France recalls pumpkin seeds after 80 cases of salmonellosis
Salmonella is usually linked to raw meat, eggs, and dairy, but an outbreak in France shows plant-based foods pose just as much risk.
Belgium
Belgium lets Chinese laser weeding robots into the EU.
Belgian firm Hands On Tech is the EU's first importer of China's CyanForce laser-weeding robots, which zap weeds with laser pulses instead of herbicides.
Belgium sued over 'forever chemicals' — country ranks first in Europe for PFAS levels
Environmental NGO ClientEarth filed a human rights complaint against Belgium with the European Committee of Social Rights.