Illegal Para Red colour detected in Tesco brand
Number one UK retailer Tesco recalls own brand of rice cake product after detecting illegal, and harmful, Para Red colour.
Archives for May 2, 2005
Plant based foods slice away 'bad' cholesterol in low fat diet
The health benefits of differing low-fat diets are far from equal, say researchers, suggesting that a low-fat diet rich in vegetables and fruits has twice the cholesterol-lowering power of a conventional low-fat diet.
Excess dietary fat collects on the liver
Pushing the case for a moderate fat diet, researchers find that eating too much fat could lead to a fatty liver, and possible damage to this vital organ.
ASI launches food detection for tricky applications
ASI Instruments has launched ShieldPoint, a series of radio frequency capacitance switches designed for point level detection in challenging food applications such as sticky slurries,reports Anthony Fletcher.