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FAO says recycled plastic food packaging needs stronger risk assessment as chemical safety concerns grow and global standards remain uneven.

Health agencies in France and the Netherlands kept watch closely after contacts linked to the cruise outbreak tested negative for hantavirus.

WHO says current evidence suggests Andes hantavirus spread between people aboard the MV Hondius after 11 linked cases and three deaths.

EU negotiators agreed new medicines rules to cut shortages, boost local production and strengthen joint procurement across EU markets.

EU health authorities intensified their response to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak after Tenerife disembarkation and safe repatriation.

Health officials are tracing contacts and testing evacuees after confirmed Andes hantavirus cases aboard MV Hondius from the cruise ship.

Health officials are tracing contacts and testing evacuees after confirmed Andes hantavirus cases aboard MV Hondius from the cruise ship.

WHO said the MV Hondius hantavirus cluster remains a low public health risk as authorities trace cases, deaths and contacts across countries.

Hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne disease, drove a multinational health response after three reported deaths aboard MV Hondius off Cape Verde.

WHO has prequalified the first malaria treatment designed for newborns and young infants, opening a wider path to public health access.