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# FSA

All time
# salmonella scare
Manufacturer blames 'third party' ingredient for large-scale houmous recall
Recall notices were issued for a number of houmous products in Ireland last week.
# undeclared
Now Tesco has recalled one of its products because of nut worries
Got nut allergies? Here are the facts about the latest scares
# HIV
Gay men will be allowed give blood in the US... after abstaining from sex for a year
The FDA said it made decision after reviewing scientific evidence in recent years.
# Not the News
This is the week's news... skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Horse burgers, how politicians ignored on social media may suffer low self-esteem, and the possibility that Lance Armstrong may be telling the truth…
# Civil War
Syria ceasefire in tatters as fighting rages
The death toll on the first of of Eid al-Adha reached 146, according to reports.
# need to know
The Evening Fix... now with added Tetris
Here are the things we learned, shared and loved today.
# borders
Syrian rebels move command from Turkey to Syria
Fighting continues to spill over borders, however, with violence reported near Jordan today.
# Ulster Bank
British watchdog to examine IT failure at Ulster Bank
The Financial Services Authority is to conduct an investigation into the systems failure at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
# fined
PwC fined record £1.4m in UK for audit misconduct
PricewaterhouseCoopers was reprimanded for actions taken when auditing the accounts of JP Morgan.
# Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank lost €925m in deposits when Bank Guarantee kicked in
The Irish arm of RBS lost £732 million in deposits in the four days after the government guaranteed its native competitors.