In 2018, two American filmmakers—Peter Bragiel and Jake Viramontez—set out to explore the beer culture of Belgium by riding their bikes around the country. Their plan: cycle through Belgium’s coastal plains in the north, across sandy dunes, flat polders, and gentle hills; spin their wheels through its central plateau, large arable land with a smattering of heath and woodland; traverse
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WASHINGTON, DC, US — The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has discovered a gene that can be used to develop varieties of wheat that will be more resistant to Fusarium head blight (FHB). FHB, also known as scab, is caused by a fungal pathogen, Fusarium graminearum, and results in wheat loss in the United
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Codex Alimentarius’ General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods states, “The following foods and ingredients are known to cause hypersensitivity and shall always be declared: cereals containing gluten; i.e., wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt or their hybridized strains and products of these; crustacea and products of these; eggs and egg products; fish and fish products; peanuts, soybeans and products
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