems, on the right track, with the right measures, quickly… Drug resistance costs vast amounts of money, and affects vast numbers Read More »

April 7, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Public Health
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Heck Named Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division

Director Robert S. Mueller, III named Brenda L. Heck special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division. Ms. Heck most recently served as deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters and has more than 22 years of service to the FBI.