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Latest documents
- Scientists study E. coli risk factors in France
Researchers have found a significant increasing trend for sporadic E. coli O26 and E. coli O80 HUS cases during a decade in France but a notable decrease for E. coli O157. E. coli–associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a substantial public health risk in France, according to scientists. HUS is a severe complication associated with...
- Sardines confirmed as botulism source as patient count grows
The number of people sick in a botulism outbreak due to contaminated sardines has grown to 15. Patients include Americans, Canadians, and people from England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Spain. At least ten have been hospitalized, and eight have been admitted to intensive care units. One person has died. Locally produced and preserved sardines...
- Ten sick in French botulism outbreak, including one American
Ten probable cases of foodborne botulism have been reported in France, according to regional health authorities. An American is believed to be among those affected and one person has died. The Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional Health Authority (ARS) reported that six people are being treated at Bordeaux University Hospital for various neurological or digestive symptoms. They...
- France’s Conseil D’Etat Upholds Ban on Wearing Abayas in Schools
On Thursday, France’s Council of State upheld the government’s ban Muslim girls wearing the abaya at school. France 24 explains: President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced last month it was banning the abaya in schools, saying it broke the rules on secularism in education that have already seen Muslim headscarves banned on the grounds that they...
- France Reintroduces Bid to Ban Meat Names for Plant-Based Food
- “Students always find their place here” said Assistant Dean Clémence Kucera
Clémence Kucera, LLM ’05, is originally from France. She decided to pursue an LLM degree at McGeorge School of Law because the program was recommended to her by a personal connection. As soon as she visited the campus, she knew right away that McGeorge was a good fit for her. Kucera recommends the LLM program...
- Plant toxin in undercooked kidney beans behind French outbreak
Undercooked kidney beans were behind a large outbreak in France caused by plant toxins, according to a study. Researchers said the work, published in the journal Toxins, highlights the need to develop methods for routine testing of plant toxins in food. They added that better knowledge of the epidemiology of such events will also help...
- EU raises public health concerns over bivalve mollusk controls.
Controls in EU countries on bivalve mollusks are not always adequate to protect consumer health, according to the European Commission. Bivalve mollusks include mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops. France, Spain, Italy, and Greece make up more than 80 percent of the production in Europe, mostly from aquaculture. They feed by filtering algae from surrounding water...
- Asylee Walks 300 Miles in Support of Kurdish Rights
One hundred years ago, in the aftermath of World War I, Britain, France, Turkey, and other nations signed the Treaty […]
- Raw milk cheese suspected in French Campylobacter outbreak
An outbreak of a rare type of Campylobacter in France was caused by unpasteurized, raw milk cheese, according to a study. In June 2021, seven Campylobacter fetus infections occurred in a rehabilitation center in southwest France. All patients were female, and the median age was 79 with a range of 70 to 90 years old....
Featured documents
- Lessons from the Tour de France
As an avid cyclist, I’ve been watching the Tour de France with great enthusiasm and hope for all the Americans in this year’s race. Of course, I want Armstrong to win an unprecedented 7th consecutive Tour. But, Terri Lonier, took her enthusiasm one step further … to glean certain lessons that can...
- Focus on the EU and France — Can US Employers Collect Sensitive Data about Their Employees Resident in the EU?
US employers are sometimes required for diversity purposes to collect data regarding the race and ethnicity of their employees. However, collection of such “sensitive” data may infringe EU data protection laws under Article 8 of the EU Data Protection Directive. This blog post is designed to...
- Asset Search News Roundup: July 18, 2009
Attempts to recover assets connected to securities fraud are the subject of this “Asset Search News Roundup”: Pages 27-30 of trustee Irving Picard’s July 9, 2009 report, outline some of the efforts to recover offshore assets related to Mr. Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme / securities fraud. So far, ...
- Toward Reinforcement of the Applicable Legislation on Data Protection in France: The New Bill On Privacy
A bill “intended to better guarantee the right to privacy in the digital age” was adopted by a large majority of the French Senate March 23, 2010, and immediately transmitted to the French National Assembly for review. The first objective of the bill is aimed at educating students about the use and ...
- Privacy in France: 2010 review, 2011 perspectives
Lionel de Souza, a Hogan Lovells privacy lawyer in our Paris Office provides a thorough review of 2010 developments in French privacy law and a look ahead to 2011....
- Live Blogging from the eG8 in Paris: A Call for Global Cooperation on Privacy
Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management practice leaders Marcy Wilder Chris Wolf are delegates to the eG8 Forum in Paris, where later today Chris will be a speaker at the session on privacy. This entry publishes Chris' prepared opening remarks....
- EFSA and ECDC Change Published Risk Assessment because “some key partners involved felt that it may unnecessarily harm the company to publish its name while the investigations (into E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak) are still ongoing”
A few days ago I posted – again – about the ongoing tragedy in Europe and the Untied States on the most deadly, and one of the largest, E. coli outbreaks in history. Although European officials (mostly German) originally pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source (and also urged everyone to not eat ...
- French tapenade recalled due to Botulism Risk
Consumers in France are being warned not to eat jars of food from the firm La Ruche in the Vaucluse, after eight people were hospitalised with the dangerous illness botulism. It is thought jars used for tapenade (black olive paste) had not been properly sterilised and further tests have found...
- IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress, Paris – Day 2 – Summary of Peter Hustinx’ keynote address
On the second day of the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress held in Paris, France, the keynote speech was given by Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection...
- CNIL Chief Offers Frank Comments on EU Regulation at Hogan Lovells-Sponsored Gathering in Paris
CNIL, Falque-Pierrotin, 'data protection', privacy, Europe, EU, regulation, BCR, accountability, sanctions,...