Suited up to deal with toxic threat. Bio-terrorism experts have been enlisted by a Sunderland company in a bid to beat toxic threats with workers learning how to contain and decontaminate areas which could pose a risk to residents living in the city. [News Source]

Trust tries to cut risk of bird flu. Health officials in the UK are taking action to minimize the risk of bird flu spreading to humans. [News Source]

Talking turkey. Even if the new department has improved on its predecessor in many ways, this reluctance to share information is reminiscent of the bad old ways of the BSE crisis. [News Source]