Cereulide is an emetic toxin produced by certain strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus; it is heat- and acid-stable, so it can survive processing and cause rapid-onset vomiting and, in rare cases, more severe illness. Because infants are especially vulnerable, detection of cereulide in formula typically triggers recalls — if your product is affected, stop using it, keep the packaging for batch information and contact a pediatrician if your baby shows vomiting, fever or signs of dehydration.

Portugal has seen a long-term decline in road deaths since 2000, and recent years show substantially fewer fatalities than two decades ago; for example, the country recorded roughly 380 road deaths in 2023 (about 37 per million), down from much higher rates around 2000. That places Portugal slightly below or close to the EU average (around 42 deaths per million); by comparison Germany is about 38 per million, France about 52 per million and the UK about 25 per million, so Portugal sits between lower- and higher-performing EU states.

Portugal's share of new car sales that are battery‑electric has recently been roughly in line with the EU average — broadly around the mid‑teens percent of new registrations — reflecting steady uptake driven by incentives and charging expansion. By comparison, Germany has tended to be higher (around ~20% BEV of new sales), France and the UK sit roughly in the mid‑teens (~15–17%), and the US has been lower (~6–8%), so Portugal is close to or slightly below the strongest European markets but clearly ahead of the US.