80 people were sick and ten died after eating cheese contaminated with salmonella in 2015, which is hidden in industrial yogurts and a complaint targets signatories of the forum against alternative medicine: here are the three main news of the day .
Salmonella: around ten deaths and nearly 80 sick from contaminated cheeses in 2015 and 2016
Health scandal. Whereas the Lactalis case, punctuated by the salmonella contamination of 38 babies in 2017 and more than 200 between 2005 and 2017, arouses outrage, a new case is born. Radio France’s investigation unit revealed on Friday that nearly 80 people were sick after eating raw milk cheese in 2015 and 2016, in particular Morbier and Mont d’Or, both made in France Comté. About ten people are said to have died, mainly elderly people already very weakened by another disease. To find out more, click here.
Processed foods: what’s in our yogurts?
Up to 12 additives found in yoghurt pots. On April 12, 60 Millions de consommateurs published a special issue to denounce the “tricks” of industrialists who are trying to pass off products packed with additives for healthy products. Among the products listed, yogurts. The French consume on average 280 jars of yogurt per year. This is one of the highest figures in Europe. But if these products are popular, do we really know how they are made and what is in them? The answer here in our article.
Forum against alternative medicines: signatory doctors targeted by a complaint
“Pseudo-medicines”, “fanciful promises” with “illusory efficacy”. On March 18, these expressions appeared in the columns of Figaro. The daily indeed published an opinion column against alternative medicine signed by 124 health professionals. In question, according to them, the ineffectiveness of “alternative medicine” such as homeopathy, mesotherapy and acupuncture. “Faced with more and more esoteric practices, and the growing distrust of the public vis-à-vis scientific medicine, we had to react with force and vigor”, then wrote the signatories, who called for measures to no longer recognize these practices, no longer teach them and force health professionals to deviate from them. Find our article.
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