But Dr Voight says the experience is a wake-up call to everyone working in the deep ocean.

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"Whatever anyone thinks of the lawsuits against fast-food companies, they are a wake-up call to everyone, " says Marion Nestle , professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University and author of Food Politics, a critical look at the food industry.

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Dr Donal O'Donoghue, national clinical director for Kidney Care, described the report as a "wake-up call" for everyone involved in the fight against kidney disease.

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Everyone is going to wake up and, where did that thing go?

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She told the BBC News website: "You can't sleep because the traffic keeps moving on a couple of inches and everyone starts beeping their horns and you have to wake up and get into gear and move on".

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