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Friday, July 3, 2009
87.5 percent of cold noodles fail to pass safety tests: CF
Up to 87.5 percent of cold noodle products recently tested by the Consumers Foundation were found to contain excessive levels of viable bacteria, foundation Secretary-General Wu Jia-cheng said yesterday.
A batch of Ovalteenies was found by the Department of Health to contain a bacterium over the safety level yesterday and was recalled, reported local media.
Taiwan has recorded another imported case of swine flu, officially known as influenza A(H1N1), a Department of Health (DOH) official said yesterday.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Thursday advised travelers to Southeast Asia to take proper precautions against dengue fever, as a high number of imported cases has been confirmed in Taiwan so far this year.
A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the product.
California becomes the first state in the nation to legislate the cheeseburger today, when a new law forces restaurants with at least 20 locations to reveal the number of calories in most of the food on their menus.
The Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB) in yesterday confiscated over two hundred crates of alcohol in Taoyuan which were found to contain traces of cocaine.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Activists protest government plans for U.S. beef imports
Scores of activists rallied in front of the Department of Health Wednesday to show their opposition to an anticipated full opening of Taiwan's market to U.S. beef and urged the government to hold public hearings before making a decision on the issue.
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Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officials and the manufacturer said on Monday.
The Central Epidemics Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported collective swine flu infections involving seven teenagers who recently entered the country from the United States, Canada and Hong Kong.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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