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New Zealand may allow some designer drugs

KaylaHabermehl — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:05:39 +0000

Courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

Producers of designer drugs in New Zealand may soon be able to legally sell their wares – if they can prove they have a “low risk of harm”.

The law, which was recommended for passage last week, would affect drugs often referred to as “legal highs”, because [...]

New week, new Monday links

KaylaHabermehl — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:08:53 +0000

Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.

Food safety

House advances funding bill that bans horse slaughter, gives FDA a small boost – Food Safety News

The bill bumped up the budget for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]

WSU researchers sequence pear, apple, cherry genomes

KaylaHabermehl — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:14 +0000

Want to dig a little deeper into your favorite fruits’ genetics?

Well, if you’re a fan of certain pears, apples, cherries and almonds (I know, I know, not a fruit), you’re in luck. Researchers at Washington State University have sequenced the genomes of four members of the Rosaceae family – the double haploid Comice pears, [...]

EU report: Food, feed safety alerts drop

KaylaHabermehl — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:49:45 +0000

Last year, notifications as part of Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) dropped almost 4 percent from the previous year.

In 2012, there were 8,797 RASFF notifications – a 3.9 percent decrease from 2011. Of those notifications, 40 percent (or 3,516) were original notifications and 60 percent (or 5,281) were follow-ups. This [...]

Neogen on the small screen

KaylaHabermehl — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:09:31 +0000

TV shows, webcasts – Neogen representatives have been busy!

Check out some of their latest appearances.

Igenity on The American Rancher (RFD-TV)

Neogen’s Igenity beef genomics subsidiary was featured on a recent episode of The American Rancher, which is set to re-air at noon on Sunday. (Check out some info on Igenity and an interview [...]

Tox Tuesdays: Zopiclone

KaylaHabermehl — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:50:27 +0000

Welcome to Tox Tuesdays, our biweekly series that highlights an ongoing issue related to toxicology, from drugs of concern to the latest discoveries. For more information on Neogen’s toxicology division, please click here.

People have been using sleep aids for hundreds of years. However, as with most things, moderation is vital.

In recent [...]

Canada names potential items on COOL tariff list

KaylaHabermehl — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:27:34 +0000

Pushing back after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final country of origin labeling (COOL) rules last month, Canada has released a list of U.S. commodities up for potential retaliatory tariffs.

The U.S. and Canada have been sparring over the rule, which also have been the subject of a World Trade Organization (WTO) [...]

Neogen announces Bohannon retirement, successor named

KaylaHabermehl — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:51:51 +0000

Stephen Snyder

Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that Lon Bohannon, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced his intent to retire effective August 31, 2013. Bohannon has been employed by Neogen for 27 years and has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2000.

“Lon has been a great asset [...]

A very dairy Monday links

KaylaHabermehl — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:14:59 +0000

Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.

National Dairy Month

Moo-ve along May – June is National Dairy Month – Neogen Blog

Check out some cool dairy facts and our infographic.

Cheese may prevent cavities – Science Daily

Another [...]

Report: Synthetic drugs a rising problem in Europe

KaylaHabermehl — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:56:03 +0000

Spice and other synthetic cannabinoids are on the rise in Europe. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

While the popularity of some established drugs seem to be on the decline across Europe, new drugs considered “legal highs” are cause for increased concern, according to a recently released report.

The European Drug Report [...]