safety

Ducks sold at poultry market in Hanoi

UN warns Asia-Pacific faces acute food safety risk; ‘danger just round the corner’

24 May 2004
With one person dying every 45 seconds from food- and water-borne diseases in Asia and the Pacific alone, the area faces serious risks in densely populated zones, two United Nations agencies said today at the start of a regional meeting seeking to head off future threats to public health and international trade.

14 European states sign on to new air treaty with unlimited accident liability – UN

4 May 2004
A new international air treaty granting accident victims potentially unlimited compensation in place of the few thousand dollars offered by the previous system will become effective next month for 14 more European countries, the United Nations civil aviation agency has announced.