Chris Gunter
@chrisgunter.bsky.social
Quality Assurance and R&D manager. Specialized in allergen testing, food safety, regulations and product development. Musician and video editor. Music and science nerd 🎹🧪
My daughter's sole strategy when playing games against me is reading my mind. Should I be concerned?
May 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My daughter's sole strategy when playing games against me is reading my mind. Should I be concerned?
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Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
Raw Milk Microbiology: Unfiltered and Unfriendly | ASM.org
While raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of disease-causing microbes; heat sterilizing food items through pasteurization can kill those pathogens and slow food spoilage.
asm.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body.
asm.org/articles/202...
asm.org/articles/202...
For every 1 new proposed regulation, 10 must be eliminated. Total madness
HHS, FDA Issue RFI on Deregulatory Plan to Lower Costs and Empower Providers
HHS, FDA Issue RFI on Deregulatory Plan to Lower Costs and Empower Providers
www.fda.gov
May 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
For every 1 new proposed regulation, 10 must be eliminated. Total madness
It seems like a lot of new regulation was introduced right before this administration, hopefully to combat potential deregulation. This is great, but regulations on serving size would be more beneficial in my opinion.
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling
FDA has been conducting consumer research to explore the development of a front-of-package nutrition labeling scheme and meeting with a variety of stakeholders to hear their feedback and experiences w...
www.fda.gov
May 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It seems like a lot of new regulation was introduced right before this administration, hopefully to combat potential deregulation. This is great, but regulations on serving size would be more beneficial in my opinion.
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I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets
May 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets
I need a @techconnectify.bsky.social opinion about this
Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts
An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on ...
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I need a @techconnectify.bsky.social opinion about this
Nature preserve walk on my lunch break.
May 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nature preserve walk on my lunch break.
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NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring bo...
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
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The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity, but pausing research is not the path forward. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Pausing Research Not a Path to Better Biosafety & Biosecurity
The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity.
asm.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity, but pausing research is not the path forward. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Reposted by Chris Gunter
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Reposted by Chris Gunter
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
