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A typical mom is always meticulous when buying food for her family. She always makes sure that the food she prepares is clean, nutritious and within the budget. When buying meat, do not automatically buy the one that has a lower price. There are many factors to consider! Make sure the meat you buy was not mishandled as consumption of this can cause infections. To make the public more conscientious when buying, former President Fidel […]
by Clara WRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — People, it seems, have never been so afraid of their food -– and, say some experts, an obsession with healthy eating may paradoxically be endangering lives. Twenty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman Sabrina Debusquat recounts how, over 18 months, she became a vegetarian, then a vegan — eschewing eggs, dairy products and even honey -– before becoming a “raw foodist” who avoided all cooked foods, and ultimately decided to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — McDonalds says it will start globally rolling back use of antibiotics in its chicken products from 2018 as part of efforts to curb microbial resistance to drugs and the rise of superbugs. The decision follows a similar move undertaken in the US market in 2016. It applies to drugs that are also used in human medicine, called Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials (HPCIA) by the World Health Organization (WHO). […]
SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) — Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut on Tuesday (September 5) unveiled what it calls the ‘fourth type’ of chocolate, after milk, dark and white — ruby. At a media event in China’s eastern economic hub of Shanghai, Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Afrique said the new type of chocolate, of a dark pink hue, is made from the Ruby bean and tested successfully on the Chinese market. To create it, neither berries, artificial […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Thirty sushi chefs from 15 nations battled on Friday (August 25) in Tokyo for the title of the most creative sushi plate of the year. The annual competition, World Sushi Cup Japan, was held on the sidelines of a seafood expo in Tokyo. Judges decided the winner based on the creativity and originality of their sushi plate, which consists of about 20 to 40 pieces of sushi. They also looked at their […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ang pagpapataw ng temporary ban sa limampu’t limang importer ng bawang na konektado umano sa garlic cartel na nag-ooperate sa bansa batay sa ulat ng Department of Justice (DOJ). Una nang kinuwestyon ni Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food ang ilang opisyal ng Bureau of Plant Industry kung bakit nasa listahan pa rin ng accredited garlic importers ang mga ito gayung […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Fast food giant McDonald’s said Tuesday it would almost double the number of restaurants in China over the next five years as it refocuses on international markets amid slowing United States sales. The Illinois-based burger chain will add 2,000 stores to its current 2,500 in China and aim for double-digit sales growth in each of the next five years, McDonald’s said in a statement. In particular, it will launch a foray […]
By Julie Ann Docena Eagle News Service It’s National Cheesecake Day, and since it’s the Cheesecake Factory’s favorite holiday, they’re doing something special this year. The new flavor is available starting July 30. And as an added treat, for every slice sold through August, the restaurant will donate 25 cents to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. There are over 30 different flavors to choose from, from the outrageous to the most […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Food and consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday profits soared in the first half of 2017, raking in 3.3 billion euros after the Anglo-Dutch firm spurned a takeover bid by US rival Kraft Heinz. The 22.4 percent hike in the first six months compared to the same period last year showed “a substantial step-up in profitability despite the persisting volatile global trading environment,” chief executive Paul Polman said. “The transformation of […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — It’s hard to eat right all the time, but making small improvements by choosing healthier foods now and then may significantly boost one’s chances of living longer, said a United States study Wednesday. The report in the New England Journal of Medicine is the first to show that improving diet quality over at least a dozen years is associated with lower total and cardiovascular mortality. Researchers at Harvard University tracked […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Itinaas ang red tide alert sa Puerto Princesa dahil sa pagsibol ng algae. Ito na ang ikalawang red tide alert sa Puerto Princesa ngayong taon. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), nagpositibo sa red tide toxins ang mga sample na nakuha sa mga baybayin ng Bay of Honda. Dahil dito, pansamantalang ipinagbabawal ang paghuli at pagbebenta ng halaan, talaba at tahong mula sa mga ito. […]
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong ni Senadora Cynthia Villar na ipagbawal na sa mga restaurant o fast food ang pag-aalok ng unli o unlimited rice sa kanilang mga kostumer. Ito ang inihayag ng Senadora kasabay ng pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Agriculture hinggil sa planong pag-aangkat ng karagdagang suplay ng bigas sa bansa. Ayon kay Villar, may mga pag-aaral na susuporta hinggil sa hindi magandang benepisyo sa kalusugan ng sobra-sobrang pagkain ng kanin. Mas mainam ayon […]
