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Care group patients accidentally given dishwasher fluid to drink

A man with learning difficulties died and five others with disabilities suffered horrific internal injuries after a carer confused dishwasher fluid with orange squash and gave it to a group to drink on a council-organised trip. The group of adults with learning...

Reduce the spread of dangerous bugs – advice for washing clothes

The pasta sauce stains might have disappeared — but are your freshly laundered clothes really clean? In our desire to be greener, as well as softer on clothes, many of us are lowering the temperature of our washes, and mixing different types of clothing to make up a...

Stomach upsets and infectious intestinal disease (IID)

Nearly 17 million people suffer from stomach upsets in the UK every year, leading to about 11 million lost working days, new research published today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found. The study, which is the biggest of its kind for more than 10 years,...