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The Determinants of Progressive Era Reform: The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine three theories of Progressive Era regulation: public interest, industry capture, and information manipulation by the federal bureaucracy and muckraking press.
Gary D. Libecap, Marc T. Law
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First record of Erthesina fullo (Thunberg, 1783) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Italy

open access: yesEPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The yellow‐spotted stink bug, Erthesina fullo (Thunberg) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a highly polyphagous stink bug native to Asia with a well‐documented history of human‐mediated dispersal. In recent years, its invasive range has started to expand into Europe.
Davide Scaccini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Portable Spectroscopy for Food Safety and Adulteration Screening [PDF]

open access: yes
In this review we discuss various applications of portable vibrational spectroscopy in food adulteration analyses and authentication confirmation. These applications generally involve the adulteration of a food product with materials which may be of ...
Joshua Moskowitz, Betsy Jean Yakes
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Remaking State Power Through a Paraquat Ban in Malaysia

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of the state in its ability to enact environmental regulations. Specifically, this study investigates how Malaysian state actors changed, shifted and betrayed various, oftentimes competing interests to ban paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide.
Caitlyn Sears
wiley   +1 more source

The application of portable NIR spectroscopy for food authentication and quality control

open access: yesJurnal Teknologi & Industri Hasil Pertanian
Food authentication and quality control have become major challenges in the global food industry, particularly due to issues of food adulteration that impact consumer health and product integrity in the market.
Widyaningrum, Sakinah Ahyani Dahlan
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the minimal cost of delivering nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions in Ethiopia

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
The minimum cost of the 10 years on identified nutrition‐specific and nutrition‐sensitive interventions of the National Food and Nutrition Strategy in Ethiopia is estimated to be US$ 2.55bn with an average annual cost of $250 million over 10 years (2021–2030), which is only 2.3% of the Ethiopian Annual GDP 111.27 billion US dollars in 2021 (World bank).
Yetayesh Maru   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing systems to control food adulteration [PDF]

open access: yes
The objective of this study is to explore the current strategies available to monitor and detect the economically and criminally motivated adulteration of food, identifying their strengths and weaknesses and recommend new approaches and policies to ...
Manning, Louise, Soon, Jan Mei
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Species DNA-based identification for detection of processed meat adulteration: is there a role of human short tandem repeats (STRs)?

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019
Background Species identification in the food of animal origin is an essential aspect of its control. Food safety and environmental forensic professionals in various countries are becoming increasingly concerned about the number of serious food offences ...
Ghada Ali Omran   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperreality, Polarization and Prejudice: Social Media Descriptions of Swedish Child Welfare Services

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 1623-1632, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families.
Dana Sofi, Jonas Stier, Emmie Wahlström
wiley   +1 more source

Types of fraud in meat and meat products: a review

open access: yesScientia Agropecuaria, 2015
Affects the food control. The globalization, increased imports and exports and free trade agreements have led to greater sharing and access to food worldwide; along with it, the problems associated with fraud such as adulteration, substitution ...
Espinoza T.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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