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FIGARO LAUNCH
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COORDINATING centre for European digital publishers of academic texts has been launched with a public blitz on the traditional publishing sector, accusing it of being lethargic and vulnerable to unscrupulous reviewer academics who may exploit their contents prior to publication.…
STAR SCIENTIFIC
BY PHILIP FINE
A US court dismissed an attempt by Philip Morris USA to overturn a patent for a curing method that reduces toxins; the cigarette giant is simultaneously being sued by the inventor of the process for infringing on that patent.…
WORLD TOBACCO
BY PHILIP FINE
A California judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against major
U.S. cigarette manufacturers over children’s exposure to cigarette
advertising during the 1990s, citing freedom-of-speech protections, the
companies said on Sept 13. San Diego Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager
late Thursday (Sept 12) dismissed the suit, which was filed by Devin
Daniels on behalf of all California minors who smoked between April 1994
and December 1999 and were exposed to cigarette advertising.…
3G CAR SAFETY
BY PHILIP FINE
THE EUROPEAN Commission is promoting new hi-tech vehicle accident reduction inventions in a new report Research on Integrated Safety Systems for Improving Road Safety in Europe. It details the activities of its joint group in high-tech accident prevention, including industry and public sector members, who are trying to fulfill the European Union’s goal of reducing road fatalities by 50 per cent by the year 2010.…
USDA E COLI
BY PHILIP FINE
THE US Department of Agriculture is stepping up its efforts to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef. The measures will affect meat packing plants and include increased inspections, random visits and elimination of previous test exemptions.…
CLONED MEAT
BY PHILIP FINE
US consumers could be closer to seeing meat from cloned animals on their dinner tables. The country’s National Academy of Sciences has issued a report that found the cloning of farm animals less troublesome than biotechnology innovations to manipulate the genes of fish because animal cloning is currently based on natural models and so would not alter genetic makeup of farmed species.…
PHARMED ANIMALS
BY PHILIP FINE
WITH genetically engineered cows, goats and pigs being developed for pharmaceutical purposes other than providing us with filet mignon, chèvre cheese and strips of bacon, one serious question left begging is whether the pharmaceuticals industry should start to think more about adjusting their operations so that they can incorporate farmers and meat and dairy producers?…
DRUG BARR
BY PHILIP FINE
US regulators have delayed the launch of a generic version of breast-cancer drug tamoxifen, just as Barr Laboratories was getting ready to launch its treatment. The Food and Drug Administration extended to February, 2003, the patent held by AstraZeneca PLC.…
CHICKEN DEATHS
BY PHILIP FINE
US Chicken producer Tyson Inc has announced a reward to help track down the vandals responsible for the loss of approximately 75,000 chickens at two of its Kentucky farms last month. Ventilation fans were shut off, suffocating the tightly packed broilers and causing at least US$60,000 (GBPounds 38,400) in losses.…
US GRAPE DESIGNATION
BY PHILIP FINE
A GRAPE with French origins, but long used in California wine-making, has been added to the list of prime grape varieties accepted for use in marketing geographically designated American wines. Tannat, which produces a deeply colored and tannic wine, has been given official US wine-making status by Washington’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms after a petition was launched by Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California.…