‘I didn’t do anything;I loved them’:How a quiet family lunch turned into a tragedy

‘I didn’t do anything;I loved them’:How a quiet family lunch turned into a tragedy

Erin Patterson had four guests she says she loved and cherished over for lunch at her home on July 29. Now three are dead and police are baffled.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola andAshleigh McMillan

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Prime energy drinks sold in convenience stores,despite exceeding caffeine limit

Prime energy drinks sold in convenience stores,despite exceeding caffeine limit

A caffeine-free legal version of the drink is causing problems of its own,becoming such a playground status symbol that empty bottles are for sale.

  • byMary Ward
Tourists hooked on fresh Queensland seafood ‘dudded’ into imported fish

Tourists hooked on fresh Queensland seafood ‘dudded’ into imported fish

Restaurants and cafes serving cooked fish do not need to explain where it was caught,under present legislation,a situation an industry body says can be misleading.

  • byTony Moore
No joke,Japanese police arrest three over sushi tainting incident

No joke,Japanese police arrest three over sushi tainting incident

For operators of Japan’s thousands of conveyor belt sushi restaurants,the viral social media posts have created a public relations crisis as customers fret about sanitation.

  • byBen Dooley andHisako Ueno
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Sushi terrorism

Japanese conveyor belt restaurants are changing the way they operate after a spate of sushi sabotage incidents.

‘Sushi terrorism’ prompts changes at Japan’s conveyor-belt restaurants

‘Sushi terrorism’ prompts changes at Japan’s conveyor-belt restaurants

Changes have been prompted after one video circulated showing a boy licking cups and soy sauce bottles and touching other diners’ food after licking his fingers.

  • byEmily Heil
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Kim orders ‘revolutionary changes’ in agriculture amid reports of food shortages

Kim orders ‘revolutionary changes’ in agriculture amid reports of food shortages

North Korea devotes much of its scarce resources to advance its nuclear weapons program. Experts say more needs to be invested in fertilisers and machinery.

  • byKim Hyung-jin
‘Potentially deadly’:Perth cafe owners fined over boy’s reaction to nut-laden cupcake

‘Potentially deadly’:Perth cafe owners fined over boy’s reaction to nut-laden cupcake

The owners of an Osborne Park cafe have been fined thousands of dollars over an incident a magistrate said was “potentially deadly”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
My daughter did not want to finish her Sprite. Then I read the label
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My daughter did not want to finish her Sprite. Then I read the label

The rebranded popular soda drink,Sprite Lemon+,contains enough caffeine to classify it as a beverage that is not suitable for children.

  • byVivienne Pearson
Coles recalls its ‘Finest’ cheese after traces of E. coli found

Coles recalls its ‘Finest’ cheese after traces of E. coli found

A popular cheese has been pulled from Coles shelves after traces of a dangerous contaminant were discovered.

Child admitted to hospital after consuming contaminated spinach

Child admitted to hospital after consuming contaminated spinach

Food products made with contaminated spinach are being pulled from shelves with the number of hospitalisations rising.

  • byAbby Seaman