Sunday Musings: Is the US Food Safety System ‘Broken’?
There has been an upsurge in food product recalls over the past couple of years. And an-cient and venerable Consumer Reports says UPF makers are pulling the wool over the FDA’s eyes. Do you believe the food you’re eating is safe?Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!
No fewer than 23 new and returning Fast Food treats on the menu this week. A record roster! And they just couldn’t wait to tell you about themselves in a surge of summer hype! It’s shaping up to be a fabulous grab-and-go ‘swelter’ season!Read More →
Consumer Reports: Additives and Contaminants In Snacks
Consumer Reports has been watching out for us on a vast range of issues for more than 80 years. One of its latest efforts was an investi-gation into contaminants and additives in 40 common processed foods. And the findings are frightening…Read More →
Pepsi Pours New House Of Treats ‘Crafted Beverages’
A few days back, we made our first reference to a recent heating-up of the eternal cold war between the soda giants… Coke fired the first shot. Now Pepsi is firing back with a new, ex-panded beverage service regime.. They call it the ‘House of Treats’…Read More →
Chocolate Oatmeal Is A ‘Thing’ – And It’s A Healthy Thing!
I thought the reference to Chocolate Oatmeal was a left-field, Internet one-off. Then I start-ed performing due diligence, researching the phenomenon. And it turns out that Chocolate Oatmeal is a real ‘thing… And it’s still good for you!Read More →
CFIA Reports Canadian Food Safety ‘Remains Strong’
We’ve seen what some might call an explosion in food and related recalls over the past year or so. There are allegedly a number of reasons for the increase. But Canadian Food Inspect-ion Agency (CFIA) annual reports say we’re still ‘safe’…Read More →
Cocoa-Cola Updates It’s Freestyle Drink Dispensers
We reported on the original launch of Coca-Cola’s Freestyle soda fountain machines some time ago. Now Coke is rolling out a significant update on Freestyle, apparently as a power-volley in the intensifying war in the Fizzy Drink sector…Read More →
Giada’s Favourite Marinade for BBQ Chicken
Here’s something special for grilling season: Giada DeLaurentis’ go-to marinade for chick-en. It’s a different, Italian-inspired approach to flavouring the ‘cue, which will make trad-itional supporting player Chicken a standout grill star!Read More →