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Food Safety Inspections Dodge the Sequester

(FoodSafetyNews) Just two months after the White House warned that across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester, could have dire consequences for the country, in part because they could weaken food safety protections, it seems food safety has escaped the worst of the impact.

DARPA Seeks Innovative Biodefense, Counter-WMD Proposals

(GlobalBiodefense) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals of interest to defense and national security. Unconventional approaches that are outside the mainstream are sought, undertaking directions that challenge assumptions and have the potential to radically change established practice.

TB, HIV and malaria vaccine research gets major boost

(EurekAlert) Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a collaboration among the three parties to support the development of vaccines against tuberculosis, HIV and malaria.

GE Crop Risk Assessment Challenges: An Overview

(FoodSafetyNews) There have been dramatic changes in the transgenic composition of GE corn and soybeans over the last five years, coupled with a substantial increase in reliance on pesticides and Bt toxins.

Australia & New Zealand Working to Combat Foot and Mouth

(WisconsinAgConnection) A new action plan between Australia and New Zealand will see defences against the threat of Foot and Mouth Disease strengthened. Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and New Zealand’s Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, have announced the two countries will work more closely together focusing combined defences against  Read More »

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