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IBM Makes Earth-Friendly Plastic from Plants

March 15, 2010
According to the Associated Foreign Press, IBM researchers have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products that are tough on the environment. "This
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EU Approves Genetically-Modified Potato

March 3, 2010
According to the Associated Press, the EU has approved the cultivation of a genetically-modified potato and the use of three types of altered maize in food and feed production, saying
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Tracking Diseased Livestock an Issue for US

February 22, 2010
According to Bloomberg, the meat industry is up in arms over a federal decision to abandon a $120 million livestock-tracking system designed to limit the economic and human-health impact of
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China Reports Most Melamine-Tainted Milk Destroyed

February 15, 2010
Reuters reports most of the melamine-tainted dairy products, which have resurfaced in China recently have been destroyed, and none of them have hit shelves or been exported, state media
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China Uncovers 170 More Tons of Tainted Milk Powder

February 8, 2010
The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China''s promises to overhaul its food safety system. The Associated Press reports officials have found yet another case where large amounts of
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China to Tax U.S. Chicken

February 8, 2010
The Wall Street Journal reports Chinese authorities have slapped preliminary import duties to as much as 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken products. The Ministry of Commerce which announced the decision said
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More Melamine-Tainted Milk Products Found in China

January 25, 2010
A government spokeswoman said melamine-tainted milk products have been pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children were sickened
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Global Food Safety Meeting in Washington, DC

January 25, 2010
Over 500 food safety experts from more than 40 countries will meet in Washington, DC for the Global Food Safety Conference, an event planned by the Global Food Safety
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Monsanto will let seed patents expire

January 11, 2010
Monsanto Co. says it won’t block competitors from creating generic versions of any of its gene- modified seeds as they lose patent protection, a decision that may help mute calls
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China to charge deposit on additive exports

January 4, 2010
China’s Commerce Ministry will impose a deposit on exports from some Thai and Indonesian companies, over suspected dumping of food additives in the Chinese market, reported by Reuters. The deposit
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