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SEOUL (Yonhap) - The United States has failed to provide the date of birth of a cow linked to a third case of mad cow disease on its shores, a matter that could jeopardize Seoul's resumption of American beef imports, the government said Wednesday.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Washington forwarded information on the cow Friday but gave no conclusive evidence to indicate its age.
BRUSSELS - Environmental group Friends of the Earth on Monday accused the European Commission of favouring the biotech industry in its vision of how GMO crops could be grown alongside organic and traditional types.
In a report issued on the eve of an EU conference on the subject in Vienna, FoE said the Commission's approach, far from avoiding contamination andprotecting health and the environment, was to ensure that GMO trade wentunimpeded.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Europe's environment chief attacked the EU's top foodsafety agency on Wednesday for flawed risk assessments of genetically modified (GMO) crops and foods, saying it relied too much on data given by the biotech industry.
In a strong hint he was unwilling to process new requests for approval of GMOs for growing until their potential long-term impact was known, EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas also warned against using such data as a sole information source.
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VIENNA, Austria, April 4, 2006 (ENS) - Large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane will be released into the atmosphere in the near future, according to a Dutch scientist speaking today at the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2006) meeting in Vienna. He said global warming could lead to melting of the arctic tundras, setting free large volumes of methane, which would in its turn increase global warming.
Fish oils can transform the behaviour of disruptive teenagers, a study has revealed.
Youngsters were calmer and better able to concentrate after taking daily supplements for three months.
They were also less impulsive and kinder towards their parents, according to the research, which provides the clearest evidence yet of the benefit children receive from fish oils.
The findings add to the evidence that improving children's nutritional intake can calm their behaviour and even boost brainpower.
Case study: 'How fish oil unlocked my son'
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Minneapolis - Brand name chicken products sold in American supermarkets andfast food restaurants are widely contaminated with arsenic, according toindependent test results released today by the Institute for Agriculture andTrade Policy (IATP).
New Haven has four farmers’ markets and 50 community gardens, and that’s a good thing, researcher Kim Stoner (in photo) explained to the crowd at the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station. Her talk was entitled, “The Future of Food and Farming in Connecticut.” Peak oil figured prominently in that future.
Why should we be worried about genetically modified food?
Last year an Australian project to engineer a GM pea was abandoned because rats developed allergic reactions when fed the experimental peas. Not the biggest food scare in the past few years, admittedly – the problem was picked up and the project abandoned. So where’s the danger?
Over the years, countless studies have shown that when it comes to infantnutrition, breast milk is best. This fact remains true, as there is simplyno infant formula product on the market that can match the superiornutrition of mother's milk. In fact, some infant formulas actually containingredients that can be harmful to your baby.
