Home-grown problems threaten US food safety
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Home-grown problems threaten US food safety
USA Today - Feb 1, 2008
coli outbreak in spinach that swept the nation in 2006 was never determined. However, the episode provided a glimpse into what can and does go wrong. Increasingly today, produce is grown in fields close to cattle and, sometimes, wild animals. coli spinach contamination could have come from cattle or boar feces, or from contaminated irrigation systems, federal officials concluded. coli cases from protein products to fresh fruits and vegetables is related to “the fact that U… ”
And problems can also arise after the produce has left the field. Today, it’s more likely that one huge agri-business ships its product to processors who bag it under different labels and then distribute it to every state in the union. The whole food production system has grown increasingly concentrated, overwhelmingly complex, and — paradoxically — at times fragmented. At the same time, critics charge, U. government oversight is not adequate.
Course to banish piped pub music
BBC News - Feb 1, 2008
Brecon Beacons National Park officials have organised a day course so the hills will be alive with the sound of harps, choirs and modern Welsh music. Marc Hopkins of The Coach House, Brecon plays harp music at breakfast but wants help in selecting music for dinner. A park spokeswoman said they hoped more home-grown music would boost tourism. Officials in the Brecon Beacons are urging businesses to drop English and American background music in favour of choir, harp, pipes and Welsh rock. The park said Wales lagged behind other countries in playing its own “home-grown” music to visitors. ‘Welsh feel’
The course will help businesses pick the right music for their venue. Mr Hopkins’ four-star guest house in Brecon is one of six businesses which have signed up for the course.
Bursting with potential
Malaysia Star - Feb 1, 2008
my AS FAR as music festival folk-lore goes, there have been many rock