Archive for February, 2009



China passes tougher food safety law (Chicago Tribune)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 am

BEIJING (AP) — China’s legislature enacted a tough new food safety law Saturday, promising tougher penalties for makers of tainted products in the wake of scandals that exposed serious flaws in monitoring of the nation’s food supply.

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‘Maureen’s Way’ lights path for Bangor pedestrian safety (Bangor Daily News)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 am

BANGOR, Maine — Early one evening in January, Maureen Waltz crossed Route 9 outside her Eddington home to retrieve her mail, something she had done countless times before. This night, she never made it back home.

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China approves food safety law: state media (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 10:02 am

China on Saturday approved a long-awaited food safety law, state media reported, in a bid to end repeated scandals involving dangerous food products in the country.

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Ypsilanti firefighters say girl set fire in bathroom of home (The Ann Arbor News)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 9:02 am

An Ypsilanti girl will undergo fire-safety counseling after she apparently set fire to a pile of towels in a bathroom at her home Thursday night….

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China approves food safety law: state media (TODAYonline)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 9:02 am

A child drinks milk in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province. The country has approved a long-awaited food safety law, state media has reported, in a bid to end repeated scandals involving dangerous food products.

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Fear for family’s safety drove poet to Toronto (Toronto Star)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 7:02 am

Writer and poet Metin Ciyayi wasn’t home when his elderly mother found the bomb.

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Botulism blamed on improper home-canning - Fri, 27 Feb 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 7:02 am

A serious case of botulism in Spokane has prompted warnings from food preservation experts and health officials to follow strict safety rules when canning vegetables at home.

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Miami Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell: `I love it here’ (Miami Herald)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 7:02 am

There’s a big, wide world of 31 NFL teams beyond the Dolphins, some of which might pay serious money for a powerfully built, strong safety like Yeremiah Bell in free agency. Bell, however, wasn’t interested in launching from his only NFL home.

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China passes food safety laws to end scandals (The Age)

Saturday 28 February 2009 @ 6:02 am

China yesterday approved a long-awaited food safety law, state media reported, in a bid to end repeated scandals involving dangerous food products.

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Younus sights double ton as Pakistan near safety (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 25 February 2009 @ 10:02 am

Pakistan’s new captain Younus Khan was on course for a fabulous double century on Tuesday as he guided the home team towards safety on day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

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