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Reducing Health, Economic Risks from Globally Traded Foods

2013-08-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GERMANY - A new study examines possible damage scenarios for the coincidental contamination of foods with pathogens, using the example of the international flows for pork and poultry meat products.

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Australia Faces Bigger Health Risks from Climate Change

2013-08-05 02:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Australia has been warned of the rising threat of dengue fever and heat stroke deaths in the wake of a study that found climate change is aiding the spread of infectious diseases around the world. The report, part-funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and published in Science, found that climate change is already abetting diseases in wildlife and agriculture, with humans at heightened risk from dengue fever, malaria and cholera. Wealthy countries will do much better at predicting and tackling...

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Study into Public Health Risks of ESBL E. coli

2013-07-05 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - A new study will, for the first time, establish the most significant reservoirs of a strain of antibiotic resistant bacteria known as ESBL-positive E. coli that cause human illness in the UK.

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ExxonMobil Arkansas oil spill poses health risks for locals

2013-05-14 21:59:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

After 210,000 gallons of heavy crude spilled into an Arkansas community, ExxonMobil assured residents that toxic chemicals have remained at safe levels.

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