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  • Concerns about food safety discussed at annual IFT expo

    At the annual Institute of Food Technology meeting in Orlando, experts discuss food safety issues that are becoming more problematic, particularly the lack of food processing demand by consumers, and the danger this may pose

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  • Cadbury is “unreliable” when it comes to food safety

    According to the U.K. Food Standards Agency, Cadbury is “unreliable” when it comes to food safety

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  • Construction begins on DHS’s NBACC at Ft. Detrick

    In several states — Kentucky, Missouri, Massachusetts — there are heated debates about construction of level 3 BioLabs: There is a lot of money and many jobs in these projects, but citizens are worried about lethal pathogens escaping the labs; while these debates go on, the plans for building a large, multi-agency biolab in Fort Detrick, Maryland, are on schedule, and DHS has began construction of its own, $130 million component of the project

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  • How one candy maker complies with the FDA-mandated bioterrorism regulation

    The U.S. 2002 bioterrorism law is not only about anthrax, it is also about something as benign as candy: just ask this large European candy maker can tell you (by the way this candy maker makes the popular candy Airheads)

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  • European Commission releases annual report on RASFF

    The annual report on food safety in the European Union show that notifications of possible food risks have rose 22 percent; this may seem alarming to some, but in the EU, it seems to just show that more people are following food safety rules, and that new member states have become stricter at borders and during food inspections

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  • The rate of salmonella falls in first quarter of 2006

    Salmonella in raw meat products has fallen in the first quarter of 2006 owing to changes in the FSIS inspection of processing plants, reporting, and product testing

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  • Innovative UV-based bioterror protection device

    Another CCAT-supported promising solution: Novatron developed a UV-based protective system against bioterror agents; the military is already interested, and non-military markets may soon warm up to the solution

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  • U.S. to buy $165 million worth of anthrax medicine from HGS

    After fourteen years, HGS has their first product sale; the company is experimenting in anthrax therapies and the U.S. government is buying; 20,000 doses to be exact

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  • Bush administration releases master plan for bird flu emergency

    Administration comprehensive plan hinges on tight cooperation between U.S. government and international bodies, and between federal and state authorities; travel restrictions contemplated

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  • GAO: Security of water treatment facilities below par

    Water treatment facilities are inviting targets for terrorists because of the toxic chemicals they use and their proximity to population centers, but the water collection system is also vulnerable, and a recent report says not much has been done to protect it

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  • USDA drops requirement to track age of animal

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  • U.S. draws up bird flu response plan

    A few months ago the U.S. government issued its first plan for coping with bird flu epidemic, emphasizing the medical aspects; the second preparation plan outs emphasis on government activities during a flu scenario — including, for example, contingency plans for printing U.S. money abroad if too many of the mint’s employees become sick

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  • On-line avian flu preparedness course available

    Continuing education: Now there is an online course on how to prepare your company for the avian flu; take a look

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  • Avian flu liability potential may pose risk to insurance companies

    Avian flu poses risk to people, but insurance companies are not immune; a recent Morgan Stanley report says pandemic may undermine financial health of some companies

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  • Mad cow disease may be taking down our beef industry one cow at a time

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  • Homeland Security and HHS Release Interactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Toolkit
  • France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu
  • Cyberattack Disrupts Hospitals, Health Care in Several States
  • Human race could be wiped out with virus more deadly than Covid, professor warns
  • COVID-19 sliced away freedom in the United States
  • New Data Quantifies Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Providers
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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  • We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

    Nine former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who served as directors or acting directors under Republican and Democratic administrations, serving under presidents from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trrump, argue that HHS Secretary Roert F. Kennedy Jr. poses a clear and present danger to the health of Americans. He has placed anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists at top HHS positions, and he appears to be guided by a hostility to science and a belief in bizarre, unscientific approaches to public health.

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