by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 6, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Public Health, Water Safety
Oregon city first to require testing for algae: Last May for the first time in Oregon’s history, toxins from a nearby algae bloom made their way into a city’s tap water. The danger was limited — toxins were at low enough levels to pose a danger only to...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 13, 2018 | Animal Health, Bobs Blog, Employee Safety, Food Safety, Humanitarian Crises, Restaurant Security, Threat Intelligence
One study says ‘yes’: Forget Activia. Crickets may soon become the next probiotic trend. According to a study published in Scientific Reports in July — the first clinical trial of its kind — crickets may actually increase enzymes in the stomach that aid...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Mar 27, 2018 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Uncategorized
It’s made with banana plant waste: Science has finally led us to one of the greatest innovations of humankind: ice cream that doesn’t melt quickly on a hot day. The secret, according to a new study? Banana plant waste. Not only are researchers saying their new...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 15, 2017 | Operations Security, Public Health, Terrorism
Yemen faces world’s largest famine in decades: And there could be millions of victims if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, urged the Saudi-led coalition to lift...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 16, 2016 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Logistics Security, Process Security, Public Health, Terrorism
TERRORISM Alabama emergency trainees exposed to ricin: Because of yet another mix-up with bioterror pathogens, a federal terrorism response training center in Alabama says it mistakenly exposed more than 9,600 firefighters, paramedics and other students to a deadly...