Author: Daniela
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Key summit set in genetically modified food label fight
Published in The Hill by Ben Goad: Major players in the food industry have scheduled a crucial meeting for next week that could become a turning point in the regulatory battle over genetically modified foods. Challenges to the use of biotechnology have created an “unprecedented period of turmoil” for food producers, the Grocery Manufacturers Association…
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Anaesthesia exposure and the developing brain
By Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic and Hugh Hemmings Rapidly mounting animal evidence clearly indicates that exposure to general anaesthesia during the early stages of brain development results in long-lasting behavioural impairments. These behavioural impairments manifest as reduced performance in tests of learning and memory know as cognitive deficits, lack of motivation, and problems with social interactions. Some worrisome similarities are apparent when emerging human…
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GM Seafood to be Discussed at 2013 BioMarine Business Convention
CANADA – The 2013 BioMarine Business Convention, which will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 9-12 September, in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada, will focus on Aquaculture and Aquafeed, among the three themes of the event. Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing source of food production. With the world’s population set to…
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Greenpeace exhorts FDA to stop misleading the public
Greenpeace calls on the FDA to stop feeding the public propaganda about the safety of eating GM products: ‘The FDA should stop feeding the public with propaganda. They are not truthful in saying that GMOs are safe for consumption. There is no scientific proof that GMOs pose no danger to human health and the environment.…
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Eco-friendly generation Y boosts demand for chemical free products
Jackie Sinnerton of the Courier Mail reports on a new trend among young people to go organic: Brisbane teenager Anna-Lisa Persson, 18, has recently moved out of home and always shops for beauty products that are kind to the skin as well as the environment. ‘It’s a bit of a trend for young people to…
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Belvedere Pub To Introduce Organic Liverpool Gin
The Liverpool Confidential introduces us to a new organic Liverpool gin with a little bit of history on the side: Organic Liverpool Gin is being produced by Belvedere pub landlord John O’Dowd in a joint venture with Liverpool Organic Brewery. Shaken not stirred: John O’DowdThe new still is based in Kirkdale and will be producing…
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Scientists Detect Mysterious Radio Waves
A new article by Catherine Griffin in the Science World Report relays information on a single burst of radio emission of unknown origin detected six years ago outside our galaxy: In order to find these radio waves, the researchers used the CSIRO Parkes 64 meter radio telescope in Australia. This allowed them to detect the…
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Pesticides and pollinators
Originally posted on Science on the Land: The European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has published new guidance about bee health. I’m glad that this is happening. That EFSA considers several different ways that bees can be exposed to pesticides. Also, I’m glad that EFSA takes wild bees and other pollinating insects seriously. As Damian Carrington…
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Eco-farm Tourism Helps Local Economy
From an article by Claire Luke in the Nicaragua Dispatch: As Nicaragua continues to make a name for itself as an international travel destination, the country’s old and new economies are joining forces in the mountains of Matagalpa for a unique brand of coffee-farm ecotourism. Many fincas that were once dedicated exclusively to coffee production…
