by Jacqueline Kochak | Jul 25, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Industry Technology, Food Safety, Food Security, Just Interesting, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
And FDA says a key ingredient is GRAS: The Impossible Burger seems too good to be true—an entirely plant-based “meat” that looks and smells and tastes like beef (at least, according to some folks). This burger even bleeds like meat, thanks to a yeast modified to carry...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 16, 2017 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Security, Terrorism, The Future, Weird Stuff
Is it the Bananapocalypse? In a hot, dry field near a place called Humpty Doo in Australia’s Northern Territory, scientists are racing to begin an experiment that could determine the future of the world’s most popular fruit, the lowly banana. Dodging the occasional...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Sep 22, 2017 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety
Power may be out for months: Hurricane Maria’s impact on Puerto Rico will be a continuing story as food security and water safety issues come into focus in coming weeks. The U.S. territory may be without power for months after the island was hit with powerful...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Jun 19, 2017 | Animal Feed Safety, Bobs Blog, Food Safety, Food Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence
During Korean war, ‘fake news’ likely increased intensity of conflict: Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague. This important article provides an interesting historical review of the pathogen being used as a biological weapon. Perhaps most...
