Most imported "extra-virgin" olive oils are not what they claim to be.

By DEBBIE ARRINGTON-Scripps-Howard News Service

A new study confirms what many experts already suspected: Most imported "extra-virgin" olive oils are not what they claim to be. In a first-of-its-kind study by a U.S. academic institution, a University of California, Davis, research team found that 69 percent of the imported oils sampled failed to meet internationally accepted standards for extra-virgin olive oil. By comparison, only 10 percent of the California-produced oils in the test failed to meet the standards.

Detecting Anisakis in Fish

Detecting Anisakis in Fish


SPAIN - A new method enables anisakids to be detected in any fish product, from a whole fish, fresh or frozen, to tinned fish and surimi. Developed by Spanish scientists, the system is based on molecular techniques and overcomes the limitations of traditional procedures, according to a study published in the magazine 'Food Control'.

“Officer, what’s your badge number?”

Op-ed: Honoring the badge- In Opinion, Sexual abuse on July 21, 2010 at 10:22 am
Issue of July 23, 2010/ 12 Av, 5770- By Daniel Sosnowik

“Officer, what’s your badge number?”


I’ve been asked that question countless times over the last 26 years. Almost always, it followed an unpopular decision. Always, it was accompanied by an unspoken message: “I’m letting you know I will hold you accountable for this decision.” And always, I answer that question in a direct, simple way: I give my badge number.

Cargill teams with WWF to assess its palm oil supply

Cargill teams with WWF to assess its palm oil supply-By Caroline Scott-Thomas, 09-Jul-2010

Cargill has announced a new partnership with the World Wildlife Fund-US (WWF) to assess its Indonesian palm oil suppliers on the back of continued concern about palm oil sustainability.

A must see video-There is help, Don't give up!

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Legal rights & protections of Bloggers.

http://www.eff.org/

EFF is the leading civil liberties group defending your rights in the digital world.

Why Join The Fight?    Legal Liability Issues, Bloggers As Journalists,  Other Legal Issues


Index Of All Questions, Additional Resources , Legal Guide for Bloggers
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~askin/Slapper.pdf

 

U.S. to crack down on smearing of olive oil's reputation

U.S. to crack down on smearing of olive oil's reputation-

A lack of federal rules has made the nation the dumping ground for cheap, adulterated and even dangerous oils. The USDA wants to make sure people who buy 'extra virgin' oil get what they pay for.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times- July 7, 2010

The federal government has become serious about virginity — at least when it comes to olive oil.

Rav Aharon was the consummate kanai:

Rav Aharon was the consummate kanai: He saw through the sham created by those who undermined Yiddishkeit in their pursuit to satisfy their desire to be like “everybody else."

In their attempt to accommodate Orthodoxy to the liberal world of secular Judaism, they succeeded in watering down a number of the basic tenets of Judaism, creating on approach to religious observance that was neither.

Bais-Din