Dockworkers strike may cause food inflation, Christmas holiday shortages for US consumers
A strike by longshoremen at more than a dozen locations in the eastern United States threatens to reignite food inflation in the coming weeks, potentially leading to shortages of toys and Christmas trees just as the holiday season begins. About 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday and picketed ports […]
FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Gun Toting Americans In Fast Food Establishment
Post Shared by X It claims to show an American man carrying a gun at a fast food restaurant. It should also not be allowed near fast food restaurants. pic.twitter.com/PMFSBUDc2u — Joe G (@EastEndJoe) September 24, 2024 Verdict: False Images are generated by artificial intelligence. It's not real. Fact check: President Joe Biden and Vice […]
Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. The cause isn’t what you might think | Devi Sridhar
IIn February 2023, 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs died from a severe allergic reaction after drinking Costa Coffee hot chocolate. Hannah suffered from allergies to dairy products, fish, eggs, and to her mother. I asked for soy milk,but, Contains hot chocolate cow's milk. In July 2016, 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died on a plane after eating a Pret […]
Former ‘rudest restaurant in London’ fined after mice found in kitchen | Food & drink industry
A restaurant in London's Chinatown, once dubbed the rudest in London, has been fined more than £40,000 after rats and cockroaches were found in the kitchen. Wong Kei, which has operated on Wardour Street for decades and was “once famous for its impersonal service,” as the Chinatown online guide puts it, is accused of violating […]
Dog food pulled from shelves nationwide: FDA
(Ouija) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned pet food companies voluntarily withdraw Some beef and chicken dog food products were sold after samples tested positive. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. According to NewsThe Fleetwood, Pennsylvania-based pet food company Exercise cautionThe company is currently notifying the public, distributors and retailers about the dog food, […]
NYC law on sharing food delivery customers’ data with restaurants is unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a New York City COVID-19 law requiring food delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said the law violates the First Amendment by improperly regulating commercial speech. Her decision marked a legal victory for the three major food delivery companies that […]
Chef Todd English launches Whitefish food festival to put Montana resort town on culinary map
A little-known Rocky Mountain resort town (with a name traditionally associated with a New York deli staple) is poised to put itself on the culinary map — or at least, that's what celebrity chef Todd English hopes. Whitefish, a boomtown in northwest Montana, has become a magnet for the rich and famous looking to escape […]
Trump Blasts Rising Food Prices Hurting Americans
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday highlighted the inflation plaguing Americans under the leadership of Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat). In a social media post, Trump In comparison He cited the prices of coffee, salmon, potatoes, milk, ham, chicken, cheese and eggs, and compared food prices during his presidency to those during the administrations of […]
Chemicals linked to breast cancer found in food packaging
a Shocking New Research It turns out that around 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer are used in food packaging, and even worse, they can potentially let dozens of carcinogens into your body. “There is strong evidence that 76 known or potential breast carcinogens are detectable in humans in recently purchased food-contact materials around the […]
10 commonly mispronounced food words: Are you getting them right?
Have you ever stumbled over the name of your favorite dish, drink, or ingredient? You're not alone! Many food and drink names have names that can trip up even the most confident speaker. Some of these words come from other languages, while others have unique pronunciations that aren't immediately obvious. We often find ourselves at […]