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McDonald's holds the beef in China meat scandal

Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)

McDonald's outlets across China have yanked their flagship burgers from the menu, the company said Monday, as the American owner of a key supplier embroiled in ...

Jul 28, 2014 (SPX)

Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new USGS study. This is the fir...

By 2050 temperatures might be helpful to growth of forage plants

Jul 28, 2014 (SPX)

A 2 C increase in temperature around the world by 2050, according to one of the scenarios predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), may...

The microbes make the sake brewery

Jul 25, 2014 (SPX)

A sake brewery has its own microbial terroir, meaning the microbial populations found on surfaces in the facility resemble those found in the product, creating ...

McDonald's Japan halts sales of Chinese chicken after scandal

Jul 25, 2014 (AFP)

McDonald's said Friday that its restaurants in Japan had stopped selling products made with chicken from China, in a marked widening of a scandal that saw expir...

US food firm sorry over China 'bad meat' scandal

Jul 24, 2014 (AFP)

The US food supplier at the centre of an expired meat scandal in China has apologised, as KFC and Pizza Hut's parent company said it would stop using the firm's...

Meat turns up the heat

Jul 24, 2014 (SPX)

Eating meat contributes to climate change, due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock. New research finds that livestock emissions are on the rise and that b...

Rising temperatures hinder Indian wheat production

Jul 24, 2014 (SPX)

Geographers at the University of Southampton have found a link between increasing average temperatures in India and a reduction in wheat production. Researchers...

LEDs shine in bedding plant production study

Jul 23, 2014 (SPX)

Growers of annual bedding plant seedlings or plugs work to produce compact, fully rooted transplants with a large stem diameter and high root dry mass--qualitie...

The Real Price of Steak

Jul 23, 2014 (SPX)

We are told that eating beef is bad for the environment, but do we know its real cost? Are the other animal or animal-derived foods better or worse? New researc...

China detains five in expired meat scandal: police

Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)

Chinese police on Wednesday detained five people from a unit of US food supplier OSI Group, a statement said, in a case involving expired meat sold to fast food...

China meat scandal spreads to Japan in Chicken McNuggets

Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)

A scandal involving expired meat sold by a China unit of US food supplier OSI Group spread to Japan Tuesday, as McDonald's confirmed that the now shut factory p...

Scientists complete chromosome-based draft of the wheat genome

Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)

Several Kansas State University researchers were essential in helping scientists assemble a draft of a genetic blueprint of bread wheat, also known as common wh...

McDonald's earnings edge lower on tepid gobal sales

Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)

McDonald's Tuesday said profit slipped in the second quarter amid fairly flat global sales as it pledged to take action against any wrongdoing in an Asian food ...

New study shows how existing cropland could feed billions more

Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)

Feeding a growing human population without increasing stresses on Earth's strained land and water resources may seem like an impossible challenge. But according...

Beef's environmental costs far outweigh poultry, pork

Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)

Beef is by far the most costly protein when it comes to the environmental damage wreaked by feeding and raising cattle, according to a study out Monday. Beef re...

Genetic blueprint of bread wheat genome unveiled

Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)

The genetic blueprint is an invaluable resource to plant science researchers and breeders. For the first time, they have at their disposal a set of tools enabli...

Effects of starvation can be passed to future generations

Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)

Evidence from human famines and animal studies suggests that starvation can affect the health of descendants of famished individuals. But how such an acquired t...

China shuts meat producer supplying KFC and McDonald's

Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)

Shanghai has shut a factory of US food producer OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald's and KFC, authorities said Monda...

Britain enlists public in fight to save dwindling bees

Jul 18, 2014 (AFP)

Five steps can help stop the decline of bees and other pollinators that are vital for the human food supply, Britain urged in a public appeal on Friday. Governm...