Newspaper blasts ‘serious food control problems’ in Styria

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There were serious deficiencies in food controls last year in Styria, the free Styrian weekly newspaper Woche claimed yesterday (Tues).Woche’s report comes in the wake of news about Styrian firm Prolactal, which produced the deadly Quargel cheese last year resulting in the deaths of 10 people in Austria and Germany.Woche said lack of personnel had […]

Dutch skier ends up in clinic after ‘black slope’ crash

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A 23-year-old skier from the Netherlands was hospitalised with head injuries after crashing on a piste at a Tyrolean resort yesterday (Weds).Police in Sölden said the man fell over on the difficult “black slope” after losing control of his skis and landed on his head and shoulders on the icy piste. He was knocked out […]

French girl injured in sledging accident

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An eight-year-old French girl injured her leg in a sledging accident at the Annaberg ski area in Lower Austria yesterday (Sun), police said.The girl was sledging down a run with two other French children when they missed a turn and crashed into a padded container next to a snow-making machine.The girl, who was sitting on […]

Russian girl in intensive care after ski crash

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By Thomas HochwarterA ten-year-old Russian girl is in intensive care as she collapsed minutes after a skiing accident.Officials in Sölden in Tyrol’s Imst district said the girl lost control of her skis on the children’s “Mini-Giggijoch” slope. She crashed into a pile of snow and probably landed on the back of her head, according to […]