WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International presented its 2023 Charles B. Dudley Medal to Sarah Smith and Walter Stewart, for their work on an oxygen systems handbook used extensively within NASA. Established in 1925  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to protect America's dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Baldwin, joined by Senators James Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Peter Welch (D-VT), urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Strauss Feeds LLC in Watertown failed to protect employees against recognized dangers * * * WATERTOWN, WI - Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Wisconsin animal food producer exposed employees to the risks of explosions, fires and long-term respiratory illnesses from excessive amounts of airborne dust, among two dozen safety and health violations more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following summary of a report (No. ERR-335) on Sept. 11, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * By Jeffrey Gillespie, Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky and and Jonathan Law What Is the Issue? Responding to increased consumer demand for organic milk, U.S. dairy farmers increased the production of organic milk over the last three decades. USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) was established in 2000 (an more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 13 -- Food and Bioprocess Technology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features agri-food industry to enhance product quality and extend shelf-life of fresh and processed agri-food products, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 17, Issue 10): * A Comparative Study of the Structural and Functional Properties of Chickpea Albumin and Globulin Protein Fractions * A Novel Bioactive Antimicrobial Film Based on Polyvinyl A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Nutrition Reviews, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features topics in nutrition science, food science, clinical nutrition and nutrition policy from the International Life Sciences Institute, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 82, Issue 10): Systematic Reviews * Why do mothers mix milk feed their infants? Results from a systematic review * Histidine-containing dipeptide supplementation improves delayed recall: a sy more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following Q&A on Sept. 12, 2024, with Meryl Richards, program director for food and forests: * * * This is the fifth in a series of Q & As with the Ceres experts who are engaging with companies to decarbonize six of the highest-emitting sectors of the economy. Click here to read  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: In remarks Monday evening before a dinner meeting of The Ripon Society, two Republican members of the congressional delegation from Ohio talked about some of the key challenges facing the people they represent back home and the political environment in the Buckeye State heading toward the November election. The members were U.S. Reps. Mike Carey and Mike Rulli. Carey was elected in 2020 and represent more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) called on the Biden administration to protect America's dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Risch and Baldwin, joined by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture  more PR