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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Pet Talk: Need for pet food banks is up in down economy :: Not all animals have all they can eat. Some owners need help, and a few bags of free dog or cat food can change help them keep their pets. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
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Slovakia votes down bailout move :: Slovakia's parliament votes against measures to bolster the powers of the eurozone bailout fund, seen as vital in combating the bloc's debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15265987
Beijing and Moscow to put $1bn each in fund :: Wen Jiabao and Vladimir Putin sign an agreement for a new Sino-Russian fund that will invest in agriculture, consumer products and green energy
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/928384f8-f3f0-11e0-b221-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
IBM eyes big data at big banks with Platform buy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/i-kkOFbNSjE/
Risk rally loses steam :: Recent ebullience is subsiding as traders take stock ahead of further developments in the eurozone and the US third-quarter earnings season
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d5bc450-f30f-11e0-8383-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
5 Reasons Why When Sony Catches Cold, Consumer Tech Sector Gets Pneumonia :: Could Sony's dire predictions for "murky" holiday sales cast a cloud onto the entire electronics sector (sans Apple)? Will the $190 billion U.S. electronics sector suffer from fallout?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229178/20111011/iphone-4s-ipad-kindle-kindle-fire-sony-tv-consumer-electronics.htm
Zynga's declaration of independence: Project Z :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/JAwFEc6f2cA/
Congo's copper belt frets about life after Katumbi :: Few in Congo's Katanga copper belt are happy with local provincial governor Moise Katumbi's decision to return to business after five years in politics.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229168/20111011/congo-s-copper-belt-frets-about-life-after-katumbi.htm
Uganda MPs suspend all oil deals :: Uganda's parliament orders President Museveni's government to suspend all oil deals amid claims top officials received multi-million dollar bribes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-15266613
99 Cents Only agrees takeover bid :: US bargain retailer 99 Cents Only Stores agrees a takeover bid by a private equity firm and Canadian pension agency worth $1.6bn.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15266964
Egypt finmin resigns after protest deaths :: Egypt's Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has quit after less than three months in the post over the government's handling of a protest by Coptic Christians on Sunday night, an aide to Beblawi said on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229163/20111011/egypt-finmin-resigns-after-protest-deaths.htm
Banks fail to trim bonuses in pay packages :: A report by the Financial Stability Board calls into question banks' claims that stricter compensation rules have reduced flexibility on costs
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/936e3304-f413-11e0-8694-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
S.Africa union shakes labour market with wage cut plan :: A struggling South African textile union may be changing the way labour is priced in Africa's largest economy by offering massive wage reductions to unskilled workers to create jobs and save a dying industry.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229161/20111011/s-africa-union-shakes-labour-market-with-wage-cut-plan.htm
S.Africa stocks edge lower on euro zone jitters :: South African stocks inched lower on Tuesday, as skittish investors sold BHP Billiton and some other index heavyweights ahead of the final voting required to extend the euro zone rescue fund.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229160/20111011/s-africa-stocks-edge-lower-on-euro-zone-jitters.htm
S.Africa's rand slides vs dollar, bonds fall :: South Africa's rand fell as much as 2 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, breaching 8.0 in thin volumes that exaggerated its moves, before clawing back ground as some players found themselves oversold on the currency.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229157/20111011/s-africa-s-rand-slides-vs-dollar-bonds-fall.htm
Ivory Coast inflation at 4.6 pct y/y in Aug: stats institute :: Year-on-year inflation in Ivory Coast was running at 4.6 percent in August, the National Statistics Institute said on its website on Tuesday, the first time it has published price data since the end of fighting earlier this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229156/20111011/ivory-coast-inflation-at-4-6-pct-y-y-in-aug-stats-institute.htm
US accuses Iran of Saudi envoy death plot :: Two charged with conspiracy to kill a foreign official and use a weapon of mass destruction against the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/185fa35c-f439-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
Dutch Senate goes digital thanks to iPads :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/TpIroATzuqM/
Pakistan Commerce Minister Seeks to Raise Trade Volume With India :: India and Pakistan agreed to issue multiple visas to businessmen from both countries for one year in order to expand bilateral trade,
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229142/20111011/india-pakistan-trade-wto-eu-commerce-visa.htm
Live blog: Eurozone crisis :: Slovakia votes on whether to boost the EFSF, Jean-Claude Trichet addresses the European parliament and the troika releases a statement on Greece
url: http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2011/10/35756/?ftcamp=rss
VIDEO: Boost for Greece in debt bailout saga :: International financial inspectors say they have reached agreement with Greece on reforms to put the nation's troubled economy back on track.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15265811
Greece to get loan, Trichet says crisis systemic :: Greece should receive a vital lifeline next month in order to avoid bankruptcy, its international lenders said on Tuesday, buying time for a broader EU response to a debt crisis that Europe's top central banker labeled "systemic.".
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229128/20111011/greece-loan-trichet-crisis-systemic-vital-lifeline-international-lenders-eu-debt-crisis-europe-s-top.htm
Obama's Job Council - U.S. Needs Foreign Investment, Infrastructure Work to Create More Jobs :: A group of executives advising President Barack Obama said Tuesday two very good ways to create more jobs in the U.S. are: attract $1 trillion in foreign direct investment within five years and upgrade the nation's transportation/energy infrastructure.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229127/20111011/jobs-council-immelt-ceo-obama-job-growth-job-creation-unemployment-investment.htm
Tymoshenko verdict casts doubt on Kiev's future :: A Kiev court has jailed Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's former prime minister and co-leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution, for seven years
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08630fd4-f42a-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
BlackBerry problems spread to India and Latin America :: Services including email and messaging remain unavailable as telecom operators once again blame the failure on Research in Motion
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bd8bdc8-f429-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
Housing starts jump in September: CMHC :: Canadian housing starts jumped much more than expected in September, helped by a surge in the condominium sector, suggesting Canada's property boom stayed intact last month and should help the economy avert recession.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229126/20111011/housing-jump-september-cmhc-canada-s-housing-sector-mortgage-economy-housing-corp-canada-mortgage-at.htm
Tesla to buy Model S battery cells from Panasonic :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/VTApqPVbDOw/
EU banks face higher capital thresholds :: European authorities plan to give region's lenders six to nine months to achive core tier one ratio of 9% or face government recapitalisations
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e555e7e8-f427-11e0-bdea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
Couple in £101m Euromillions win :: A couple from Cambridgeshire won Friday's £101m Euromillions jackpot, it is revealed.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-15253038
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