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"First Ever Biosafety Report Details 199 Mishaps With Toxic Agents"

"The Federal Select Agent Program, which oversees dangerous substances such as anthrax and bird flu in federal, academic and private labs, reported 199 incidents in which lab workers were potentially exposed to infectious or toxic agents in 2015, though there were no losses of select agents."

Source: Reuters, 07/06/2016

"Floods In China Kill Almost 130, Wipe Out Crops"

"Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), state media said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 07/06/2016

"Congress Loads Schedule With Unfinished Business"

"Congress is barreling toward a frenetic finish this week that could see action on a genetically modified organisms bill in the Senate and House work on spending legislation before lawmakers leave for a seven-week summer break July 15."

Source: E&E Daily, 07/06/2016

"Is the Senate About to Put a Halt to GMO Labeling?"

"As recently as two weeks ago, the food industry was preparing to place labels on food products that contain genetically modified ingredients. But if a bi-partisan deal cobbled together last Thursday in the Senate Agriculture Committee gets signed into law, widespread labeling likely won't come to pass."

Source: Mother Jones, 07/06/2016

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