Not Ready for Prime Time: FDA’s Flawed Approach to Assessing the Safety of Food from Animal Clones

Fda’s Flawed Approach to Assessing the Safety of Food from Animal Clones Not Ready for Time

Impact of Cooking Procedures on Antibacterial Drug Residues in Foods: A Review

Antibacterial drugs used in animal might result in deposition of residues in meat, milk and eggs. The presence of antimicrobial residues in animal-originated food is critical problem in many countries over the years. Because, drug residues might result in various health hazards, both actual incidence of reactions and potential hazards perceived by the public, the most countries assess residue o...

Microbial Quality of Ready-to-Eat Street Vended Food Groups Sold in the Johannesburg Metropolis, South Africa

Background: In many developing countries, the risk of contracting a food-borne disease is high after consuming contaminated ready-to-eat Street-Vended Foods (SVFs). The main objective of this research was to assess the microbiological quality of SVF groups sold in the Johannesburg Metropolis, South Africa. Methods: A stratified random sampling procedure was used for collecting the ready-to-eat...

Brave New Beef: Animal Cloning and Its Impacts

and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft risk assessment, a risk management plan, and guidance to industry on meat and milk from cloned animals. The documents address the risks associated with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the most common method used to create cloned animals. While animal cloning has been legal—and largely unregulated—in the United States since 2001, there has been ...

Production of a New Formulated Ready-to-Eat Food Product Based on Date Paste

Background: Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the most important agricultural crops in Iran. This study was carried out to determine the possibility of using date paste for manufacturing a new ready-to-eat food product. Methods: Various formulations were prepared by mixing Mazafati date paste, bread, oil (animal and olive), nuts and spices but only six formulas were chosen according to s...