Health & Science

• Tuesday, September 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Melamine milk scandal hits Cadbury Chinese products

  

  British confectionary maker Cadbury said Monday it is recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates found to contain melamine, as police in northern China raided a network accused of adding the banned chemical to milk.

• Sunday, September 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Melamine milk scare extends to instant coffee & tea products

  

  The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products are being recalled by the Taiwanese company, King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd., due to possible contamination with melamine. King Car Food Industrial Co. used a non-dairy creamer manufactured by Shandong Duqing Inc., China, which was found to be contaminated with melamine.

• Friday, September 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Contaminated milk products scare reaches FAO

  

  Given the ongoing crisis in China over melamine-contaminated powdered food which has hospitalized nearly 13,000 children, United Nations agencies urged countries to ensure the safe feeding of infants and to be on alert for the possible spread of tainted dairy products.

• Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  First case mother and son mad cow deaths confirmed in Spain

  The mother of a Spanish man who died from mad cow disease also succumbed to the illness, announced on Thursday the Spanish Ministry of Health.

• Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EU bans Chinese baby food and could include other foods

  The European Union has banned imports of baby food that contains Chinese milk and is considering restrictions on other Chinese food products with powdered milk, as a tainted milk scandal in China takes on international proportions.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Contaminated milk poisons thousands of Chinese toddlers

  

  More than 6.200 babies have fallen ill after drinking milk made from contaminated powder, Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu announced. The figure is five times higher than previously announced.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Late starter 2008 ozone layer shaping to be a record

  

  This year's ozone hole surrounding the Southern Hemisphere's pole is shaping up to be one of the largest ever, having already surpassed the size of last year's, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

• Sunday, September 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Promising test for early detection of BSE (mad cow) in cattle

  

  The discovery of elevated protein levels in the urine of some cattle infected with mad cow disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, BSE, raises the possibility that animals could eventually be screened using a test similar to a home pregnancy kit, according to reports from the University of Manitoba.

• Sunday, September 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Eat less meat and help climate change, says UN expert

  

  People should eat less meat if they want to make a difference to climate change, according to a UN expert. Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) told London's The Observer in an interview people should have one meat-free day a week to tackle global warming.

• Friday, September 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean scientist develops kit to detect toxic algae bloom

  

  Although shellfish poisoning is not that common in Chile, it does occur frequently as a result of mysterious, massive algae blooms – the so-called “red tide” phenomenon.