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Volume 92, Issue 34
Volume 92, Issue 34
Faced with mounting scandals, food industry looks for ways to prevent the next one from happening
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August 25, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 34
August 25, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 34
Faced with mounting scandals, food industry looks for ways to prevent the next one from happening
(pp. 8-13)
Features

Government & Policy
Historic mission to eradicate toxic materials at sea is complete (p.21)

Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Chemists debate a new approach to the International System of Units (p.25)
News of the Week
U.S. Shale Gas Heads Overseas
Petrochemicals: Companies in Europe and India ready plant conversions to use the cheap feedstock
(p.3)Feds End Probe Of Tesoro Blast
Inquiry: No charges filed as Justice Department closes criminal investigation of fatal accident
(p.4)Linker Helps Detect Protein Partners
Biochemistry: Cleavable photo-cross-linker aids protein-protein interaction analysis
(p.4)Activist Investors Take Stakes In FMC And DSM
Hedge funds target chemical firms for investment returns
(p.5)Artificial Skin Changes Color
Materials Science: Octopus camouflage inspires light-responsive device
(p.5)Dengue Fever Cases Surge Following Taiwanese Explosion
Outbreak adds to clouds over future of region’s petrochemical industry
(p.6)Targeting Quorum Sensing Could Lead To Evolution-Proof Antibiotics
Cell study suggests bacteria resistant to quorum-sensing blockers can’t gain upper hand
(p.6)Court Rejects Most Claims In Endangered Species Case
Federal court rules that challenges to pesticide approvals are time-barred
(p.7)Watching A Helper Protein Do Its Job
Enzyme Mechanisms: Technique monitors fast motions of acyl carrier protein ‘arm’
(p.7)Departments
Business
The element is the latest to be integrated into the semiconductor manufacturing process
(pp. 16-17)
Shale plus a lot of new polyethylene plants equals boom times for the U.S. industry
(p.18)
Faced with mounting scandals, food industry looks for ways to prevent the next one from happening
(pp. 8-13)Concentrates
(pp. 14-15)

- Siluria Gets Saudi Backing
- German Firms Spend $14.5 Billion On R&D
- Bayer Sells Patents For Quantum Dots
- ‘Chemical Academy’ Readied In Texas
- Mexichem Continues Acquisition Spree
- Finnish Firm Invests In Advanced Biofuels
- BASF Will Research Emissions In China
- Alberta Backs Malic Acid Start-up
- Recipharm To Buy Italian Corvette
- 908 Devices Expands Into New Quarters
- Novartis TB Drugs Go To Nonprofit
- Novartis Takes Stake In Stem Cell Firm
- Evotec Will Manage Malaria Compounds
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Divisions issue Calls for Papers for the March 22–26 meeting in Denver
(pp. 28-29)Government & Policy
Historic mission to eradicate toxic materials at sea is complete
(p.21)Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Chemists debate a new approach to the International System of Units
(p.25)
A look at recent patenting activity in thin-film solar cells, brought to you by C&EN and CAS
(p.27)
ACS Meeting News: Software developers seek to reduce redundancy by writing reusable code
(p.26)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
