Do you suspect that you are sensitive to a certain food? Do you wonder if you suffer from food allergies? Food elimination trials are the most accurate way to find out.
 
Though allergists can do skin-prick tests that sometimes show evidence of food allergies, and some blood tests can indicate food sensitivities, these testing methods are not foolproof.
Furthermore, even with the possibility of a known food allergy, most people have no way of knowing what their symptoms are, or what the effects of the allergy or sensitivity might be. Sometimes the …

The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says it will actively promote the export of food ingredients, aiming to foster the industry as the nation’s new growth engine.
The ministry plans to supply food ingredients to around seven-thousand cafeterias in overseas plants of Korean companies, and Korean franchise restaurants operating in foreign countries.
The ministry is also seeking to identify and promote Korean signature foods, such as bibimbap and bulgogi, and to dispatch Korean food chefs to foreign restaurants.
The ministry aims to expand the nation’s food ingredient exports to three-and-a-half billion …

Feb 25 – The German food additive manufacturer at the centre of the melamine food scare in South Korea has said there are no health risks connected to the contamination of its product and that a subsequent recall is a “pure precautionary measure”.

Chemische Fabrik Budenheim (CFB) confirmed to FLEXNEWS today that the measures have been taken after “small traces of melamine compounds” were found in some batches of 5.4 tonnes of ferric pyrophosphate exported to Korea in three shipments over a seven month period between October 2007 and April 2008.
Yesterday, …

Dubai , UAE – February 24, 2009:  DuPont, a world leader in market-based science products and services, will deliver a presentation on science-based solutions that promise to significantly enhance food safety, today (February 24, 2009) at the 4th Dubai International Safety Conference. The conference is a major event within Gulfood 2009, the 14th Gulf Food, Hotel & Equipment Exhibition and Salon Culinaire running from February 23 to 26, 2009 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC).
The science company will present its comprehensive range of customer-oriented innovative technologies in …

After more than seven years in business, most restaurants settle into a predictable pattern – for good or bad. But at Aziza, a contemporary Moroccan restaurant in San Francisco’s Richmond District, chef-owner Mourad Lahlou shows the passion and drive of a chef just starting out.

I can’t think of another restaurant that has so transformed itself to come into its own.
Lahlou always has had a modern take on Moroccan food, but in the last few years he’s stepped it up. At Aziza, customers will find no belly dancing, no washing of …

The Cuisinart Food processor DLC10S are among the cream of the crop when it comes to food processors made by Cuisinart. Cuisinart creates several different heavy duty food processors including the DLC10S. Many of the Cuisinart food processor DLC10S are depended on by those who live to prepare abundant and delicious meals in very little time.
 
For those of you who haven’t yet owned a food processor, you ought to look at the Cuisinart Food Processor DLC10S. This series of food processors is high end but well worth the money. Once …

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will begin the fourth examination of a draft Food Safety Law in late February 2009.  The draft Food Safety Law is based on the Food Hygiene Law, which was promulgated in October 1995.  The Food Hygiene Law will be repealed at the time the Food Safety Law is implemented. 
The Food Safety Law makes improvements on China’s food hygiene safety system in the following ways, many of which arose as a response to the “Sanlu baby formula” scandal:

Establishing a food safety risk …

It is normal, and indeed, necessary, for you to have sound reasons for taking different actions in your life. This applies to switching to organic foods as well. This is a significant change and you should know the reasons for making the shift. What makes organic foods better than the traditional ones? What benefits will you gain? What are the drawbacks? Let us discuss some of the reasons you may wish to change.
Firstly, you should be aware of how to recognize an organic food. Organic foods have a label which …

The liver is responsible for detoxifying the blood as it comes from the colon, lungs, and lymphatic system. Once detoxified, this blood moves into your entire body to provide your cells with oxygen and digested nutrients.
Because you eat, breathe, and create so many toxins, the liver has a hard time neutralizing these toxins. If you are constipated, this puts an extreme toxic load on your liver, which eventually leads to the excretion of these toxins through your skin and face. Excessive toxins coming out through your skin can lead to …

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Orion Corp., a South Korean snack maker, fell by the most in seven weeks in Seoul trading after food regulators started probing its products for possible contamination of an industrial chemical.
Orion shares dropped 7.5 percent to 148,000 won at the close on the Korea Exchange, set for the steepest decline since Jan. 2. The benchmark Kospi stock gauge gained 0.3 percent.
South Korean authorities found melamine in imported food additives used to make iron-fortified products, and issued a temporary ban on the distribution and sale of 12 …