Anyone paying attention to the steady, worldwide march of a new swine flu has heard the same unwavering warnings: Wash your hands. Keep your distance from people coughing or sneezing. Stay home if you're sick. All good ideas – but nothing is ever that simple.

MONTPELIER -– Despite lingering concerns over the safety of unpasteurized dairy products, House lawmakers have moved ahead with a raw-milk bill that drafters say could bolster profits in an embattled agriculture industry.

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume Piller's taste Better than Bacon Maple Flavoured Smoked Ham and Lean'n' Tasty Smoked Ham Maple Flavour Bacon Style Slices described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following meat products are affected by this alert.

Kenya's Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is conducting field trials of insect-resistant transgenic maize varieties. The GM maize varieties are resistant to four stem borer species and the fall armyworm (Helicoperva armigera), insect pests that cause Kenya to lose some 400,000 tons of maize annually.