Tag: contamination
Study from Vinschgau: South Tyrolean apples: pesticide contamination even in mountainous areas
Study from Vinschgau South Tyrolean apples: Pesticide contamination even in mountainous areas The lower Vinschgau is characterized by apple orchards. photo © Carsten Brühl, Rptu/Alpha Galileo/dpa Apple orchards cover huge…
“It will take time to regain consumer confidence”
First responses after the crisis? The oyster farmers of the Arcachon basin will meet this Friday at 11 a.m. in the prefecture of Gironde, after the ban on the sale…
National recall of smoked salmon for suspected listeria contamination
Sold in slices by the Le Fumoir brand, this product should not be consumed, warns the Rappel Conso website. Be careful if, like many, you plan to serve smoked salmon…
Oysters banned from sale after collective food poisoning
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea concluded the meal. On December 9, while celebrating Sainte-Barbe in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (Loire-Atlantique), around forty people, including around twenty firefighters, were victims of collective food poisoning. After…
Raw milk cheese at the origin of the contamination of six children in a nursery
A mystery finally solved. Health authorities have identified the origin of the E.coli bacteria which contaminated six children last November, in a Minimes nursery in Toulouse. The recall of several…
Mayotte’s water, already in serious shortage, contaminated by heavy metals
In addition to the unprecedented water shortages affecting Mayotte, there is now a new problem. Traces of heavy metals were detected “beyond alert thresholds”. The prefecture has banned the consumption…
Towards the indictment for “injuries and manslaughter” of the restaurateur
The owner of the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar in Bordeaux, “was referred” this Wednesday “for indictment by an investigating judge on charges of injury and involuntary manslaughter,” indicates public prosecutor…
Two children from the same daycare hospitalized after contamination with E. coli bacteria
Two children who attended the same nursery in Toulouse were hospitalized after bacterial contamination, the Capitol said on Tuesday, confirming information from France 3 Occitanie. The town hall does not…
Continue to avoid eggs from domestic chickens, the region is still too polluted
It is still not recommended to consume eggs from domestic henhouses in Ile-de-France. The department’s regional health agency (ARS) maintained this recommendation on Monday due to “contamination” by “persistent organic…
Blood tests in Belgium after contamination of drinking water
Have the inhabitants of the Belgian region of Wallonia, in the south of the country, been contaminated with “eternal pollutants”? In order to measure their exposure, the regional Minister of…