The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Burger King boss admits scandal has hit revenues A hygiene scandal involving one of Germany’s biggest Burger King franchises has hit the American fast-food chain where it hurts, with branches reporting revenue losses and a fall in customers. https://www.thelocal.de/20140508/german-burger-king-boss-scandal-has-hit-revenues-rtl Thu, 08 May 2014 12:42:00 +0200 german-burger-king-boss-scandal-has-hit-revenues-rtl Rotten meat at butcher shops simply the wurst Grisly details of rotten, bacteria-ridden meat and other serious hygiene deficiencies at a leading Munich chain of butchers were revealed on Thursday - nearly 18 months after inspectors fined but did not close the company. https://www.thelocal.de/20121018/45637 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:53:00 +0200 45637 Hospital infections kill 30,000 a year Up to 30,000 people die in Germany each year from hospital infections – double the number previously expected – three medical groups have found. https://www.thelocal.de/20110509/34883 Mon, 09 May 2011 10:26:00 +0200 34883