05/08/2013 BBC World News

Fellow with BBC World News. Our top stories. Removed from the shelves,

contaminated dairy products after the New Zealand company behind the

scare apologises to Chinese customers.

A Turkish court has just acquitted 21 suspects in the trial of nearly

300 people, including a former army chief accused of plotting a coup.

The US extends the closure of 19 embassies in the Middle East and

Africa. Plus, and his social media, the new

phenomenon is known as phubbing. It means phone snubbing. Is it

New Zealand's biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, has apologised

for a contamination scare. The result is a major recall of some of

its products. They have been taken off the shelves in a number of

countries after a bacteria which can cause botulism was found in

some of them. Theo Spierings made the apology in Beijing in China

because China is its biggest export market.

Another baby milk scare in China. Many parents here turn to foreign-

made products by peers ago after a domestic safety scare. But now the

latest threat has come from imported products made in New

Zealand. It has left people worried. TRANSLATION: My Baby has just been

born and we have been using this brand. I felt angry when I saw the

news because this could really hurt my baby. We want our baby to be

healthy, so I wanted to buy milk powder that we could trust.

Zealand's Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporters said over

the weekend it had found bacteria that could cause botulism in some

products. That in turn can lead to paralysis or even death. Fonterra's

own brands are not protected, but products it sounds to other

countries are. Even its prime minister has been drawn into the

controversy about whether the problem should have been spotted

earlier. When you have a company that is our largest company and

exporter that is the flagship for New Zealand and your whole business

is about food safety and quality, you would think they would take

such a precautionary due to these things and if it is testing for

some reason in an odd way, it would be discarded until they were

absolutely sure it was right. That is something the chief executive

will have to answer. Company -- Fonterra exports to Malaysia

Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Several

of these companies have begun a recall of the products. The chief

executive officer has been trying to limit the damage. In this

situation we apologise, we deeply apologise to the people who have

been affected by the issue. We guarantee to you that food safety

and safety of the people of the Republic of China, and around the

world, is our first and foremost interest. So far there have been no

reported illnesses as a result of the contamination. But even if no-

one falls ill, Fonterra and New Zealand will be counting the cost

of this embarrassing episode. Now to Turkey where a court has just

acquitted 21 defendants of plotting to overthrow Turkey's Government. A

number of other defendants have been found guilty and have been

sentenced to up to 20 years in jail. The court is about 70 kilometres

west of Istanbul. 275 people were on trial. The verdicts are being

handed out one by one. The case is being seen as a key test between

the Prime Minister's showdown as secular and military opponents.

What details of those who have been found detailed -- giddy or

acquitted? We know 21 people have been acquitted. But what I see at

the moment and on Turkish TV it shows very heavy sentences. For

example, one of the colonels, 47 years in prison. He has been

accused of being a member of a group and plotting a coup against

the Justice and Development Party. I have seen 32 years in prison for

one of the prominent writers and 27 years has been handed over. As I

watched the TV I see so many going on, eight years, 10 years, 12 years.

There have been many heavy sentences against military officers.

Do you know who has been acquitted? We do not know yet, but we know 21

people have been acquitted. We do not know whether among them are

high-ranking military officers or not. One of the characters are many

people are watching is the former chief of the Army. Many people want

to see what is going to happen to him. Today he tweeted that this is

a political trials and he is innocent. So far no news about him.

Finally, here we are about two months into what happens in Gezi

Park and Taksim Square and in many other places around the country

because of concern about the way this Government is going. Given

what you now know and the size of some of their sentences, what is

your feeling of what the reaction could be? Again it depends who you

are asking. But we know many secular associations, groups and

gnashed a list groups are calling on their supporters to come out

today in support of the military officers and those people who are

being accused of a coup. But it seems the Government is determined

to prevent any large gathering and from mid last night many security

forces blocked the main road leading to this court and clashed

with some protesters who managed to get close to the field with tear

gas and water cannon. We have to wait and see, but for sure many

people in society are happy to see finally many of those people who

are accused of plotting a coup brought to trial. Many people saw

the military for many decades as a powerful institution that was above

up the there. Thank you from our BBC correspondent in Istanbul.

Those verdicts are read out one by one from the top-security prison

west of Istanbul. Torrential Moss - - monsoon rains in Afghanistan and

western Pakistan have destroyed hundreds of homes. There are

forecasts of more heavy rain over the next few days.

The US Government is extending the closure of 19 embassies in the

Middle East and Africa. That is until 10th August. This is due to

fears that Al-Qaeda is panic attacks which are unspecified at

the moment. One US senator described the threat as the most

serious in recent years. The extended closures are a precaution

and not an indication of a new threat. Let's go to the security

correspondent from the BBC. What are you making of this? It is clear

the US has picked up intelligence through intercepted communications.

They believe it is in the final stages of planning probably led by

Al-Qaeda in the Yemen. But whilst they are hearing this chapter, this

top of an attack, it does not know exactly what the target is. Hence

the broad range of closures of embassies across the Middle East

will stop a few are re-opening in Afghanistan, but many others will

remain closed amidst fears that something is being planned by Al-

Qaeda on the Arabian peninsula. What have US senator has been told

in the background as they normally would be in a case like this?

talked a little about what they had heard. Not about the specifics, but

they have been briefed on levels of concern comparable to pre-

September 11th. They have been briefed and they clearly consider

it credible as serious. This there a possibility of something of a

bluff? Chapter has been picked up, but they are not sure what it is

about. They want to make clear to Al-Qaeda they know they are up to

something. -- chattered. The US appeals it has to take action in

terms of closing embassies and it has to justify it. When the US

consulate was attacked in Benghazi, it means they are particularly

concerned about intelligence of threats to embassies and want to be

seen to be doing something. But there is also this feeling that by

talking about this you can disrupt a potential plans, you can let Al-

Qaeda know that you know what they might be doing and hope they alter

their plans or talk about it more, which leads to more intelligence

which can be collected and used to stop any potential attack. By the

embassy's literally shut down with no personnel on the location?

are shut for business, so no people or business or people coming in and

no chance for consular access for people getting visas. There is less

of a target for the terrorists to attack. Stay with us on BBC News,

still to come: Dishing up the world's first of burger grown on a

Petri dish. It is about to be revealed. There is little sign of

any progress in Egypt's ongoing political crisis. More foreign help

is on the way. US senators are expected to hold talks with the

interim military authorities and supporters of the ousted President

Mohamed Morsi. Tension remains high as the authorities continue to

break up sitting demonstrations by supporters of Mr Mosey. Meanwhile

they have set a trial date for leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood

for colluding in violence which caused the death of eight anti-

Morsi demonstrators. The grey, long-eared bat has

declined to just 1000 remaining. The species urgently needs greater

protection say experts. They only nest in the large roof spaces of

old buildings so what is going to happen to them? That is what

conservationists are worried about. As the environment around them

changed, these bats have been squeezed into a few colonies in the

very south of England. They are particular about where they make

their homes. The big, tall roof spaces of old manor houses like

this one make the ideal roosting site. They are the only structure

in the UK where these bats can reset. I have come here to see if I

can spot some of these very rare flying mammals. The guide has

studied these species for the last five years. The population is

estimated at around 1000. It is actually declining and has declined

dramatically in the past 100 years. There are only around about 10

known colonies of this back. This house is home to one of these

colonies. But we have to wait for darkness. There are other species

here as well and it is tricky to tell them apart, but the

researchers count 15 grey, long- eared bat says leaving the rooster

to hunt for insects. They are protected under UK law, but the

scientists are calling on land owners, local authorities and

natural England to protect the meadows and marshland the animals

need to forage. This is they say the only way to ensure these little

wind mammals do not disappear from the country completely. You are

with BBC World News. The headlines: The chief executive of the New

Zealand dairy company Fonterra has apologised for the possible

contamination of some of its milk products. A Turkish court has

started to sentence nearly 300 defendants accused of plotting to

overthrow the Government. 21 have been acquitted so far. No verdict

yet on a four armed services commander, but there are heavy

charges and verdicts against a number of people already. Now to

Morocco where the king has rescinded his pardon of a convicted

Spanish paedophile jailed for raping 11 children. His

announcement came after protests were held in front of Parliament.

Danielle Fina was convicted two years ago and given a 30 year

prison term for raping 11 children aged between four and 15. The King

said he would never have allowed the release it the yet known the

full facts and has ordered an investigation into the case. It is

the first time a Moroccans a friend has reversed a pardon. I am joined

by the editor of a magazine and a columnist on North African affairs.

Is it possible the King agrees a pardon, but does not know the

details? I think initially he did not know the extent of the upheaval.

I think it was later on that he was informed about the protests and

this is not a political protest. This is a social protest and these

are the people who are defending their own children. As a father

himself he had to react to that immediately when he got all the

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

with people - even when they're talking to you? It's this. Using

your mobile phone, taking messages or sending them and ignoring anyone

who thinks they have your attention. This is phubbing. It is an amalgam

of phone and snubbing. A "stop phubbing" campaign that began in

Australia is now spreading. I asked etiquette expert, Liz Brewer, if it

amounts to bad manners. It has crept into our lives, the fact that you

can connect and tweaked, go onto the Internet, send a photograph etc, it

is an interruption and it has also become standard that you arrive at a

table with friends and down go the partner of Morocco, and now many

people have moved to Morocco to try to create some firms and in fact

some Spanish have become employed in Morocco, seeking employment because

of the high unemployment rate in Spain. Thank you for joining me.

Now something rather different. Burgers are made of animals, are

they not? Not any more. Scientists have grown one from stem cells taken

from a dead cow. Our science correspondent has had exclusive

access to the laboratory in the Netherlands where a new solution for

our eating habits has been developed.

This man has a plan to feed the world. He's growing meat in his

laboratory. Here it is. It is beef, but not as we know it. These pale

white circles are strips of muscle and they will be used to make

hamburger. Today we will present a hamburger made in the laboratory

from cells, and we are doing that because livestock meat production is

not good for the environment, is eventually not going to meet the

demand of the world, and it is not good for the animals. Layers of stem

cells grown from a few cells taken from a cow. These in turn are grown

into pellets of muscle tissue. These in turn are assembled to make the

world's first laboratory grown hamburger. Food technologists have

added breadcrumbs, caramel and saffron, and to make it look right

colour they have added beetroot juice. It looks similar to minced

beef, and we will know later today if it tastes like it. Why is it

important to get it looking like the real thing? I think it is so that

consumers will accept it. If it doesn't taste like real meat it will

not be popular and it will not be a viable replacement. The price of

meat in shops has been steadily rising. Researchers say that meeting

this rising demand by rearing livestock will be bad for the

environment, and their way, they say, is the only sustainable way to

produce meat in the future. An independent study found that

laboratory grown beef uses 45% less energy, produces 96% lower

greenhouse gases, and requires 99% less land. Food -- this food writer

believes natural ingredients are healthier and tastier, and she

worries about the growing trend towards processed food. I think it

is something we need to investigate but my instinct is that we need to

modify how we eat and possibly eat less meat. For the researchers

behind the project, if people want to continue to eat meat and for it

to be affordable, it'll have to be grown the laboratory. Now something

rather different, do you do this when you are with people, even when

they are talking to you? Using your mobile phone, taking messages and

sending them, and ignoring anyone who has your attention? A "stop

phubbing" campaign that began in Australia is now spreading. I asked

etiquette expert, Liz Brewer, if it amounts to bad manners. It is to do

with being people and having their undivided attention and not seeing

their eyes going down and looking to see if there is a tweet coming

through, or a message or a photograph. It is giving time to

people, and what has happened is that over the years the mobile phone

has crept into our lives and at one time it would have been absolutely

wrong to put a mobile phone down on the table. Now it seems to be the

norm. You are with people, having a meal, and down go their phones.

do people do it? Do they feel for an instant they are bored? I think they

feel they are missing out on something. Instead of concentrating

on the people they are with and focusing on that, it is a feeling of

thinking the grass is greener and they are missing out. Is there a

better thing going on elsewhere? It is discourteous to the people you

are with and downright rude, but it has happened and crept in. What this

man in Australia has done has brought an awareness to it and it

has come to us, gone to America, so it is worldwide. We are going out of

control. What would you say if you knew I was sending a couple of

e-mails while I was talking to you? If I was with you right now and I

saw you doing that, I would say it is either your phone or it is me.

You cannot do two things at once, it means I haven't got your

concentration. You meet with people sometimes, they answer a message and

they say now what was I saying? They haven't listened to anything you

have been talking about. They have not been giving you their

concentration. Unless we address it, we are going to spiral out of

control. Finally, six BBC correspondents have been comparing

the price of their journeys, first our correspondent in Athens.

Summertime in Athens means one thing and one thing only, the beach, but I

am going to be using this nifty app to call a calf. Thomas, quick as a

flash, is here. -- a cab. Getting a taxi in Tokyo is easy, you can stop

them pretty much anywhere you like, but then the complexity begins. Rule

number one is do not open the door. Don't try to close it either. How

has the financial crisis affected taxi drivers here? They are about

50% down. The customers do not use the taxi so much. If you want to go

to the airport to pick up a client because it is far away from the

city, you had to wait about five or six hours. I want to go here... 439.

This has been a revolution in Tokyo, addresses are complicated but now

every taxi has sat nav. Thank you. It is 12.40. Do you think taxis are

expensive in Tokyo? Yes, I agree the taxi fares are expensive. I take

taxis once in a while but it is so expensive I can only travel to a

nearby train station. Thank you so much. 4300. Is 10,000 OK? OK, so

that just cost me 43 US dollars. Despite the navigation system, I'm

still not sure which house it is. This ride to the coast was 12 euros