Lidl Recalls Ocean Sea Rollmops

UNITED KINGDOM – Lidl UK is recalling jars of its Ocean Sea Rollmops because mustard is not mentioned in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for those with an allergy to mustard. In addition, the label does not mention fish as an ingredient in English,...
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Longdan Recalls Sugar Coated Mixed Fruit

UNITED KINGDOM – Longdan Ltd is recalling a batch of Sugar Coated Mixed Fruit with a ‘best before’ end date of June 2014 because it contains sulphites which are not mentioned on the product label. This means the product is a possible health risk for those with a sensitivity to...
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EPA’s Recommendations For Treating Water Questioned

The new research questions EPA’s recommendations for treating water after a natural disaster. The report suggests that the agency review and revise its guidelines.


The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) recommendations for treating water after a natural disaster or other e...
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How E. coli Interacts With Fresh Vegetables

Food outbreaks caused by Escherichia coli are in 20-30% linked to eating contaminated vegetables. A new research shows that the disease-causing E. coli O157:H7 interacts directly with plant cells, allowing it to anchor to the surface of a plant, where it can multiply.


Food-poisoning outbreaks...
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How Does The Way We Chew And Eat Our Food Impact Our Overall Consumption?

People perceive foods that are either hard or have a rough texture to have fewer calories, according to new research.


Food is an intimately personal thing; we savor some tastes and despise others. But how does the way we chew and eat our food impact our overall consumption? According to a new...
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Consumers Don’t Like to Be Told What They Like

According to a new study when a person’s sense of ownership and freedom is threatened they are less likely to respond positively to identity marketing campaigns.


When choosy moms choose Jif peanut butter and sports fans who call themselves sports fans subscribe to DirecTV, identity marketing i...
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Low-Calorie Menus Making Us Fat?

Restaurants that now provide “low-calorie” labels on their menus can inadvertently cause people to eliminate healthy foods. Because most restaurant menus are quite complex diners try to simplify their decision. People have come to expect low-calorie food to taste bad or not fill them up....
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Home Is In The Kitchen

An Economic botany study reveals more about our relationship to food. The study shows importance of preserving cuisine when moving to climatically, culturally, and agriculturally different environments.


Tucked away in Hartford, Connecticut, a Puerto Rican community is creating a tropical home...
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How To Reduce Commercial Fishing Injuries

A new research shows that changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries. 50% of all injuries are caused by handling frozen fish.


Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on...
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Eating Rice Can Benefit Your Diet and Health

New research shows that consumers can improve their diet quality, reduces body weight and improves markers for health simply by enjoying white or brown rice as part of their daily meals.


In a study published online in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Nutrition Sciences, lead author Theresa...
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EU Project To Improve Food Safety

The EU project PROMISE has been launched with the goal to focus on common food safety threats and protecting European consumers. Food safety, animal welfare, plant health and labelling and traceability are the concerns which require improvement.


The EU-funded project PROMISE, launched in...
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Lidl Kania Glas-Gewürzmühle Pfeffer Recalled

AUSTRIA, GERMANY – Weiand GmbH is recalling Lidl Kania glass spice mill Pepper mix (Lidl Kania Glas-Gewürzmühle Pfeffer bunt) because the product may be contaminated with pieces of glass. The product was sold in Lidl stores.
The recalled product is Lidl Kania glass spice mill Pepper mix (...
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Antibacterial Soaps Reduces Risk of Foodborne Illness

A new research finds that antibacterial soap significantly reduces risk of foodborne illness compared to non-antibacterial soap.


Newly published research shows that the use of antibacterial soaps can reduce the spread of harmful bacteria – that often leads to foodborne illness – more eff...
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Researchers To Stop An Endemic In Pork Industry?

Researchers from the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have developed new tests with aim to prevent diarrhea viruses in the pork industry. The endemic is currently devastating the pork industry.


Pork products cost about 10 percent more than they did last year, according to the U.S....
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Deutsche See Fischmanufaktur Recalls Frozen King Prawns

GERMANY – Deutsche See Fischmanufaktur is recalling Frozen King Prawns (Tiefgefrorene Riesengarnelen) because exceeding levels of antibiotic oxytetracycline.
The recalled product is Frozen King Prawns (Tiefgefrorene Riesengarnelen) packaged in 275 g with the following Expiry dates and...
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Researchers Find The Dual Role Of Carbon Dioxide In Photosynthesis

Researchers discovered a new carbon dioxide regulating function in the splitting of water in the photosynthesis process. This means that carbon dioxide has an additional role to being reduced to sugar.
 
Co-worker Sergey Koroidov is working in green light with the mass spectrometric...
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Quart Maroilles Recalled

FRANCE – Auchan is recalling Quart Maroilles (Chateau Courbet at Auchan Quart Maroilles) because some of the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria infections (known as listeriosis) are caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria bacteria can be t...
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Honey Flowers Midi-Pyrénées Recalled

FRANCE – Carrefour is recalling Honey Flowers Midi-Pyrénées (Reflets De France Chez Carrefour Miel de Fleurs de Midi-Pyrénées).The retailer has not specified a reason for the recall.
The recalled product is Honey Flowers Midi-Pyrénées (Reflets De France Chez Carrefour Miel de Fleurs de Midi-Py...
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FSA Introduces New Horse Meat Tests

The European Commission has requested a new round of tests of beef products for horse meat contamination, as part of the follow-up to last year’s horse meat incident. A number of beef products sold across Europe were found to have been deliberately adulterated with horse meat. All member states h...
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EC-Funded Project Develops Alternative Fish Feeds

Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture (ARRAINA) project, funded by European Union, develops alternative fish feeds that maintain the nutritional properties of fish. The project also investigates the long-term effects of alternative feeds on fish metabolism, performance,...
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