Melamine, a chemical found in plastics and pesticides, can actually falsely boost levels of protein in wheat gluten, which in turn would make the product more expensive. Federal agents served a search warrant at ChemNutra, which is a supplier of one of the two ingredients suspected of the contamination. ChemNutra claims the company they bought from in China added the melamine and had no idea it was in their product when it was bought. Just to be safe, ChemNutra says they have cut off...

AWB was stripped of its right to veto applications by rival sellers after last year's Cole inquiry into the Iraq kickback scandal found that the company had been funnelling money to the regime of Saddam Hussein. The Prime Minister reportedly said the Government would call for tenders to run the single desk and national pool from 2008-09 onwards. South Australian growers are believed to support full deregulation of the market, although the vote is said to be close. The meeting was attended...

LiveScience.com - Millions Face Hunger From Climate Change BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Warming temperatures could result in food shortages for 130 million people by 2050 and threaten to cause drought and higher seas in Australia and New Zealand by 2030, according to a U. LiveScience.com - Millions Face Hunger From Climate Change BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Warming temperatures could result in food shortages for 130 million people by 2050 and threaten to cause drought and higher seas in Australia and...

The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement that officials learned of the link between the chicken feed and tainted pet food as part of the investigation into imported rice protein concentrate and wheat gluten that have been found to contain the industrial chemical melamine and related compounds. The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement that officials learned of the link between the chicken feed...

Got that dry erase stuff, and besides, we must conserve - so don't waste the chalk if you got it! If teachiing is such a gravy train, why isn't everyone becoming a teacher? Even you, Barb? If teacher salaries in Iowa are so great, why can't we get enough teachers in math and science? Simple, money. Got that dry erase stuff, and besides, we must conserve - so don't waste the chalk if you got it! If teachiing is such a gravy train, why isn't everyone becoming a teacher? Even you, Barb? If...

He says Ontario Pork producers struggling with low prices, even though they are sending more animals to market and using fewer resources to raise better hogs. Dalrymple says it is only because of improvedfeeding efficiencies and more pigs per sow per year that many farmers are able to stay in business. It says laboratory rats that were fed tart cherries among other foods for 90 days had lower cholesterol and blood sugar than rats that didn't get cherries. The federal regulator is also...

WASHINGTON Whole-grain crackers, low-fat yogurt, fruit and water could become the school snacks of the future, driving out fattening fancies such as cola and fried chips. The Institute of Medicine recently recommended new standards for school snacks and foods that sharply would limit calories, fat and sugar while encouraging more nutritious eating. Making sure that all foods and drinks available in schools meet nutrition standards is one more way schools can help children establish...

The original impetus for the study came from librarians and professors who have found that students can use technology for socializing or entertainment but still have problems finding information, evaluating it and then putting it to use, said Irvin Katz, a research scientist with ETS. The original impetus for the study came from librarians and professors who have found that students can use technology for socializing or entertainment but still have problems finding information, evaluating...

A small town kid tells the cultured, big city people about a place that raises its children to be hard-working, friendly and responsible adults. If you do, your teacher will ask you, your sister whom they teach later in the day or your best friend where you are or why youre slacking. Columnists Chelsea Magruder takes us back to a town that taught her worlds more than any city could offer. About a half of them went to college and the rest of them stayed in Norwich to take over their...