AUGUST 4 - Child Abuse
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FUMG):
Summer Holidays Are For Fun - Not Pain
Metropolitan Police & partner organisations inform parents/carers that 2003 Act makes it illegal to arrange FGM inside or outside the UK. They will safeguard any girl believed to be at risk and prosecute offenders.
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JULY 26 - Work practices
MODEL FOR MOSQUES:
ICC & Workplace Health Connect assess Health and Safety needs
Workplace Health Connect gains "...valuable experience which has allowed Workplace Health Connect to construct a model which could be used by all London based Mosques...." and thanks Dr Yunes Teinaz, Hackney Principal Environmental Health Officer and advisor to the Director General of the ICC.
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MARCH 30 - EVENT
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM:
North East Region
Speakers include Dr Yunes Teinaz on Review of Illegal Meat Trade in the UK, Stephen Airey and Hazel Gowland. Britannia Hotel, Newcastle Airport - 5th to 7th April 2006.
Delegate Fees
All Sessions - £100.00 per day. Discount for CIEH Members attending 2 Sessions (Not transferable)
Students
£30.00 per day / £75.00 for 3 Days
Dinner
£15 per person (Incl Ceilidh and hot buffet)
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View the Lecture delivered by Dr Yunes Teinaz:
Review Of The Illegal Meat Trade In The UK April 2006..

FEBRUARY 7 - MEDIA
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
Dr Yunes Teinaz
Dr Yunes Teinaz must be the only EHP in the country whose boss was once offered £20,000 to fire him and whose closest colleague was offered £100,000 to arrange his death.
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JANUARY 12 - REGULATIONS
SAFER FOOD, BETTER BUSINESS: Changes in aw
Do you know that the food Law is changing? From 1 January 2006, food businesses must have a written Food Safety Management System. The Food Standards Agency has developed a pack called Safer Food, Better Business, which will help you comply with the Law. Using this pack will save you having to write your own system. It is jargon free - and easy to use.
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JANUARY 8 - DIET
BONE WEAKNESS: Vitamin D deficiency link
Source: The Guardian
James Meikle in the Guardian reports on a study conducted at Southampton general hospital that has found evidence of bone weakness in children whose mothers had low levels of vitamin D. The research, published in the Lancet, said that pregnant women who had taken supplements or were exposed to higher levels of sunlight were less likely to be short of the vitamin D, calling for trials on giving supplements to pregnant women. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists however warned that pregnant women should not take extra vitamin D unless advised to do so by their doctor.

JANUARY 8 - DISEASE
TURKEY BIRD FLU: officials sent to deaths site
Source: Financial Times
It is reported that Turkey has sent additional resources and personnel to areas in the East of the country stricken by bird flu following the deaths of two children in a suspected outbreak of H5N1, the deadliest form of the disease. In the UK, the government has said that four million doses of anti-flu treatment have been stockpiled, with the reserve growing by 800,000 doses a month. A health spokesman in the UK said there was no cause for alarm and that the level of risk had not changed as there was no human-to-human transmission involved in the two cases.

JANUARY 8 - DISEASE
MENINGITIS MILK: Baby milk firms 'failing to warn' of risk
Source: Daily Mail
Tom Kelly of the Daily Mail reports that companies that make powered baby milk have been accused of failing to warn parents of a potentially fatal bug that can cause meningitis. Several babies in Europe and the US have died after drinking milk contaminated with the bacteria enterobacter sakazakii. The bacteria, which can spark meningitis or severe gut infections, can be destroyed by mixing powered milk with water heated to at least 70C however this advice is not printed on powdered milk cans or cartons. Patti Rundall of Baby Milk Action said "It's nearly four years since this specific problem came to public attention with the case of a five-year-old baby in Belgium in march 2002", expressing her shock that manufacturers have still failed to tackle the problem.
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JANUARY 4 - IMMIGRATION
'SEX FOR VISA': Inquiry into claims
COURTESY BBC
The Home Office is investigating a claim that immigration officials have granted visas to foreign nationals in exchange for sex. 'The Sun' newspaper reported the allegation by a former administration officer at the Lunar House immigration processing centre in Croydon, south London.
More External link: BBC

JANUARY 3 - DISEASE
CANCER DRUG ASSESSMENT: 'Speed up' urged
COURTESY BBC
Campaigners have called for a fast-track assessment of a new breast cancer drug which may help save lives. A global study found Femara (letrozole) was of most benefit to women at highest risk of the cancer returning, the New England Journal of Medicine reported.
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NOVEMBER 1 - PUBLIC SAFETY
BIRD FLU BRIEFING: How to stay informed
Information on flu, particularly on Avian flu and a potential Pandemic Flu, is changing daily and for detailed up to date information it is best to check on the following websites that are updated regularly.
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Related link
How Bird Flu spread BBC NEWS

TRADING IN BUSHMEAT: Is New Legislation Needed?
Courtesy J. OF CRIMINAL LAW
By John Pointing
Food safety professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the number of serious food offences carried out by organised criminals.
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J. OF CRIMINAL LAW available from Vathek Publishing

ILLEGAL DYE RECALLED: Found in Rajah curry powder
Courtesy FSA
ouBE International Foods is withdrawing batches of Rajah curry powder after finding it included chilli powder containing the illegal dye Sudan I.
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STAYING HEALTHY AT HAJJ: MCB outlines techniques and guidance
Duties and rites during Hajj ar physically demanding, and it is incumbent on everyone to:
 - Be well prepared
 - Take necessary preventive measures
 - Maintain the good health
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TB SCREENING: Mobile X-ray unit visists ICC, great success
TB is a serious health problem in London and is curable if detected - without treatment it can spread and kill. The Mobile X-RAY Unit was screening worshippers at the ICC for TB.
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