Surgeon general orders Americans to lose weight
Being too fat has become almost as big a health problem as smoking in the United States, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said on Thursday, and urged Americans to lose weight.
Archives for December 17, 2001
M&S closes doors on Madrid store
The Spanish may not have managed to persuade the British to leave Gibraltar but UK retailer Marks & Spencer Plc finally pulled out of Madrid on Saturday.
Austria reports first BSE case
Austria has announced its first case of BSE.Discovered within the country's routine testing programme, the case was found in a middle-sized farm in Gmuend in Lower Austria. The 70-month-old cow involved was immediately destroyed, along with the rest...
Comfort food chocolate sales up despite price hike
Neither a price hike nor the added strain of life in the United States since the terror attacks of Sept 11 have deterred some chocolate buyers from getting their dose of sweets, say industry watchers.
Cure the source, FAO comments on FMD crisis
Effective control of the global threat of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requires a concerted international strategy to combat and control it at the source, including in particular more assistance to the developing countries where the virus is endemic,...
Cornstarch bar to help diabetics
A medical food product containing uncooked cornstarch could help type 2 diabetics manage their blood glucose levels and decrease the incidence of nighttime and morning hyperglycemia, new research suggests.
Slovakia reports fifth mad cow case
Slovakia's fifth case of mad cow disease surfaced on Friday, three months after the country became the second central European state to discover the brain-wasting affliction, a state veterinarian said.
Food agency warns about choking sweets
The UK Food Standards Agency advised recently that children should not eat certain mini cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac because of the risk of choking on the sweets.
France mulls over EU court hearing
France will make sure that it protects consumers as it decides how to respond to a ruling by the EU's top court that it is breaking EU law by banning British beef, farm minister Jean Glavany said on Friday.