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12 Dec 2011	Safety assessment of botanical ingredients of concern in plant food supplements
	While many consumers equal ‘natural’ with ‘safe’, botanicals and botanical preparations such as plant food supplements may contain compounds, like the so called alkenylbenzenes, that are of concern... more
21 Oct 2011	Wageningen UR starts forensic research project
	Wageningen University and RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety (both parts of Wageningen UR) are initiating a new national forensic research project. It is one of nine research proposals that have been... more
15 Sep 2011	Stop injecting
	A drastic reduction is needed in the use of antibiotics in livestock farming if the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the healthcare system is to be halted, say experts. How urgent is the problem... more
19 Aug 2011	Wageningen UR European coordinator of world-wide sustainability consortium
	Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) is to coordinate the activities of the globally-operating Sustainability Consortium in Europe. In order to do so, it will be setting up the European... more