Food safety

Japan moves to stem mad cow disease fears
Japanese officials have pledged they will do all they can to keep the country's first suspected case of mad cow disease from spreading.
07:43 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Home-made alcohol kills 20 in Estonia
Twenty people have died and at least 30 injured after drinking a home-made beverage laced with methyl alcohol in Estonia.
12:15 Monday 10th September 2001

BSE spreads to Far East
Japanese government officials believe they have found the first case of an animal infected with mad cow disease.
11:14 Monday 10th September 2001

CJD case rise not a blip, says scientist
An upturn in the number of cases of the human form of mad cow disease is not a blip but a "sustained pattern", says a scientist investigating the illness.
14:46 Thursday 6th September 2001

Mouldy mooncake warning in China
Health authorities in China have issued a warning after it was revealed mouldy mooncakes could be on sale in the country.
14:03 Thursday 6th September 2001

People in North 'more at risk from CJD'
People in northern Britain are more than twice as likely to get the human form of mad cow disease as those in the South, a leading scientist says.
08:06 Thursday 6th September 2001

Italy confirms 26th case of BSE
The Italian Health Ministry has confirmed the nation's 26th case of mad cow disease.
20:18 Wednesday 5th September 2001

Chewing gum found in Big Mac
A woman says she found a chewed lump of gum when she tried to take the gherkins out of her Big Mac.
16:07 Monday 3rd September 2001

Baby food recalled in contamination scare
Superdrug has recalled baby food bought from one of its stores after several jars were thought to have been punctured by a syringe.
15:25 Tuesday 28th August 2001

Food safety leaflet 'was not misleading'
A food safety leaflet criticised for causing "undue fear and distress" has escaped censure by the advertising watchdog.
01:32 Wednesday 22nd August 2001

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