More than 1700 people are confined on a cruise ship due to suspected gastroenteritis, with French health authorities emphasizing no connection to a hantavirus outbreak on another vessel.

French health authorities are raising an alarm over widespread overexposure to cadmium, a carcinogenic heavy metal found in many everyday foods. The situation in France is described as a "health bomb," though the article notes it is less alarming in Belgium.

French health authorities have issued a widespread recall of steaks and ground meat contaminated with E.coli bacteria, affecting several major supermarket chains and advising consumers not to consume the products.