LONDON, England, Dec. 20 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: Strict new controls suspending personal imports of certain sheep and goat commodities, such as meat, cheese and milk products, are in force to safeguard Britain's sheep and goat populations from outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants (PPR). Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) poses no risk to human health but is a highly contagious disease affecting goats and sheep. In recent mon more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-Electron Microscopy and OHSU Multiscale Microscopy Core provide some of the most advanced imaging in the country, world * * * By Angela Yeager When Claudia Lopez, Ph.D., first arrived at Oregon Health & Science University in 2003 as a postdoctoral fellow, she never imagined the trajectory her career would take. Originally trained in biology and biophy more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: The current bird flu outbreak underscores the importance of maintaining strong public health systems. "Stay alert, but do not panic," says Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). "The risk to the public is currently low and there are steps everyone can take to help protect their own health and prevent the sprea more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 19 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Two friends who bonded over shared concerns over their bone health have formulated a bioavailable calcium chew using milk protein from Finger Lakes dairy farms. Adrienne Bitar, a food studies lecturer in American studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, and clinical pharmacist Dr. Jennifer Han, are the co-founders of Seen Nutrition. Less than a year since launching, Bitar and Han's company is growing 35% per month. W more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: Ralph's Packing Company, a Perkins, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,132 pounds of ready-to-eat pork and beef bologna products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product may contain milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the produ more PR

STANFORD, California, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new Stanford study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu - a different subtype of the same influenza virus - in dairy cattle have raised concerns about the potential for a new pandemic. In brief * More than 14 million Americans consume raw milk annually, according to the U.S. Foo more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 16 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release: Today, the Council formally adopted a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The new rules will significantly reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring economic operators to minimise the packaging used. The regulation covers the full life cycle of packaging. Safe, sustainable and recyclable pa more PR