Tag: Bans
Hong Kong culls chickens at market, bans trade, as H5N1 found
by on Dec.21, 2011, under Health and Fitness
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Workers began culling 17,000 chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a dead chicken there tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian virus, a government spokesman said. The Hong Kong government a…
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New Australia smoking law bans brand labels
by on Nov.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Tough anti-smoking laws banning brand labels passed their last major legislative hurdle in Australia on Thursday and immediately faced the threat of court action from tobacco companies worried the move could spread and hurt sales elsewhere.
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Russia bans EU vegetables over outbreak
by on Jun.02, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Russia infuriated the European Union on Thursday, by banning fresh vegetables from its 27 member states and faulting its health safety system for the death of 17 people from a lethal bacterial strain.
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Minnesota Smoking Bans Didn't Lead to Job Loss
by on Jul.03, 2010, under Health and Fitness
FRIDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) — Smoking bans in Minnesota's
Twin Cities did not lead to job losses at bars and may actually have
helped create more jobs at restaurants, a new study finds.
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