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Bruce Cohen, a former journalist on the Mail & Guardian, and in recent years the founder of Absolute Organix, has blogged on what he views as some overly heavy-handed tactics from Tiger Brands over baby food....
Is excessive sugar consumption the fundamental reason behind most Western lifestyle diseases? The contention that sugar is a major toxin is not new, but it's finding new light and scientific credibility, and publicity, thanks to the interest around Gary Taubes's new book, Why We Get...
Oats porridge is hot, a very hot food trend. Most recently, Britons have turned in their droves to a comfort breakfast of porridge, with sandwich chain Pret A Manger announcing that it is selling 50,000 bowls of the stuff every week....
The taste and health benefits of organic food could all be in the mind, a new study suggests. Researchers have found that labelling something organic triggers the 'health halo' effect, tricking the brain into thinking it is...
Most drinkers are unable to tell the difference between cheap plonk and wine costing up to six times as much, a scientific taste test has shown. The new UK study suggests many people are merely paying for the label when...
Turkey eggs are one and half times the size of hens eggs and are recommended for cakes and pastries because they give a light and fluffy texture. But they are also good for boiled eggs and scrambling - and Waitrose has...
The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) NDA panel has published the outcome of the evaluations of a fourth series of "general function" health claims proposed for use on food products. The panel rejected most of the 442 proposed health ...
China is taking serious note of the scandal over clenbuterol-tainted pork, which has hit the industry hard since pork is the most consumed meat in the country....
Almost everyone knows about Escherichia coli O157:H7, the culprit behind many headline-making outbreaks of foodborne illness. But the lesser-known relatives of this pathogenic microbe are increasingly of concern to food safety scientists.
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In response to rising consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly packaging, Woodlands Dairy in the Eastern Cape has chosen Elopak’s two-litre Maxi curve Pure Pak carton to launch its First Choice Still Water.
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In response to rising consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly packaging, Woodlands Dairy in the Eastern Cape has chosen Elopak’s two-litre Maxi curve Pure Pak carton to launch its First Choice Still Water.
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The past few years have seen the launch of many admirable initiatives to solve the problem of childhood obesity in America, but I'd like to respectfully suggest that these programs are, quite simply, doomed to failure. This is not because the food...
The effects go far beyond nutrition and health. You don't have to consume fast food to be the target of some of its most insidious effects. A team of Toronto researchers has found even incidental and unconscious exposure to the fast-food symbols all around...
Snackworks, owner of iconic South African brands such as , has unveiled new and refreshed modernised packaging for all its products. At a gala evening held at The Venue in Melrose Arch, the company also also showcased new advertising strategies for the...
Snackworks, owner of iconic South African brands such as , has unveiled new and refreshed modernised packaging for all its products. At a gala evening held at The Venue in Melrose Arch, the company also also showcased new advertising strategies for the...
Mondi Group has unveiled a plan to spin off its South African packaging operations to give both businesses the flexibility to pursue different opportunities. Mondi Packaging South Africa (MPSA) produces a variety of paper and plastic packaging products used across...
America is obsessed with bacon. There's bacon chocolate, bacon salt, bacon popcorn, baconaise and yes, even BaconAir. The latest step down the bacon-crazed path is to smell like bacon and thus Bacōn Perfume/Cologne (pronounced ba-cone), by Fargginay, was born.
...Without the artificial colouring FD&C Yellow No 6, Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks would look like the shrivelled larvae of a large insect. Not surprisingly, in taste tests, people derived little pleasure from eating them....
The cost and inaccessibility of healthier food choices are forcing the greater majority of South Africans into an unhealthy lifestyle - it costs on average 69% more to eat healthier food, says a new study on nutrition in SA...