News Brief: Sugar is toxic and addictive and should be a controlled substance -- Scientists

Sugar is toxic and addictive just like alcohol and tobacco, scientists at UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) argue, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported yesterday. It should similarly incur taxation, have legal restrictions applied to the location and targeting of advertising, and even have restrictions on the age of purchasers so as to strictly control its use.

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News Brief: Taiwanese food company accused

Cambodian land seizures protested

Human rights groups yesterday staged a demonstration in front of the headquarters of Ve Wong Corp—a well-known food manufacturer that produces instant noodles, sauces and snacks—in Taipei, protesting against the alleged seizure of farmland in Cambodia by two of the company’s joint ventures, the Taipei Times reports today (full story here)

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