The Pick - August 2000 How to feed the world. Arctic meltdown turns out to be normal summer. The worst fears of the world's environmentalists have proven to be unfounded after North Pole conditions, mistaken as conclusive evidence of global warming, turned out to be part of a normal Arctic summer. The head of the Food Standards Agency says there is no need to introduce further BSE controls despite warnings that the disease may jump more easily than previously believed from one species to another. Paediatrician mistaken for paedophile.
Chocolate helps stop tooth decay.
Japanese researchers have good news for chocoholics. Not only can a bar of the stuff damp down cholesterol levels and raise the spirits, it can also help prevent tooth decay. A case of over-reaction. Around a third of us believe we have a food allergy. Health risk warning 'did more harm than good'.