Master Grocer
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E. coli Threat Causes a Recall of Salads, Wraps
More than 90 tons of sandwich wraps and prepackaged salads have been recalled by a California company. According to the United States Agriculture Department, these products are thought to be contaminated with an E. coli strain that produces toxins. Ready-to-eat salads and wraps with ham and cooked chicken have been recalled by The Glass Onion…
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Blueberries are Beneficial for Heart Health and the Nervous System
Blueberries are among the most abundant flavonoid sources. Flavonoids are antioxidants that are naturally present in plants. Two double-blind crossover trials that involved twenty one healthy men were conducted by the University of Reading’s Jeremy Spencer and his colleagues. In the first study, the effects of four different blueberry flavonoid doses on flow-mediated dilation (FMD)…
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Consumers of Natural and Organic Foods Based on Market Research
IRI, a respected Chicago-based consumer researcher teamed up with research from SPINS (natural and specialty products researcher) to categorize natural and organic products’ shoppers. They came up with a number of shopper categories. According to a survey conducted on the United States population on October 2013, fifty percent of all organic and natural product sales…
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An Overview of Salt in a Normal Diet
Salt is necessary for normal body functioning. It is also referred to as sodium chloride and helps in maintaining the fluid balance in the body. Salt is also used as a preservative in many foods, since it prevents spoilage and keeps specific foods safe for consumption. It has been noted that virtually all Americans consume…
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Stringent Law Requirements for Packaged Food Import
According to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), there will be stringent labeling requirements for packaged food suppliers. This is because such food products are extremely sensitive. FSSAI further said that the law requires inseparable or printed labeling on packaged food products. Dilip Kumar Samantaray, FSSAI’s chief executive officer said that the…
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Retailers Experience Food Stamp Reduction
Grocers and retailers had to brace themselves for a consumer spending drain when the food stamp benefits’ boost expired late last month. The change left forty-eight million American citizens with approximately sixteen billion dollars less to use in the next three years. This change comes a few months following the end of consumers’ monthly benefits…
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Raw Food Diet Reverses Diabetes and Cancer for at Least One Man
Some claims indicate that the disease could be stopped and probably reversed by a raw organic vegan diet. The claim is supported by the fact that natural foods originating from the Earth have everything needed by the body to thrive and survive. Additionally, raw food has a life force that has not been destroyed by…
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Egg Safety Improved by FDA
The FDA made an announcement concerning a law that would help in enhancing the safety of eggs for human consumption. The regulation is meant to lower the prevalence of infections arising from consumption of contaminated eggs. Eggs are mainly contaminated by Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) bacterium. The regulations were released on July 7, 2009, and different…
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