63 h. ago Scientists discover common food poisoning bug increases risk of colon cancer... with 100,000 exposed every year

A common food-borne bacteria acquired in childhood may be driving the mysterious rise of colon cancer among young adults in the US and UK.

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3 d. ago About 400 pupils fall sick after eating free school meals in Indonesia

It is the worst mass food poisoning case linked to the meal programme

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage blamed for small boats crisis after end of 'returns' deal for asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP say the Reform UK must own a rise in illegal immigration after the “Dublin Regulation” ended.

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8 d. ago Tourists fall ill after 'eating sausage and chips' at popular holiday hotspot

The 60 guests at a tourist resort experienced symptoms consistent with botulinum food poisoning after eating a meal of hot dogs and chips at the resort's restaurant

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1 week ago Spanish hotel horror as 100 people hit with food poisoning including baby

A total of 20 people including a 15-month-old baby and several other children have been taken to hospital following the outbreak at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in La Manga

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1 week ago Costa hotel hit by food poisoning as over 100 tourists including baby fall ill

More than 100 of the 800 guests at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in the popular resort of La Manga near Murcia, Spain have fallen ill with what's believed to be salmonella

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2 w. ago Israel has furthered starvation with ‘military model’ of aid distribution, according to new joint report – Israel

A report by Forensic Architecture and the World Peace Foundation says Israel has dismantled the proven model of aid distributionMothers in Gaza have resorted to using legume water and herbs as alternative to infant milk amid Famine, charity warnsDr. Ra’ed Al-Baba, who works at Al Awda Hospital run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, said usage of alternatives to infant milk had “catastrophic” consequences.There are mothers who resort to using legume water, herbs, and other alternatives to infant milk because of the severe shortage. These methods carry catastrophic risks, causing gastroenteritis, food poisoning, delayed growth, severe anaemia, and even the inability to move. We have seen cases of extreme dehydration from polluted water mixed with these substitutes. This is not survival, this is slow death.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fears as food safety chiefs reveal 1 in 10 salmon fillets sold at major supermarkets found to contain killer food poisoning bug

Food safety officials have issued an urgent warning over an alarming surge in two potentially deadly bacteria found in salmon and meat sold at major UK supermarkets that are resistant to antibiotics.

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2 w. ago Two women die after eating poisonous guacamole at Italian food festival

School cook Valeria Sollai, 62, collapsed after eating the contaminated dip at the Fiesta Latina food event in Monserrato, Cagliari.

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3 w. ago Hundreds hit by food poisoning after eating free school meals in Indonesia

President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases

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3 w. ago Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s space order risks environmental disaster while rewarding Musk and Bezos, experts say

US president is pushing an ‘end run around’ on safeguards, risking harm to wildlife, air and water, attorney saysA draft executive order from Donald Trump that aims to largely exempt space launches from environmental review is viewed as a gift to commercial space industry players such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others who have long targeted the regulations.But its central components may be illegal and the US president “is trying to do an end run around” on the law, said Jared Margolis, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, which has litigated environmental issues around launches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind surge in food poisoning outbreaks that has seen up to 3,000 trucks contaminated, claims report

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

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3 w. ago Outrage as transport regulator finds illegal migrants hiding in lorries could be behind explosion in food poisoning outbreaks: '3,000 trucks contaminated'

Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings.

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3 w. ago Urgent warning issued as dogs and foxes die after eating 'poison' in Devon park

At least one dog is reported to have died and another two are ill after eating food laced with poison at the Devon field

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3 w. ago Health chiefs issue warning as lunchbox favourite is linked to deadly botulism that almost killed a baby

The infant, after two weeks of constipation, suddenly developed extreme tiredness, a hoarse cry and noisy breathing, and struggled to eat.

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3 w. ago Dad died on dream holiday after being struck down with food poisoning from half

Leslie Green contracted salmonella at a resort in Fuerteventura to celebrate his 70th

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4 w. ago Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist

The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months

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