Legal battle over Thai poultry migrant abuse begins
A lawsuit hearing over the alleged forced labour of 14 Myanmar chicken factory workers has started in Thailand’s Saraburi province.
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Chinese import regs might become more ‘predictable’ after Pinoy thaw
Filipino exporters have been complaining about Chinese rules governing the import of agricultural products, calling them “unpredictable” and “restrictive” despite a recent government pivot to Beijing.
Review of industry-sponsored nutrition studies ‘suggests’ they’re more likely to have favourable conclusions
Researchers say a review and meta-analysis suggests, but cannot establish, that industry-sponsored nutrition studies may be more likely to have favourable conclusions compared to independent studies.
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Report suggests that most Indians eat twice the safe level of salt
Indians are putting themselves at substantially increased risk of cardiovascular disease by eating more than twice the recommended amount of salt, a new study has found.
Kids with vitamin D deficiency more likely to develop asthma: 10-year study
Children with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop asthma, a 10-year study of children in Perth, Australia, has discovered.