Imperial Valley News Center
FDA approves new DNA-based test to determine blood compatibility
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- Written by Megan McSeveney
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ID CORE XT, a molecular-based assay used in blood transfusion medicine to help determine blood compatibility. The assay can be used to determine blood donor and patient non-ABO red blood cell (RBC) types. ID CORE XT is the second molecular assay approved for use in transfusion medicine, and the first to report genotypes as final results.
Facts Not Fear on Growing Produce
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- Written by Jessica Theisman, Associate Editor California Ag Today
Salinas, California - Among the mix of registered dietitians conveying the accurate message, California Ag Today concluded our conversation about Facts Not Fear with Teresa Thorn, executive director of the Alliance for Food and Farming, located in Watsonville.
ALRB Officially Certifies Gerawan Workers’ “No Union” Vote
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- Written by Laurie Greene
Fresno, California - The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) officially certified that a majority of the valid ballots from the November 5, 2013, election that were counted five years later in Fresno on September 18 were cast as "No Union." In addition, the ALRB concluded that "the United Farm Workers of America thereby lost its prior status as the exclusive representative of the employees for the purpose of collective bargaining."
Major Farm Operations With UFW Contracts Have Shut Down
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- Written by Patrick Cavanaugh - California Ag Today
Ventura, California - Farms operations shutting down due to labor unions and UFW contracts is something that is suspected, but businesses do not outright admit it, said Robert Roy, President/General Counsel at the Ventura County Agricultural Association based out of Camarillo.
Marketer of a Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settles with the FTC
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement order against Jeffrey A. Gomez (aka Jeffrey Adams), Adams Consulting LLC, and Global Marketing Services L.L.C. also requires them to surrender funds and assets for consumer redress.
Cameroon Presidential Election
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States reiterates its neutrality with respect to Cameroonians’ right to choose their leader and calls for calm and the careful, non-partisan conclusion of the remaining phases of the vote tabulation process. We appeal to all Cameroonians to exercise patience and avoid hate speech.
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