Fact-checking seven claims Robert Abela made in hospitals deal speech
Abela made several claims during a lengthy speech in parliament on Thursday
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Health
Misleading and false claims about Greece’s medicine shortage circulate online
The post was published on January 26, 2023 and has since been shared more than 120 times.
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Rainforest Alliance seal signifies sustainability standards, not genetically-modified food
February 13, 2023 A circular seal showing a green frog under the words “Rainforest Alliance” indicates that a food product comes from sources that have been certified as meeting sustainable agricultural and supply chain standards. The symbol does not indicate that a product’s raw materials are “transgenic” — i.e. genetically altered — as social media
Product codes starting with the number eight do not identify genetically modified produce
Fruit and vegetables labelled with a five-digit product code starting with “8” have not been genetically modified, contrary to what has been claimed in posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook since December. While it is true that the prefix “8” was initially intended to label transgenic produce, the International Federation of Produce Standards (IFPS) – which is responsible for establishing Price Look Up (PLU) codes for fruit and vegetables – has never used it in this way. Product codes beginning with 8 will be used to designate new products in the near future. Under Greek law, products containing genetically modified organisms – or “GMOs” – must be clearly labelled as such at the point of sale.
Fact-checking Chris Fearne’s Strep A claim
Minister: ‘Two cases of invasive Strep A is in line with what is usually reported’
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