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Cargill sees food scares boosting China's grains appetite
2014-11-06 22:25:58| Food - Topix.net
A slew of food safety scandals has stoked China's hunger for higher quality products that would sustain consumption of protein-rich farm commodities even as its economy slows, a top executive of leading commodities trader Cargill Inc said. China is toughening its fight against food safety violators in the face of rising incidents of food scares since a deadly scandal in 2008 when dairy tainted with industrial chemical melamine led to the deaths of at least six infants.
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After food safety scares, China retailer offers baby milk insurance
2014-08-22 11:38:33| Food - Topix.net
A Chinese retailer is offering insurance to customers who buy infant milk powder, highlighting the lengths to which companies are going to address concerns about food safety in China.
08.28: American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why
2014-07-16 01:40:56| Powells Books Events Calendar
In American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why (Palgrave Macmillan), Mark Stein, author of How the States Got Their Shapes, traces the history and consequences of American political panics through the years. Virtually every American, on one level or another, falls victim to the hype, intensity, and propaganda that accompany political panic, regardless of their own personal affiliations. By highlighting the similarities between American political panics from the Salem witch hunt to present-day vehemence over issues such as Latino immigration, gay marriage, and the construction of mosques, Stein closely examines just what it is that causes us as a nation to overreact in the face of widespread and potentially profound change. Striking similarities in these diverse episodes are revealed in primary documents Stein has unearthed, in which statements from the past could easily be mistaken for statements today. As these similarities come to light, Stein reveals why some people become panicked over particular issues when others do not.
CDC increases lab safety regulations after recent scares
2014-07-11 21:57:36| Biotech - Topix.net
It may interest you to know that the price of a children's book hasn't wavered much at all in the... Years ago, my father said to me, 'Son, when the day comes that you find that special girl and you... This 1975 file electronmicrograph from the Centers for Disease Control shows the smallpox virus.
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Global Warming vs Climate Change What Scares You More?
2014-05-28 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Many Americans still do not think of "climate change" and "global warning" as synonymous phrases, according to a recent analysis of survey results. The results were detailed in a report released by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies titled "What's In A Name? Global Warming vs Climate Change." According to the report, despite the fact that the scientific community prefers to use the term "climate change" for technical reasons, the term "global warming" still earns stronger...
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