China milk scandal: Government says milk free of contamination
10.05.08
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Tests on 609 batches of liquid milk, as sold in 27 cities under 75 different brand names, were all clear of melamine, the chemical at the center of the scandal, according to the product safety watchdog. A further 129 batches of baby milk powder and 212 batches of other kinds of milk powder were also clean.
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Report Sees Decade of High Food Prices
05.29.08
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Agricultural commodity prices should ease from their recent record peaks but over the next 10 years they are expected to average well above the mean of the past decade, according to the latest Agricultural Outlook from OECD and the UN. The current high prices will hit poor and hungry people hardest, particularly those who are net food buyers in urban areas in low income countries.
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