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Women in Argentina sue for $54 mn over faulty implants
About 300 women with faulty PIP breast implants have filed suit seeking $54.7 million in damages from three European companies, their attorney said Monday.
Aug 26, 2013
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Health
Portugal finds horse painkiller drug in burgers, meatballs
Burgers and meatballs sold in Portugal by French retailer Auchan have been found to contain horsemeat with small traces of an animal painkiller that is potentially harmful to humans, Portugal's consumer watchdog said Thursday.
Mar 7, 2013
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Health
Cancer-causing toxin found in Chinese baby formula
A Chinese dairy has been ordered to suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was found in its infant formula, China's quality watchdog said Monday, in the country's latest milk scare.
Jul 23, 2012
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Medications
UK alleges GSK paid off competitors to delay drugs
Britain's competition watchdog accused GlaxoSmithKline on Friday of paying off competitors to delay launches of their own versions of GSK's best-selling antidepressant, Seroxat.
Apr 19, 2013
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Dutch food watchdog issues warning on poisonous tea
The Dutch food and consumer watchdog issued a warning Thursday about a batch of herbal tea imported from Bulgaria which may have been contaminated by a highly toxic nightshade plant.
Jan 24, 2013
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Health
Exposure to BPA chemical far less than thought: EU watchdog
The European Union's food safety watchdog said Thursday that human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that has triggered health fears and a ban on baby feeding bottles, is far lower than thought.
Jul 25, 2013
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Surgery
Breast implant scare: One in four found flawed
Doctors in France have removed PIP breast implants from more than 16,000 women and found a quarter of the scandal-tainted products had signs of splitting or leakage, a watchdog said on Tuesday.
Jun 25, 2013
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Health
Italy probes BAT, Amazon over heated tobacco ad
Italy's competition authority said Tuesday it was investigating British American Tobacco's Italian division and online giant Amazon for alleged misleading advertising of a heated tobacco product.
Apr 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hundreds sickened in Dutch-US salmonella outbreak
Hundreds of consumers in the Netherlands and the United States have been sickened by salmonella after eating smoked salmon produced at a Dutch fish factory, health authorities said Monday.
Oct 1, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Consumer group sues Aetna, alleges discrimination
A consumer advocacy group has filed a class-action lawsuit against Aetna Inc. saying a new policy violates the privacy of people with HIV and AIDS by requiring them to get their medications from its mail-order pharmacy.
Dec 23, 2014
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