Antibiotics in your chicken!
By Bindu Shajan Perappadan From The Hindu The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) lab study found residues of antibiotics in 40 per cent of the samples of chicken that were tested. Large-scale unregulated use of antibiotics in the poultry…
Local firm [Grenadian] awarded first compete Caribbean Technical Assistance Grant in Grenada
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 23, 2014 – Grenadian firm, Protein From Waste and Local Crops Inc. (PFW), has successfully won a bid to demonstrate the viability of small scale protein rendering for animal feed supplementation, using locally available organic and fuel…
Mediterranean anchovies caught in North Sea at Walton Pier
From BBC Anchovies are normally seen in shoals in the Mediterranean or other warm seas Shoals of fish that normally inhabit warm Mediterranean waters have been seen swimming in the North Sea off the Essex coast. Angler Richard Holgate, who…
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Caribbean Community’s first strategic plan now online
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Executive Plan may be downloaded from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) website, or here. Further background papers will be provided in due course. CARICOM heads of government approved the strategic plan at their…
Aquaculture as Gateway to “Blue Economy” for CRFM States
BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 (CRFM Secretariat)—Globally, aquaculture is a multi-billion-dollar industry, but the Caribbean has yet to tap into its true potential to expand marine and fresh water aquaculture. The good news is that a recently concluded study…
Many kids who are obese or overweight don’t know it
By Katherine Hobson From npr Kids can be cruel, especially about weight. So you might think overweight or obese children know all too well that they’re heavy — thanks to playground politics. But that’s not necessarily so, according to government…
Americans poisoned in the Bahamas safely home
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Vacationing teenagers Austin Gonsalves and Marlin Ellis were having a great time in the Bahamas until they went diving and reef fishing and speared two large fish. Next day they cooked and ate one of…
3D printing: now delivering ice-creams
From Designer Daily The 3D printing is one of the hottest tech buzz words nowadays. With several innovations in 3D from flowers to Nutella, now it’s introducing a new type of material which everyone screams for – yes, it’s an…
FDA not required to hold hearings on animal feed
Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was not required to conduct hearings on whether to withdraw approval for the use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, a divided federal appellate panel ruled Thursday….
The restaurant industry still hasn’t recovered from the recession
By Hayley Peterson From Business Insider U.S. restaurant traffic has failed to recover from the slowdown of the recession. Consumers made 61 billion visits to restaurants in the year ending May 2014, which is roughly 2 billion fewer visits than…
