May 09, 2013

09/05/13: Dust explosions; Vietnamese rice exports; Biomin receive good mycotoxin feedback

Dust may have been the cause of an explosion at the Bartlett Milling Co, facility in North Carolina, USA in April this year. Although the exact cause of the accident is still under investigation, investigators suspect that combustible dust, which is nine times more explosive than coal dust, is at fault. The explosion caused the collapse of several exterior brick walls and seriously injured one person.


Vietnamese rice exports topped 2.1 million tonnes in the first four months of 2013, according to data released by the Vietnam Food Association. The figure is a 23.4 percent increase on the same perdiod in 2012. 

However, it is not all good news as rice prices have fallen by US$30 a tonnes compared to the first four months of 2012. This has led to 280,000 tonnes of rice being cancelled.


Biomin has become the first company to receive positive European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) feedback on mycotoxin biotransformation.  

In their scientific opinion, the EFSA concluded that Biomin® BBSH 797 (part of the well-established Mycofix® product line) is not only safe for animals, humans and the environment, but also demonstrably efficacious in target species. 


Long grain rice from the United States
Long grain rice from the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
 
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