From sweet tomatoes, juicy sweetcorn, crunchy cucumber and irresistible berries, now is the time to create tantalising dishes to encourage babies to feast on fruit and vegetables.
All these recipes can be made in batches, poured into ice cube trays and put in the freezer to be used when required. This means you only need to take out as much as the baby needs at any one time.
Tomato and Red Pepper Puree
At this time of the year it is easy to taste the sunshine when eating tomatoes whether it is bite-size …

Britain’s food giants have privately warned that they are struggling to maintain their decade-long ban on genetic modification and called for the public to be educated about the increasing cost of avoiding GM, The Independent reveals today.
As major producers such as the US and Brazil switch to GM, supermarkets are now paying 10 to 20 per cent more for the dwindling supplies of conventional soya and maize, according to a report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Marks …

The same week most area students go back to school, a national group that advocates for healthy food will hold more than 270 “eat-ins” on Labor Day, including one in Tiverton organized by the group’s Rhode Island chapter.
Creating healthier food options in schools would be an investment in childrens’ health, give schools an incentive to buy local produce and create jobs on farms and in cafeterias, and teach healthy habits, said Slow Food USA, which launched a campaign in June called “Time for Lunch.”
“The way we feed our kids is …

In late June, President Barack Obama signed The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. The law will allow the federal government broad authority over tobacco products and will also allow regulators to control cigarette packaging and marketing as well as how much nicotine—the addictive component in cigarettes—is added in tobacco products, explained the Washington Post previously.
Now, some tobacco companies—R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Lorillard Inc.—are included in a group that just filed a federal lawsuit to block some of the provisions of the law, claiming it violates …

0.085 mg Studies show green Rooibos to have one of the highest known levels of SOD (super. body gets the most powerful levels of xanthones and antioxidant protection decaffeinated organic green tea along with a full spectrum of antioxidant. ORGANIC ROOIBOS GREEN packed with minerals such as: Potassium, Calcium, Copper, Zinc, Magnesium and Iron. Organic Emerald Pearls green tea, grown on a farm in the Yellow Use one level tablespoon of loose green tea per 12 ounces or cup of water. acid, potassium chloride, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, green tea …

Nanfang Wang News 2009 ‘China (Shenzhen) Food Safety Summit, on August 28, 2009 -29 held in Shenzhen. The forum is organized by Guangdong Provincial Light Industry Association, Guangdong Province, Society of Food Science sponsored Institute of Standardization in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Food Association. The holding of this forum is designed to “Food Safety Law,” the implementation of the main line, to further strengthen and enhance the food industry and corporate responsibility, mobilize the whole community together to build food safety system, and the building of a harmonious society.
 Forum around the …

Recently, the European Union “EU organic agriculture regulations” 91/2092/EC organic food additive regulations in parts of the important amendments, which are mainly related to pigment, feed additives, yeast and enzymes these four categories.
         The European Union regulations for organic food additive amendments to the main contents are: First, from 2014 onwards according to the traditional process using chemical synthesis of iron oxide and iron hydroxide to the practice of coloring eggs will be prohibited; two yeast and yeast to produce a clear the process allows the use of processing aids …

 
Health inspectors in Hanoi have found dangerous substances in tapioca pearl, a substance used to make pearl milk tea, a popular drink among young people.
The city Department of Health told the media on August 26 that its inspectors took samples from a shop at 68 Cau Giay selling it and found them containing 1.6 to 2.6 times the benzoic and sorbic acids – preservatives – permitted by the Ministry of Health.
The tapioca pearl was produced by Hanoi-based Hong Hoa Truong Lac company.
They also took samples of Dong Hui brand of …

There are a lot of stretch mark creams that are now available in the market. Although they tell you that they are a cure for stretch marks, you will find out after spending time and money on them that you have been deceived by elaborate advertisements. Even if you see some of your scars start to diminish, they do not totally make the stretch marks go away and you will only end up feeling disappointed.
Amazing Ingredients
Some stretch mark creams are effective and deliver what they promise, though. The makers of …

The Hanoi Health department said tapioca ball samples were taken randomly from wholesale markets and three milk tea shops in the city on August 10 for testing following online reports from Chinese newspaper Renmin Wang that tapioca balls used in milk tea in China contained polymers, chlorides and sodium sulfates that are harmful to human health.
The department said it had yet to find polymer in Vietnamese-made tapioca balls, also known as pearls or black pearls when used in sweet milk tea beverages, but there was still plenty to be alarmed …