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Johnson Branch begins a long run through Middle Tennessee at this spring in the Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill, Tennessee
Green algae covered boulders dominate this rocky coast scence. The high tide line can be seen at the top of some of the boulders. California, Bodega Bay area.
Photographer: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR.
This is a run-off stream in the Black Sand geyser basin. Because of the different temperatures of the water, different algal, bacterial, and (in the hottest water) archaeal species live near the edge, vs. toward the middle of the stream.
This algae was so dense that I thought it was moss at first glance. Either way I thought that it was growing in an interesting formation and made for a good composition.
Red, brown and green algae from coast of Pohang Beach, South Korea. Evidence of abundance of marine life.
European Parliament press seminar: What will we be eating in 2025? - The EU novel foods regulation
Workshop on new foods and dishes by Roberto Flore, Head Chef of Nordic Food Lab, and Afton Halloran, PHD Fellow, GREEiNSECT, University of Copenhagen.
Find out more on Novel Foods regulation here: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20141013...
European Parliament press seminar on novel foods
On 29 and 30 September in Brussels, the European Parliament press service is holding a press seminar on the novel foods regulation, a new EU law that in the coming years will allow the introduction of products such as fungi, algae, new colorants or insects, subject to proper safety measures.
A long history in the European Parliament
The novel foods regulation has had a long and arduous history in the European Parliament. On 25 June 2015, members of the EP´s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) backed a compromise agreement with the Council of Ministers on the final shape of the legislation. The rules, which need to be approved at a vote by the full Parliament in October, and then by the Council, would subject novel foods to safety evaluation and authorisation via a fully harmonised EU-wide procedure.
Parliament's demands
The compromise reflects several of Parliament's demands, such as the provisional inclusion of food from cloned animals in the scope of the regulation (in other words, until specific legislation on cloning is adopted, foods derived from cloned animals will be subject to the novel foods law); a revision of the definition of nanomaterials; the reintroduction of former food categories as well as the introduction of new ones, to include food from micro-organisms, fungi and algae, from cellular or tissue culture and from insects.
Safety first
When deciding whether to authorise a novel food, the European Commission will have to apply the precautionary principle if the food's safety cannot be assessed or in the event of scientific uncertainty. The agreement stipulates that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), should carry out an assessment in every case where a food is liable to have an effect on human health.
The regulation would reduce from nine to seven months the time limit for the Commission to decide whether a novel food can be placed on the market, and allow it one month to refer the application to the EFSA. It would also make it easier to place traditional foods from non-EU countries on the European market.
Nanomaterials
The agreement includes a definition of nanomaterials, which may be updated, via a delegated act, to keep pace with scientific progress. Using a delegated act would ensure that the European Parliament has a say in how the definition is updated. The agreement also calls for a better assessment of nanotoxicokinetics and the toxicology of these materials. Micelles and liposomes are now also explicitly mentioned in the legislation.
Animal testing
Tests on animals should be replaced, reduced or refined, says the agreement, and duplication of animal testing should be avoided where possible. The Commission will be required to publish a summary of every application, and a list of rejected applications.
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A photo of my backyard swimming pool after removing the winter cover. Full of algae and grime. Shot from a ladder with a 10.5 fisheye lens.
Harvesting Algae in Srinagar. Was told that it is fed to cattle, but that it HAS to come out or will overwhelm the lake. I guess the polution is bad.
a tiny red alga Polysiphonia denudata Florideae [Rhodophyta] grows epiphytically upon a larger marine brown alga Sargassum sp. Isogeneratae [Phaeophyta] with pericarp expelling carpospores