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United States is still vulnerable to bioterror, but is moving in the right direction
Experts agree technology has come a long way; some still, however, believe we are not safe from bioterrorism as new threats continue to arise – one being synthetic bioterror agents
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U.S. BioDefense gains total control of EDS
U.S. BioDefense expands its services by gaining 100 percent control of EDS; the acquisition works well for EDS as well as the emergency preparedness and disaster recovery industry is expected to spend billions in 2007
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Nanowire “barcode” system to facilitate detection of bioterrorism agents in the field
Nanotechnolgy has already made many contributions to homeland security, and here is an intriguing one: Researchers in several California research centers join to demonstrate how nanowire barcodes can help in detecting bioterror agents – and epidemic carriers
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EU to support extended use of RFID in food and drink sector
EU supports research into RFID technology to make it more economical to track food and beverage from field to store shelves and tables
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Scientists: Copper is safer than stainless steel in food processing
According to several scientists the use of copper in food processing may help prevent cross contamination of E.coli
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Viisage acquires Iridian for $35 million in cash
Viisage continues in its aggressive acquisition campaign to expand and enhance its position as a provider of multimodal biometrics
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Cross Match Technologies approved as provider of fingerprint capture stations for HSPD-12
CrossMatch gains an important GSA approval, making its products even more appealing to government agencies which must comply with FIPS-201 by October 2006
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BIO-key and identiMetrics provide biometric solution for young children
Keeping track of small children is now easier as BIO-key and identiMetrics introduce a new solution to identify children biometrically by their fingerprints
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3M acquires British passport maker SPSL
Diversified technology giant — an also scotch tape supplier — 3M is in a deal to acquire U.K. company responsible for RFID technology in biometric passports
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Suspected mad cow disease investigated in Alberta
Authorities in Alberta, Canada, are worried that they have a cow with mad cow disease on their hands; investigations continue
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Suspected avian flu-infected Chinese poultry smuggled into U.S.
The United States does not allow Chinese poultry into the country for fear of avian flu; a Michigan warehouse owner who supplies Detroit’s 300 Chinese restaurants smuggled Chinese foul into the U.S., and the police are looking for him
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France launches food safety Web site
The French agriculture ministry launches a Web site to allow consumers of French food to keep abreast of food safety news
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DynPort in Phase II of plague vaccine
Maryland company now conducting clinical trials of a potential plague vaccine
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Ryder offer RydeSmart trucks
One way to secure the safety of ship-borne freight containers is to lock them with tamper-proof locks, monitor the inside of the container for any changes and disruptions, and use GPS to track them all the way from port of origin to port of destination; Ryder now brings the same idea to monitoring the company’s fleet of 160,000 vehicles; these measures will go some way toward improving the safety of food supplies carried on these trucks from field to store
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The long view
Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
A new assessment warns that if Earth’s average temperature reaches 2 degrees C over the preindustrial average, widespread areas may become too hot during extreme heat events for many people to survive without artificial cooling.