In the University of Minnesota study, this antibiotic was taken up by all three crops, with the highest plant tissue concentrations found in corn and lettuce, followed by potato. The study results indicate that organic foods are most likely to contain these drugs because manure is often the main source of crop nutrients for organic food production. Concentrations of antibiotics were found in the plant leaves, and the drugs also diffused into potato tubers, which suggests that root crops,...

The USDA couldn't neglect the number of comments (and prospective voters) no matter how many lobbyists might be knocking on their doors. A year later, food activists assumed they had scored another victory with legislation calling for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, lamb and other meat purchased in stores. Before then, organic certification was more in the hands of food activists who wanted to discourage the use of pesticides and other chemicals in plants. You also can...

The study determined there were harmless amounts of protein degradation, lipid oxidation and overall rancidity of frozen livers, hearts and kidneys stored up to 320 days--or almost 10 months. Egypt also removed requirements that the product had to reach the country with 50 percent of its shelf life remaining and that the product had to be shipped within two months of production. Meat Export Federation, researched the effects of frozen storage on color, flavor, protein, quality and safety...

Russell Frye, a lawyer for R-CALF, said that a small handful of additional cases of mad cow disease have surfaced in Canada since previous decisions, and that the lower court had reached, an incorrect conclusion that the court has already resolved the merits of R-CALF's claims. The Montana-based group had succeeded in delaying the resumption of the beef trade after Canada's first mad cow case was discovered in May 2003, prolonging a crisis that has cost Canadian ranchers billions. But in...

The main thrust behind the run-up could be attributed to a plethora of fundamentals offering support including a tight supply/demand scenario, a shutdown on a production pipeline in the North Sea, Iran geopolitical premium, the looming threat of Gulf hurricanes and, most recently, an IEA report forecasting 2. The main thrust behind the run-up could be attributed to a plethora of fundamentals offering support including a tight supply/demand scenario, a shutdown on a production pipeline in...