Texas beef plant fights salmonella standards

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Supreme Beef Processors Inc is challenging the validity of new, strict food safety regulations in a federal court. The company has been cited repeatedly by the Agriculture Dept (USDA) for failing microbial testing required under the new rules. The USDA tests for the presence of salmonella under the new standards and uses the results to determine how well a plant is complying with food safety procedures. It has attempted to close Supreme Beef's plant but a preliminary injunction has kept the facility open and producing ground beef.

Legal issues & crime, Meat Processed from Carcasses, Prepared Meats, Supreme Beef Processors Inc.

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She'll be back, with new game, new look

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Video game developer Core Design is developing a new generation of Lara Croft video games. The new games will not feature Lara Croft's prominent chest and the bright aquamarine top and khaki shorts. The new Lara will wear costumes similar to what Angelina Jolie wore on the game's movie version. Core Design has released a new Tomb Raider game annually since 1996, selling more than 21 million copies worldwide. Lara Croft has since then become a pop icon, appearing in magazine covers and hundreds of Web sites.

United States, Prepackaged software, Brief Article, Abstract, Computer games, Core Design Ltd.

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Device could help depression sufferers

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Houston, TX-based Cyberonics Inc has developed a medical device that has been found in a study to be a very promising tool against clinical depression, which affects about 19 million Americans. The electrical device stimulates the vagus nerve in the neck and has been used in the USA to treat epilepsy patients. It is roughly the size of a stopwatch and is surgically implanted under the skin in the patient's chest. The FDA has approved a 94-patient trial using Cyberonics' device at up to 15 medical centers.

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical & Radioactive Implants, Prostheses and implants, Cyberonics Inc

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