An outbreak of hepatitis A in Australia, probably caused by frozen berries packaged in China, is giving added impetus to moves to tighten the country's murky food labeling laws and could fuel a backlash against imported food.
Cigarette maker Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has threatened to take legal action against the Irish government unless it halts moves to introduce a law requiring plain packaging of cigarettes, the Irish Times reported on Tuesday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned Indonesia of the potential for diplomatic fallout if Jakarta goes ahead with the looming execution of two Australian citizens on death row for drugs charges.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Friday not to execute prisoners on death row for drug crimes, including citizens of Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
