Authorities say they’re following international recommendations. But which recommendations are they talking about?
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Malta’s infrastructure has been brought to its knees. Have other countries fared better?
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Doctor later argued that the odds are “vanishingly low”
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An incident raised by Claudette Buttigieg led some to question whether their dogs are safe
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April 27, 2023 In a 2022 video interview, Bill Gates praised Covid-19 vaccines while admitting they were not perfect in entirely blocking the transmission of the virus and in the limited duration of their effect. A Greek website shared a clip from this video in April 2023 with the false claim that it showed him
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Muscat said discussions were documented in a report by the Auditor General
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Abela made several claims during a lengthy speech in parliament on Thursday
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The post was published on January 26, 2023 and has since been shared more than 120 times.
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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
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.
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