This week, three executives belonging to the Shanghai Panda Dairy Co. are to go on trial for selling melamine tainted dairy products. Melamine, is an industrial chemical that can cause organ failure and was added to the watered-down milk with the intention of fooling inspectors testing for protein content, as well as, for increasing profits.

The milk formula was produced at the San Lu dairy factory in which Fonterra holds a 43% stake.

A pharmaceutical firm's advertisement claiming its vaccine can prevent cervical cancer has triggered indignation in certain medical circles, leading to India's apex drug regulatory agency threatening legal action against the firm.

According to officials, a show cause notice has been sent to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) India, responsible for issuing the advertisement about its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix, by the regulatory body i.e. the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation.

Just moments after rock singer Pete Doherty, 30, walked free from court, fined for drink driving and possession of drugs, he was arrested once again after an item suspected to be a drugs wrap, fell from his pocket during a security search as he entered Gloucester Crown Court.

Fears of a possible link to salmonella outbreak, has led Safeway Inc. to recall ground beef produced by Beef Packers Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based subsidiary of Cargill Inc., from all Arizona stores, including several in New Mexico.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service Friday, the Valley grocery store chain is recalling approximately 22,723-lbs. of ground beef products that may be linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis.

Zhu Zhu Pet, the popular little robotic hamsters which have been designated the season's "hottest toys", have been slapped as being toxic and unsafe by the consumer group Good Guide, according to which the toy has "higher-than-allowed level of a chemical called antimony", which could cause seriously health problems in children.

Out of a possible 10, the toy was given a mere 5.2 rating by the group which insisted that its thorough review has led it to believe that the toy contains dangerous levels of tin as well.

A new US study released Wednesday reveals, 700-children's products have tested positive for high levels of toxic substances, such as, lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury.

Researchers from the Ann Arbor, Michigan based health-advocacy group i.e. the Ecology Centre, tested the products, releasing their findings in their yearly report published just before the holiday shopping season begins.

After dashing hopes of all those rooting for the Government to block the extradition of London's computer hacker Gary McKinnon, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has refused to do so, making it alright for the US authorities to take him away, something that could happen within a few weeks.

Spanish police overnight detained 36 suspected supporters of the militant Basque separatist group ETA, police sources said Tuesday. The suspected members of the illegal youth organization Segi were held in the northern Basque region and neighbouring Navarre.

The detainees included several suspected leaders of Segi. Police searched 34 addresses, and were looking for three more suspects.

The Spanish judiciary has increased pressure on organizations linked to ETA, which has killed more than 820 people since 1968.