Full list of fizzy drinks urgently recalled over fears products may contain 'higher levels' of the chemical chlorate that causes major health issues

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 06:04 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Food Standards Agency has launched an probe into Coca Cola products after the manufacturer recalled drinks from European markets over 'elevated' chemical levels.

Are government workers going to stand up to Trump? | Judith Levine

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 14:26 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

If they capitulate to Maga, the government folds, and we all go down with it

Less than a week in office, Donald Trump gagged all public communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…

Food poisoning outbreak mars Indonesian president’s flagship free meal program

found 2025 › Jan › 21 (Tue) @ 07:44 UTC

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Dozens of children fall ill during rollout of program that was a centrepiece of President Prabowo Subianto’s election campaign

Dozens of Indonesian schoolchildren have suffered food poisoning after co…

Is it true that … stress makes you gain weight?

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 15:17 UTC

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Food quells anxieties, but is a short-term fix that leads to excess weight. Finding other ways to relieve stress is preferable

This wellbeing myth is almost true, says Dr Caroline Apovian, director of…

UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 05:41 UTC

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Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’

What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?

Leading scientists…

Retail Sales Increased 0.4% in December

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

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On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.4% from November to December (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.9 percent from December 2023.

From the Census Bureau report:

Advance estimates of…

Urgent Christmas cheese alert - FULL LIST of festive favourites recalled due to deadly listeria contamination

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 12:43 UTC

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Food safety authorities have warned customers that several cheeses need to be pulled from shelves or disposed of due to potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Retail Sales Increased 0.7% in November

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 13:45 UTC

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On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.7% from October to November (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.8 percent from November 2023.

From the Census Bureau report:

Advance estimates of …

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fruit and nut cake from Bologna, or certosino di Bologna | A kitchen in Rome

found 2024 › Dec › 16 (Mon) @ 13:56 UTC

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A bejewelled and honey-basted fruit cake that makes a lovely Christmas centrepiece and celebrates the life of late writer Gillian Riley

The Oxford Companion to Italian Food by the food historian Gilli…