We should all be familiar with the practice of adding extra water to meat to increase the weight and therefore the profit, but as annoying as it is, at least the water is clean.
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Broccoli, we have reported on its beneficial properties a number of times in this blog (Super broc, Broccoli’s Kryptonite). Basically, it contains a substance known as glucoraphanin which is converted by the enzyme myrosinase into sulforaphane, which has been shown to have beneficial effects on a range of problems, including oxidative…
That is according to a study published online ahead of print on the website of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) earlier this week.
Yes, those lovely little bundles of health promoting substances found in fruit have another feather to add to their cap, they can reduce your chances of developing cataracts. So say a group of Swedish researchers whose paper was published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmol (study of the eye) on boxing…
The Victorians were right, an apple a day really could keep the doctor away. That is according to research published in the journal BMJ earlier this month.
Smirnoff vodka drinkers beware! Well, those in Ireland at least. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) posted a press release on their website on Wednesday that a small quantity of fake Smirnoff vodka had been found in the market.
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.
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.