An official source at the NHA said that a joint committee of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and the National Health Authority (NHA) has decided to temporarily ban imports of frozen chicken and their derivatives, and eggs from Saudi Arabia. An official source at the NHA said that a joint committee of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture and the National Health Authority (NHA) has decided to temporarily ban imports of frozen chicken and their derivatives, and...

Coburn called the bill a "feel good law" that targets gambling, and gun and drug trafficking associated with animal fighting. Ron wrote on March 29, 2007 11:54 AM:"There is no great public outcry for this legislation! Senator Coburn should receive an award for standing up to the "political correctness" group who are in the pocket (and maybe on the payroll) of the animal rights organizations. Senators sometimes use the tactic to bargain for a change in a bill's language, but Coburn said he...

In a study of female nurses, women with the highest levels of trans fats in red blood cells from stored samples had triple the risk of developing heart disease compared with women with the lowest levels. After adjusting for age, smoking status, and other known heart disease risk factors, higher total trans fat levels in red blood cells were found to be associated with an increased heart disease risk. While there is some suggestion that trans fats are more dangerous than saturated fats, AHA...

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Commodities are beating stocks and bonds for the first time in nine months, and the quarterly rebound is likely to continue on China's increasing imports of raw materials. Oil, gold, soybeans and sugar for delivery at the end of the year on the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Boards of Trade in Chicago and New York show at least a 3.7 percent appreciation, beyond the 5.7 percent gain in the UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 28 commodities through March. Oil, gold,...

Thursday, March 29, 2007 The coalition of agricultural organizations supporting Senate Bill 364, the Missouri Farm and Food Preservation Act, has reached a major compromise with the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) on a substitute bill that both groups can support, according to a coalition news release. Thursday, March 29, 2007 The coalition of agricultural organizations supporting Senate Bill 364, the Missouri Farm and Food Preservation Act, has reached a major compromise with the...