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morrisons withdraws its unsalted pistachio nuts
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morrisons has withdrawn its unsalted pistachio nuts because one batch was found to contain aflatoxins at levels above the legal limits. the levels found are not considered to be harmful to health. the agency has issued a product withdrawal information notice. product details the product being withdrawn is: product: morrisons unsalted pistachio nuts in shelldate code: all batch codespack size: 280g morrisons has withdrawn the affected product from sale. no other morrisons products are known to be affected. the science behind the story aflatoxins are a type of toxin found naturally in some foods. they are produced by certain moulds that grow on foods in tropical and sub-tropical countries. there maybe an increased risk of cancer in people whose diets include high levels of aflatoxins. for this reason, in the uk and the rest of the eu, there are legal limits for aflatoxins in foods, to make sure that people take in as little of them as possible. about product withdrawals and recalls if there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). the food standards agency issues product withdrawal information notices and product recall information notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. in some cases, a ‘food alert for action’ is issued. this provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers. you can get fsa alerts about product recall and withdrawals either by email or sms text. visit the get alerts page at the link towards the bottom of this page to find out how. you can also subscribe to our really simple syndication (rss) feed for food and allergy alerts. rss is a format for distributing news content and is a simple way to keep up to date with the latest news on a website. when we publish via rss, you can automatically get the updated content via a 'news aggregator' or 'news reader'. our rss feed will contain a brief summary and link back to our web content. click on 'what is rss' on the left of this page for more details.
Source :food.gov.uk
Date :
5
January
2011
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research by some canadians published this week by the journal of the american medical association suggests that when it comes to lowering ldl levels (the so-called ‘bad cholesterol’), what you eat is more important than what you don’t eat. certain cholesterol-friendly foods can be more effective in lowering levels of ldl, or ‘bad cholesterol’ than foods merely low in saturated fats, according to the canadian researchers.
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a new study from the harvard school of public health has found that small changes in diet, lifestyle and sleep patterns are strongly linked with long term weight gain, with humble potato the single biggest offender. where previous studies have examined patterns of weight loss, the harvard study examined factors in weight gain, finding changes in diet to have the biggest association with gaining weight.
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woolworths has recalled its own-brand 750g bags of almonds “due to the potential presence of salmonella”, effective immediately, in a product recall issued just before easter. bags of almonds with a best before date of 10/11/11 and 11/11/11 are being recalled, having been sold in woolworths, safeway and food for less supermarkets across australia between 15 and 21 april. exactly how many of the almond bags are affected has not been released, nor how the contamination was discovered, but customers have been warned not to eat the product and seek medical advice if concerned about their health.
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fao director-general urges increase in agricultural investments 15-03-2011 emirates’ date palm development program a good example dates on sale at a middle eastern souk15 march 2011, abu dhabi, united arab emirates - fao director-general jacques diouf today reiterated his call for greater investment in agriculture, using the example of the united arab emirates (uae) investments in date palm development, a program that has made it the seventh date producer in the world, with 6 percent of global date production.
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an enzymatic treatment process may effectively reduce allergens in roasted peanuts by up to 100 per cent, according to new research. researchers believe enzyme treatment may reduce or remove levels of allergens in peanuts. the study, published in food chemistry investigated the use of enzymatic treatments to reduce the levels of allergens in peanut kernels, using two major peanut allergens (ara h 1 and ara h 2) as indicators of effectiveness.
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aytac foods has withdrawn packs of its dried apricots and golden jumbo raisins with a ‘best before end’ date up to and including december 2011, because the products contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned the product labels. this makes the products a possible health risk for anyone who is sensitive to sulphites. the agency has issued an allergy alert.
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denar has recalled its 200g packs of golden jumbo raisins and dried apricots because these products contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the product label. this makes the product a possible risk to health for anyone sensitive to sulphites. the agency has issued an allergy alert. if you are sensitive to sulphites you are advised not to eat these products.
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Coca.Cola
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Mcdonald
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Nutrika
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Chika
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advances in 
ultrasound treatment (sonication) and an edible coating including jujube and 