Tainted Chinese milk products found in Russia

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread, with spome of the contaminated milk products now being found in Russia."Russian news agencies say food inspectors have found nearly two tons of Chinese dry milk believed to be contaminated with the industrial...

China Says More Dairy Makers Have Contaminated Milk

The Chinese tainted milk scandal continues to spread each day. Today the country revealed that the number of dairy producers who have the contaminated milk is even wider than originally thought."China, embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that has killed four babies, said 15...

India bans smoking in all public places

It's bad news for the smokers in India. Government of India has passed a law banning smoking at all the public places from thursday onwards. This is country wide ban and those violating the rule will...

France to announce new bank measures by end of week

Anticipating bank failures in the coming weeks, French president Nicolas Sarkozy will institute measures to guarantee savings in French banks. Since France holds the EU presidency, he is also hoping to lead by...

China detains 22 suspects over melamine mixing

" Police in the Chinese province at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday. Thousands of children have been hospitalised with...

Asia Food Tainting Spreads, Leading to Recall in USA...NEWYORK TIMES...

"   Products from the Mr. Brown brand in the King Car Food warehouse in Taoyuan, Taiwan. A nondairy creamer  . Published: September 26, 2008 BEIJING — Two weeks after Chinese companies began recalling infant milk formula because of contamination by...

"Mr Brown" is dangerous instant coffee:FDA warns

" U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine. The Food and...

PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk

"WATERBURY, Vt. -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a...

Chinese milk fears spread in Asia

The problem was first revealed two weeks ago, when milk powder from the Sanlu Group was found to contain melamine, an industrial chemical. At least 22 other companies have since become involved in the scandal and milk products made by the Yili, Mengniu and other groups have...

Unsafe at any feed: listeria may be an indicator

After the listeriosis crisis -- and the election -- passes, there needs to be more vigilance and careful evaluation of food safety standards, policies, and practices in Canada. " There has been a stunning increase in the number of products pulled from the country's grocery...

China Contaminated Milk Scandal Widens

The contaminated baby milk scandal in China has widened, with a third infant having died from the milk, which was treated with a lethal chemical to make it pass health inspections. Several dairy farmers and...

Mediterranean diet is recipe for long life

This is exactly the kind of study I love to hear about: veggies, fish, olive oil and wine are some of the key ingredients to healthy living.  While the Mediterranean diet has long been examined for its...

Mexico's Supreme Court slams Walmart's labor practices

"Mexico's top court on Thursday backed a Walmart employee who had complained that vouchers handed out by the company as part of its salary payments could only be spent in the company's stores. The practice of vouchers "that come from the worker's salary only to be exchanged...

McCain joins White House race with political spud ads

"There's a Canadian company that wants to see McCain in the White House no matter which of the competing presidential candidates wins in November.A major ad campaign launched this week by the U.S. subsidiary of New Brunswick food titan McCain Foods Ltd. makes the case for...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

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