11.   For years, Europe has been plagued by a series of food scares that have left consumers suspicious and confused.

12.   In the absence of such a body, food scares often become hot political weapons used by the parties out of power to attack the parties in power.

13.   In the absence of such a body, food scares often become hot political weapons.

14.   Q. What is it about food scares that causes so much anxiety in people so readily?

15.   Q. Why do the reactions to food scares in Europe seem so much more dramatic?

16.   The news is the latest food scare of many over the years, from buttered popcorn to pesticides on fruit and vegetables to the perils of grilled meats.

17.   There have been a lot of food scares before, and consumers have been panicking and not buying things.

18.   There is no European equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, though the recent series of food safety scares could prompt establishment of such an agency.

19.   Pig farms close in latest twist to food scare.

20.   A food scare that followed that British government announcement prompted an EU ban on British beef exports and caused beef sales to plummet in Europe.