Increasing food quality risks are affecting global food supply chain

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A new study from the Journal of Supply Chain Management illustrates the real potential for contamination of globally sourced foods and proposes a conceptual framework of supply chain quality management.


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1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb

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A Canadian-led team of archaeologists has unearthed the 1,700 year-old tomb of a leader of the pre-Columbian Moche culture in northern Peru, the scientists said.

EU ministers 'discover' biofuels not an obligation

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European Union energy ministers announced during an informal meeting Saturday that they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation ...

Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply

Jul 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new ...

Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales

Jul 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite, tomato farmers nationwide ...

Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles

Jul 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday.
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