John Smith’s Extra Smooth, a popular bitter in the UK is being reduced from 3.8% to 3.6% alcohol, and the price will increase.
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Olive oil lovers stock up now. Spanish farmers have reported that the olive crop of 2012 could be down by as much as 80%.
That was the conclusion of a paper published in the Annals of Neurology. The researchers brought together data from multiple studies looking at onset of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease and compared this to Vitamin C and carotene intake.
So, we have already reported on publications claiming links between lycopene intake and reduced incidence of stroke or heart disease in older men.
For type 2 diabetes (T2D) this may be the case, according to a publication by researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine.
Believe it or not, the British. But before our chests start swelling with pride, thinking we are underestimated food connoisseurs, we are unfortunately talking about children, toddlers to be precise.
Not according to a new paper published ahead of print on the website of the British Journal of Nutrition.
Worryingly yes, with a bit of piglet in there too. That was the grim news in a statement published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on the 15th January.
Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary of the UK has suggested banning high sugar cereals aimed at children, such as Kellogg’s Frosties, to help fight the increasing obesity levels in the UK. In an interview with the English newspaper The Telegraph, he pointed out that a recent report by the…
Last year we reported on the ruling by the EU court of Justice that honey containing GM pollen would need to be authorised before it could be sold as food in the EU. This had the potential to cause big headaches for the EU as much of the honey coming…