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“Food sector not a likey target for terrorism, despite easy access” says FBI

(Examiner.com) John Frank, weapons of mass destruction coordinator for the Mobile field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas, said in his talk Monday evening in the Haley Center that “Although the food sector is not a likely target for terrorism, access to it would be easy”. Franks said this in context of  Read More »

US agency seeks voluntary restrictions on animal antibiotics

(Nature News Blog) Spurred by long running concerns about the rise of resistant strains of microbes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on 11 April a multi-pronged initiative to cut back on the use of antibiotics in US farm animals — but because the measures are voluntary skeptics say it lacks the punch of  Read More »

Kansas biodefense facility should proceed, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says

(Kansas.com) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility near Kansas State University should move forward and not be considered a “parochial” issue relevant only to Kansas. After a Landon Lecture Tuesday, Vilsack said having the proposed $650 million research facility was important to ensure the United  Read More »

NRC study to examine scientific options for NBAF

(Feedstuffs) Possible alternatives to the controversial National Bio & Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) will come under study by a new blue-ribbon panel at the National Research Council (NRC) beginning during the committee’s first public meeting on April 13. The committee is charged with conducting a new study to examine the “needs and possible scientific alternatives for  Read More »

Opinion: Misguided Science Policy?

(Scientist) In fact, our recent study of the political dynamics surrounding the recent site selection process for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) suggested that using public meetings may actually promote policy choices that are diametrically opposed to public preferences.

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