Sprouting Garlic Has Heart-Healthy Antioxidants

Sprouted garlic — old garlic bulbs with bright green shoots emerging from the cloves — is considered to be past its prime and usually ends up in the garbage can. But scientists are reporting in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that this type of garlic has even more hea...
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Is Premium Honey Worth The Price You Paid For?

Consumers buying honey might not be getting what they pay for according to a Texas A&M University professor and one of the world’s leading honey experts, who is supporting a U.S. Senate bill that would, if passed, put more stringent requirements on the federal government to ensure...
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Harvested Rainwater Harbors Pathogens

South Africa has been financing domestic rainwater harvesting tanks in informal low-income settlements and rural areas in five of that nation’s nine provinces. But pathogens inhabit such harvested rainwater, potentially posing a public health hazard, especially for children and...
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Auchan Recalls Morbier au Lait Cru

FRANCE – Auchan is recalling Morbier au Lait Cru because some of the batches may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria is the name of a bacteria found in soil and water and some animals, including poultry and cattle. It can be present in raw milk and foods made from raw milk. It c...
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Climate Change Causes High Extinction Risks

Judging the effects of climate change on extinction may be easier than previously thought, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Although widely used assessments of threatened species, such as the IUCN Red List, were not developed with the effects of climate...
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Usan Desechos De Plátano Y Aguacate Para Acelerar El Crecimiento De Plantas

Generar compuestos que estimulen el crecimiento de plantas, elaborar biocombustibles y retirar contaminantes del agua a partir de residuos orgánicos son algunos procesos en los que trabajan investigadores del Cinvestav, Unidad Irapuato, con la práctica de la biología sintética. Esta esp...
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Ordinary Conditioner Removes Head Lice Eggs

Eggs from head lice, also called nits, are incredibly difficult to remove. Female lice lay eggs directly onto strands of hair, and they cement them in place with a glue-like substance, making them hard to get rid of. In fact, the eggs are glued down so strongly that they will stay in place...
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Fructose Not Responsible For Increase In Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in developed countries, affecting up to 30 per cent of their populations.
Since the disease is closely linked to obesity and Type 2 diabetes, there’s a growing debate in the medical community about whether diet...
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Rapeseed-Based Animal Feed Cuts Greenhouse Gases

The use of rapeseed cake in the production of livestock feed cuts methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 13%, according to the initial results of the research carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia within the framework of the Life-Seed Capital project. Specifically, the incorporation of this...
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Convierten Con Bacteria Desechos Del Agave Tequilero En Plástico

La industria tequilera genera 12 litros de desechos orgánicos (aguas residuales, hojas de agave y bagazo) por cada litro de tequila destilado. Para contrarrestar el problema, se descubrió que la bacteria Actinobacillus succinogenes convierte los desperdicios en ácido succínico, sustancia utili...
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Give Your Plate a Taste Lift Without Forfeiting Nutrition

When it comes to choosing what to eat, nutrition is important but flavor is likely the true motivator and also the key to eating right, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This March, during National Nutrition Month®, experiment with new flavors and flavor combinations in ...
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M&S Ireland Withdraws Lightly Dusted Salt and Pepper British Chicken Fillets

IRELAND – Marks & Spencer has withdrawn its Lightly Dusted Salt and Pepper British Chicken Fillets from sale given the presence of egg in a small number of packs, which is not declared on the label. The implicated product may be unsafe for those consumers who are allergic to or...
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Vinegar Can Effectively Kill Mycobacteria

The active ingredient in vinegar, acetic acid, can effectively kill mycobacteria, even highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an international team of researchers from Venezuela, France, and the US reports in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Mi...
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COOP Denmark Recalls Couscous Salad And Couscous With Falafel

DENMARK – COOP Denmark A/S is recalling “C” Couscous with falafel and tomato sauce and microwave (“C” Cous-cous med falafel og tomatsauce til mikroovn) and “C” Moroccan Couscous salad with grilled chicken (“C” Marokkansk Cous-cous salat med...
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Retail Dairy Product Prices To Hit New Highs

Andrew Novakovic is a professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. His research focuses on the U.S. dairy industry. Novakovic comments on recent concerns about spikes in the prices of milk and other dairy p...
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Sainsbury's Recalls Frozen Sticky Toffee Sponge Pudding

UNITED KINGDOM – Sainsbury’s has recalled its ‘by Sainsbury’s’ Frozen Sticky Toffee Sponge Pudding, because the product may contain small pieces of metal. Sainsbury’s has recalled the above product and displayed product recall notices in stores. These notices e...
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Los Piensos Basados En Colza Reducen Hasta Un 13 Por Ciento Las Emisiones De Gases De Efecto Invernadero

La utilización de torta de colza en la elaboración de piensos para el ganado reduce hasta un 13 por ciento las emisiones de metano y dióxido de carbono, según los primeros resultados de la investigación realizada por Neiker-Tecnalia en el marco del proyecto Life-Seed Capital. En concreto, la in...
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Climate Change Myths Debunked

Category 4-strength Cyclone Favio was closing the gap between Madagascar and mainland Africa on February 21, 2007, preparing to strike Mozambique in coming days. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows Favio stretched across the ...
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Sainsbury's Withdraws Roasted Chestnut, Toasted Hazelnut & Thyme Stuffing

UNITED KINGDOM – Sainsbury’s has withdrawn all packs of Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Roasted Chestnut, Toasted Hazelnut & Thyme Stuffing because the product may contain traces of peanut due to cross contamination during manufacturing. This is not mentioned on the label making the pr...
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Marks & Spencer Withdraws Lightly Dusted Salt and Pepper British Chicken Fillets

UNITED KINGDOM – Marks & Spencer has withdrawn its Lightly Dusted Salt and Pepper British Chicken Fillets because a small number of packs contain egg, which is not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic or has an intolerance to...
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