Recommendation to create AOAC entity to address food contaminant and residue issues.
At the AOAC Board of Directors meeting on December 11-12, 2006 (Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA),members of the Methods Committee on Residues and Related Topics (Committee G), as well as a cross section of other AOAC members, recommended that the Board of Directors establish a new group that will represent and...

Huntsman expands maleic anhydride output.
Huntsman Corp, USA, is to increase its maleic anhydride output by 45.3 ktpa. The capacity will raise the company's US output of the chemical by over 40%, to 152 ktpa. Huntsman currently has the capacity to manufacture 106 ktpa of maleic anhydride at its plant in Pensacola,...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 June 1-4 ASABE 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. Expo Gardens, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Contact Randy Clark,...

Coming meetings.
September 20-24, 2006. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOO VETERINARIANS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Tampa, FL, USA. Contact: Dr Robert Hilsenroth, Executive Director, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Email: aazv@aol.com. Web site: www.aazv.org October 11-15, 2006. WILD WEST VETERINARY CONFERENCE. Reno, NV, USA. Contact: Stephen Hamilton. Tel: (916) 723-9920. Fax: (916)...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact the Meetings Department at 800-371-2723 or hq@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 Feb. 12-14 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC). Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. ...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 Feb. 12-14 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC). Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. April 8-12...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 Feb. 12-14 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC). Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. April 8-12...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact the Meetings Department at 800-371-2723 or hq@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 Feb. 12-14 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC). Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. ...

Events calendar.
ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2006 July 9-12 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. July 24-26...

Remembering departed loved ones.
Byline: RIKKI A. JIMENEZ All Souls' Day brings back fond memories of our departed ones. Some sad, some happy, these recollections make us alive again. In this issue, we gathered some personalities to reminisce and relive memories of their loved ones who have passed away....