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BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE
CALLS for an injection of foreign investment in the Indian tobacco sector have been opposed by the India Tobacco Corporation chairman, who said he was surprised that the idea is supported by some growers. Y.C. Deveshwar told a discussion session with farmers at the Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, that he opposed the entry of foreign companies, saying it would “harm the interests of Indian farmers”, the Hindu Business Line has reported.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE NUMBER of fish in the North Sea has increased but the average size of them has got smaller according to a study by the Institute for Fisheries Research of the Netherlands. This does not mean that fish of a particular species have shrunk in size but rather that there are now relatively fewer large fish species and a greater number of fish smaller than 30 cm, such as sprats and whitebait.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has called on European Union member countries – including Britain – to adopt an updated and common EU list of illnesses for which workers should be compensated if they contracted them at work.

In a formal ‘recommendation on the schedule of occupational diseases,’ Brussels calls on governments “to introduce as soon as possible” rules covering “compensation and preventative measures” for such medical conditions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CANCER Research UK survey, conducted for the European Commission in seven European countries, has concluded that simple health warnings on cigarette packets are no longer effective, with many smokers ignoring government messages that have been on cigarette packages for many years.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) agency has concluded that chewing betel quid causes cancer, whether or not tobacco is included in the ‘pan’ mix especially popular with ethnic south Asians. It came to the same conclusion regarding another popular chewing ingredient, the areca nut.…

BY PHILIP FINE

AN ASSUMPTION has been made by many in the past few months in the international food industry: the unveiling of so many new low-calorie and low-fat alternative food items must have something to do with obesity-related litigation lurking in the US.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) agency has concluded that chewing betel quid causes oral cancer, whether or not tobacco is included in ‘pan’ mixes especially popular with ethnic south Asians. The problem is of particular concern in the UK, which imports more betel than any country outside of Asia, (imports have doubled since the early 80’s).…

BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission is building up a case-file of colour photographs showing diseased human organs that will be put at the disposal of EU Member States for display on tobacco packages from next year. Member governments may choose whether or not to use the images and while the UK is not planning to at present, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Health, “it is looking into the matter.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE has been a lot of talk about water in international meetings and organisations this year. Report after report has spelt out that we are all using too much water and if reforms do not make systems more sustainable, then a thirsty future beckons.…

KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has announced that next month (Oct) it will launch a European Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Partnership, pumping (as yet unspecified amounts) of funds into private, public and mixed sector research and development projects to introduce hydrogen as a fuel on a commercial basis.…