Goji (or wolf) berries are back in the news this week after a paper was published in the Journal of Nutrition that claims that Goji berries can improve immunisation to the flu.
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All might not be well with control measures to prevent illness from the consumption of tainted spices in the US, that is the concern of the U.S. Food and drug administration (FDA) who have produced a Draft Risk Profile on Pathogens and Filth in Spices.
In a story reported on the website of the English newspaper The Guardian earlier this week, it would appear some fraudsters have been adulterating frozen chicken in the UK. Referring to an earlier report in which the newspaper exposed the practice of “tumbling” chicken (adding water) to increase the weight,…
That was the findings of a full risk assessment report published by the EFSA yesterday.
I kid you not, some clever people out there have developed a sweet that could actually be good for your teeth. So how does it work? It is the addition of a heat killed strain of Lactobacillus paracasei, known to bind to bacteria that can cause tooth decay (Streptococci) that…
“Growing-up” formula does not provide any additional nutritional benefits to young children who consume a normal diet in Europe. That was the conclusion of a report for the EFSA published last month. The report was looking into “Growing up milk”, a form of fortified milk marketed for young children which,…
Back in December last year we reported on the controversy caused by a paper claiming a link between GM maize, a pesticide and tumours in rats. The paper at the time was labeled by some critics as “defective”.
An interesting paper published last month in the Journal of Nutrition has found that eating dark green leafy vegetables led to an increased response to omega 3 fatty acid supplementation in Americans of African ancestry.
Yes, those helpful little guys have been put to a new task, and although they did not manage it completely, they did make a difference. This is the story that 60 people with hayfever were given a probiotic yogurt containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota everyday for 16 weeks and then their…