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KeystoneUN food standards commission meets2 July 2007 -- New steps to ensure safer powdered infant formulae and hygienic egg production are on the agenda of the Codex Alimentarius Commission this week. The commission today opens its annual meeting where it will consider the adoption of several food safety and quality standards.More about the Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting
New global effort to eliminate Chagas disease3 July 2007 -- A newly established Global Network for Chagas Elimination will coordinate the global efforts to eradicate the potentially life-threatening disease by 2010. The network will be launched tomorrow at a WHO meeting of partners and disease experts.More about Global Network for Chagas Elimination
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