-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Saturday February 19 6:51 AM ET Seven Die in French Mystery Listeria Outbreak PARIS (Reuters) - A mysterious outbreak of listeria has killed seven people in France over the past few weeks, Health Minister Jean Glavany said Saturday. Glavany told reporters the dead were among 23 people affected by the disease, which is caused by eating food tainted by the bacterium Listeria Monocytogenes. Listeria is uncommon but can be fatal for pregnant women, children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. A health ministry statement said widespread checks were carried out in areas where those affected lived and shopped but the cause of the illness in their cases was not ascertained. Pregnant woman and other people likely to be affected were advised to avoid eating certain cheeses, smoked fish and certain pork-based products. France was shaken by a listeria scare in November when thousands of products, including pork pate and jellied pigs' tongues, were stripped from shelves after investigators linked the deaths of a pensioner and three-week-old baby to them. Listeria was blamed for 20 deaths in a 1992 epidemic in France. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
