in one of the worst outbreaks of food poisoning in Japan, four children lost their lives and over 4,000 more have been taken ill. The poisoning cases were primarily reported from the Sakai, in

At least 10 people died recently after a suspected outbreak of Ebola fever in the northeastern region of the country, according to officials of World Health Organization (wm). Ten out of

The concentration of pesticide detected in Chinese-made frozen dumplings which sickened family members in Chiba Prefecture in January was found to be up to about 10,000 times in excess of the quarant

Exports to Japan of some Chinese-made food items have come to a halt as Chinese inspectors are taking time to rigorously check product safety following the discovery of tainted meat dumplings in Japa

Top Japanese and Chinese police officials agreed Monday to spur investigations into toxic dumpling cases by offering evidence the two countries have collected to each other, Japanese officials said. The accord was reached when top officials from Japan's National Police Agency held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Monday night. They also agreed on greater collaboration to settle the food poisoning cases involving Chinese-made dumplings, which caused 10 people in two Japanese prefectures to fall ill, the officials said.

The adverse effects of fungal toxins

Two managers of a fats recycling firm have been charged with fraud for Europe's dioxin-in-food scare ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 4). "There are two people who have been questioned by the judge, a

a large arsenal of germ-resistant goods have occupied store shelves in Japan to tackle an imminent outbreak of the Escherichia coli ( E coli ) bacteria this summer. More than 9,000