Around a dozen people were also in serious condition after suspected food poisoning lead to five deaths at a retirement home near Toulouse, southern France. (Photo: AFP/PHILIPPE LOPEZ) Twenty-two people at the privately-operated Cheneraie residence in Lherm, a town south of Toulouse, began showing symptoms including vomiting after dinner on Sunday, police said. Four deaths were initially announced by officials, and a source close to the inquiry later told AFP that a fifth person had died. The victims - four women and a man - were aged between 72 and 95. Toulouse prosecutor Dominique Alzeari said 19 of the 82 residents remained under supervision, 16 of whom were in very poor condition although their lives were not thought to be in danger. Alzeari said investigations into apparent cases of "involuntary homicide and unintentional injury" would be lengthy, and underscored the "serious" nature of the affair. The meals involved have been kept for analysis, the regional health agency said, … [Read more...] about Five dead from suspected food poisoning at French retirement home
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Thousand shades of grey in healthy food
While the market is awash with different types of supplementary food, there are still genuine brands with traceable origin, Photo: Le Toan In recent years, supplementary food are becoming more and more popular, especially among office workers. Thao Van, a 32-year old office worker in Hanoi, is trying to lose weight after stopping breastfeeding her baby. She spends an hour to exercise every day and is looking for a type of supplementary food to burn fat. However, after a few days of browsing, she feels hopelessly lost in the world of supplementary food of varying origins, prices, and quality. “It is very difficult to choose. Along with products with clear origin from the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and South Korea that are quite expensive, there are a lot of cheap products from China. I cannot tell which products are safe,” Van told VIR. According to statistics published by the Vietnam Association of Functional Food (VAFF), only 63 kinds of supplementary food were sold … [Read more...] about Thousand shades of grey in healthy food
Babies for sale: poverty in Vietnam, desperation in China – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments News - March 5, 2019 | 10:13 am GMT+7 An insidious cocktail of abject poverty in Vietnam and desperation for progeny in China turns babies into commodities. Over the past three years, Ky Son District in the central province of Nghe An, one of the most underprivileged mountainous districts in Vietnam, has seen a boom in the business of selling newborns, mainly in Huu Kiem Commune.An initial estimate by local authorities is that 22 pregnant women, mainly belonging to the Kho Mu ethnic minority residents of the commune, have gone to China in order to sell their newborn babies to strangers for VND40 million to VND80 million ($1,720 to $3,450).Unforgettable memoriesSitting in a three-story stilt house, Moong Thi Tho, 26, recalled a journey she went on more than a year ago, returning home with VND40 million, the largest sum of money she’d ever had in her life.In 2017, Tho was pregnant with her third child. When she came to a local clinic for a prenatal … [Read more...] about Babies for sale: poverty in Vietnam, desperation in China – VnExpress International
Baby products take lead in FMCG sector growth
Products serving babies grew 12 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the highest recorded in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories after months (Illustrative photo: thanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Products serving babies grew 12 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the highest recorded in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories after months, according to a report of Nielsen, a global measurement and data analytics company. The report also revealed that in the period, FMCG sales in urban areas nationwide inched up 0.7 percent. FMCG’s value growth increased 1.3 percent while volume growth declined 0.6 percent. Six among seven major FMCG products increased in the Q2, including beverages (with beer), dairy products, household care products, personal care products, baby products and cigarettes. Only the food category suffered a drop of 1.9 percent in the reviewed time. Sales of FMCG products through modern trade channels surged 11.9 percent. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Baby products take lead in FMCG sector growth
Social News In Brief 18/7
ACV plans to expand Tuy Hoa airport in Phu Yen province The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is developing a plan to expand Tuy Hoa airport in the south central province of Phu Yen. The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is developing a plan to expand Tuy Hoa airport in the south central province of Phu Yen and build a new terminal with a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year in the 2020-2025 period. Last year, more than 337,000 passengers arrived at the Tuy Hoa airport, equaling 61 percent of its present capacity. By 2020, the airport’s capacity will reach 600,000 passengers per year, and by 2030 will be 3 million per year, according to the scheme to develop airway transport by 2020, which has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The Ministry of Transport gave instructions to ACV to inspect and adjust the plan for different airports so that it is in accordance with what was approved by the PM. ACV Director Le Manh Hung said that at present, the … [Read more...] about Social News In Brief 18/7