The acquisition means that the Lawrence's Lampeter-based company can now deliver organic food, drink, skin care, baby care, textiles, homeware and even pet care across a wider area of West Wales. The couple were persuaded to branch out from the farm to the business park because of the difficulties they found with finding organic produce in local shops. They converted their 500-acre livestock farm at Talgarreg, Llandysul, to organic production in 1999. And local customers in Lampeter get...

Carusos specialty is risk assessment, and she is concerned that neither the developers of these biopharma projects nor the regulators (at USDA and FDA) fully understand what can happen in the wild. The containment practices used by developers assume an ability to control living and propagating organisms, which scientific evidence does not support. Carusos article focuses on pharmaceuticals derived from genetically-modified plants and the challenge of keeping them separated from...

New projects in Milwaukee in recent years have included the Midwest Airlines convention center; the new Miller Park baseball stadium; an architecturally significant addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum on the shore of Lake Michigan, designed by the renowned Santiago Calatrava; and the Discovery World science and technology center, also on the lake shore, which opened last fall. New projects in Milwaukee in recent years have included the Midwest Airlines convention center; the new Miller...

These customers include supermarket retailers, self-distributing chains and wholesalers, as well as food processors, restaurants, institutions, airline and industrial markets. Disclaimer: If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company added in the press release. With more than a quarter of a million different supply items, real-time access to accurate logistical and supply chain information is essential to Bunzl. The three-year agreement...

According to a new study dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich products may be better at lowering blood pressure than tea. The researchers reviewed five previous studies on the effects of cocoa-rich products, such as dark chocolate or specially formulated polyphenol-rich milk chocolate, and blood pressure, with a total of 173 participants which lasted on average for two weeks. Both cocoa and tea are rich in a class of antioxidants known as polyphenols which are considered to have a...

The European Parliament has decided to set the lowest possible threshold for GM contamination of organic food to 0.1 per cent. Current legislation allows up to 0.9 per cent before an item of food loses its organic status. The revised production standards will be introduced later this year. Euro-MPs vote for less GM in organic food. th April 2007 Euro-MPs have voted to tighten the threshold for genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in organic food. The news has been welcomed by the Social...

In its meeting Tuesday, the board plans to consider a proposal that would: Prohibit the sale during the school day of food and drinks that are of "minimal nutritional value. Prohibit the sale of any beverage other than water or nonfat or low fat milk in portions larger than 12 ounces. Prohibit the sale of food as a fund-raiser during the school day. The policy would not restrict the food that a parent or guardian could provide for a child to eat or drink at school and would not prevent...

Rene and his fledgling company think the introduction of so-called smart cameras will disrupt the security industry enough to make room for a coast-to-coast network of EYESthere franchises. Such technology was developed for the military and other deep-pocket buyers, but the rapid and relentless improvement of both optics and processors has slashed prices. Lower prices may not be enough to make Americans embrace smart cameras unless security companies and law enforcement agencies can...

Get the latest industry news delivered right to your computer! He practiced veterinary medicine until 1987. The Iowa Pork Producers Association recently named Dr. John Thomson its Honorary Master Pork Producers for 2006. Mabry is the director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University. He has been involved in the swine industry since he was a child on his family s purebred Hampshire farm in Batesville, Arkansas. Mabry has held teaching positions at both the University of...