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Group calls for Jamaica to stop open fires
April 4, 2012 9:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A watchdog group in Jamaica says the island urgently needs tougher standards and enforcement for controlling smoke, soot and microscopic pollutants dispersed in the air from trash fires. The Jamaica Environment Trust says such pollution poses a serious health hazard. A government report released this week... more » -
Colorado moving ahead with 4-tier teacher ratings
November 9, 2011 2:29 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials are taking final action on a teacher rating system that could make it easier to fire teachers who don't meet testing standards. The Board of Education was poised to approve the system Wednesday. The standards create a four-tier grading system for teachers and principals. The... more » -
Colorado seeks to change patchwork autopsy system
April 3, 2011 10:47 AM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers are nearing agreement on the state's first uniform standards for which deaths get an autopsy. The state currently has no law detailing which deaths require a forensic autopsy. Colorado's 63 coroners are mostly elected, not appointed, and the posts have minimal requirements. To qualify,... more » -
Olive oil study questions 'extra virgin' claims
July 15, 2010 4:11 PM
A University of California-Davis study shows that many of the olive oils sold in the United States are not the top-grade, extra-virgin oils that their labels proclaim. Researchers conducted the first academic investigation of olive oil quality by sampling popular international and national brands. American produced olive oils... more » -
Regulators consider broadening testing for E. coli
June 16, 2010 8:38 AM
Food safety advocates are pushing the U.S. government to step up efforts to monitor less common E. coli strains. The food industry and government regulators have focused for years on finding the most virulent strain, which has killed hundreds of people and sickened thousands every year. But they... more » -
Feds get picky over what makes oil 'extra virgin'
June 4, 2010 10:25 AM
New federal standards for olive oil definitions are aimed at making it easier for consumers to know exactly what they're buying. Terms such as extra virgin, light, unfiltered, cold-pressed, among others have long left people wondering. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in April adopted scientifically verifiable standards for such... more »
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