All United States articles – Page 419

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    New produce safety centre in US

    2007-04-25T15:01:01Z

    A new Center for Produce Safety has been established at the University of California, David, in the United States.

  • ARS researches watermelons
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    ARS researches watermelons

    2007-04-01T08:01:01Z

    Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have found that, in addition to containing plentiful amounts of the health-promoting antioxidant lycopene, watermelon is an excellent source of the amino acid citrulline.

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    Sunscreen protects Californian grapes

    2006-09-16T13:01:01Z

    Sunscreen could be used to protect fruit and vegetables during the production period after a Californian grape grower sprayed his crops to stop them withering on the vine - and produced wrinkle-free fruit.

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    More produce gets cartoon treatment

    2006-07-27T13:01:01Z

    Children’s entertainment brand Nickelodeon is teaming up with US food firms to launch a children’s range of fruit and vegetable products featuring some of its popular cartoon characters.