Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine pesticide, first discovered in 1874, that became a major pesticide during World War II after it was found to have pesticidal properties.
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Gender bending compounds that have been shown to feminise male fish and also to lower sperm count in humans are just one example of an endocrine disrupter.
A new one for you. German authorities are investigating the possibility that eggs laid by hens in cramped conditions have been mis-sold as organic. So far, 150 farms in Lower Saxony have been implicated in the scandal, and 50 farms from two other regions of Germany are also being investigated.
In January 2011, dioxins were detected in eggs originating from Germany had been shipped all over Europe. Dioxins are a by-product of chemical and pesticide production, they are also produced during burning, such as incineration. They accumulate in body fat and high doses over many years can lead to fertility…
Unfortunately that is not slang for great, it literally can make you blind. On the 15th July 2011 an explosion in an illegal distillery in Boston, UK, killed 5 men and uncovered a £1bn fake vodka scam. In the same month, another distillery located on Brewery Street, Birmingham was raided…
Treating beef carcasses with lactic acid (or milk acid) has been used for a while in the US beef industry as a way of reducing the incidence of pathogenic organisms and the number of bacteria. Researchers from Colorado State University decided to test the effect of lactic acid treatment on…
Six infants died, 860 were hospitalised and approx 300,000 were affected by the melamine milk scandal in China in 2008.
Horse meat in our beef, that is the current food adulteration scandal and the list of companies that have had to remove items from sale after testing is growing daily. But this is not the first time we have found people trying to profit from bulking out one food item…
…when consumed at normal levels. Research published this week ahead of print on the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism’s website has found that consuming high fructose corn syrup or sugar at levels comparable to 90% of the population did not increase the level of fat in the liver or…
Findus Lasagnes has become the latest victim in the horse meat scandal, with in house tests detected more than 60% horse meat. Reported on the website of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, it has been recommended that all Findus frozen lasagnes are redrawn from sale. Tests are underway to…