Woman arrested over Australia strawberry needle scare
The Australian government has raised the maximum sentence for fruit tampering to 15 years.
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The Australian government has raised the maximum sentence for fruit tampering to 15 years.
At least two minors have been questioned by Australian police for carrying out hoaxes.
Police have received reports of more than 100 alleged incidents of pins and needles being found in fruit.
Several brands of strawberries grown in Queensland have been withdrawn from supermarkets.
An addiction and outreach service says there’s been a rise in younger steroid-users coming forward.
The case prompted Chinese authorities to call for an “immediate” investigation into all kindergartens across the country.
First human trial of the ‘microneedle patch’ that ‘punctures skin painlessly’ can be self-administered.
After years of campaigning, the centre opened in Paris today.
A special needle disposal bin has been placed in the park to help combat the problem.
The city centre this afternoon: used needles, a crack pipe – and a syringe just yards from playing children.
A grim tour of the backstreets of the capital…
The first is due to open next year.
Sometimes difficult problems require courageous action.
Dublin City Council also spent €7.7 million on settlements for public injuries last year.
There’s a measles outbreak in the US because people aren’t vaccinated.
ICTU says the EU’s directive on ‘sharps’ – requiring medical needles to retract after use – was to become Irish law by today.
Scientific researchers are developing a ‘jet-injector’ to get medicine to the right spot – by using pressure, rather than a puncture of the skin.
Plus, some other things that you may not have known were invented by Irish people (spoiler: one is chocolate milk!)