Thursday, the 8th of August
New York GMO Labeling Bill Could Affect Other States As Well
Connecticut lawmakers are urging their colleagues in neighboring New York to consider legislation that requires genetically modified food to be labeled for consumers, hoping passage there will ultimately lead to the final enactment of Connecticut’s new labeling law. [read more]
How Much Caffeine Is Actually in Your Coffee
After investigating the constitution of the nation’s most-consumed coffees, we found this truth to be self-evident: all cups of Joe are not created equal. Especially ones that have booze in them. [read more]
How to set up a fake Restaurant on TripAdvisor. It’s this easy!
Much has been written about the perils of online review hubs like Yelp or TripAdvisor. The gripes are numerous: people review restaurants that they haven’t been to, restaurants are given negative reviews for bogus reasons, etc. A recent incident shows just how easy it is to guide people in the wrong direction. [read more]
Agri SA: Govt needs disaster to wake up
Agri SA believes South Africa needs a disaster, such as a drought, to force the government to reflect on mining and food security, Beeld reported on Wednesday. [read more]
Wednesday, the 7th of August
Family finds Gigantic Bucket of KFC in Front Yard
KFC is planning to offer a free fried chicken picnic to the Georgia family thatunexpectedly found a giant KFC bucket on their front lawn, a spokesperson from the company told The Huffington Post on Monday. [read more]
‘GMO Answers’ Website Launched By Monsanto, DuPont, More
A group of biotech seed companies on Monday launched an online forum to combat mounting opposition to genetically modified foods among consumer groups and activists. [read more]
Hard Candy Tops List Of Foods That Send Children To The ER
For kids, the food most likely to “go down the wrong pipe” and cause choking is hard candy, a new study finds. [read more]
Pepsi Introduces Premium Water
PepsiCo plans to jump into the premium bottled water market with a drink called Om, following the popularity of Coca-Cola’s Smartwater. [read more]
Tuesday, the 6th of August
The Paper Cup Killer
The company claim that on average during a 5K run a runner consumes around 3 paper cups of water (sounds quite low to us). Using this equation the team behind the reusable cup design claim that a marathon with 5,000 runners would see around 55,000 paper cups – a huge amount of waste. [read more]
Top 5 Beer Spots in Cape Town
CHEERS! Last week was International Beer Day and that means it’s time to celebrate beer! Just by grabbing a pint you’ll be joining millions of other men and women around the globe, uniting the world in celebration. Ready to get started? [read more]
How Coffee Could Save Your Life
To hear most recent research tell it, coffee is a miracle drink. The magic beans will ward off skin cancer and Alzheimer’s, reduce heart failure and diabetes risks, heighten focus, and maybe even protect liver health. Oh, and decrease suicide risk, according to the newest study that validates our coffee addictions. [read more]
Scientists Have Discovered Booze That Won’t Give You A Hangover
Booze, for all its magical wonder, still has big drawbacks: You can’t sober up quickly, and you often get a hangover. Now Korean researchers have found a way of tweaking booze to limit the fallout — without cutting its strength. [read more]
Monday, the 5th of August
Fast-Food Ice ‘Dirtier Than Toilet Water
China Central Television reports that Beijing franchises of McDonald’s, KFC and Shanghai-based fast-food restaurant Kungfu used ice that was found to contain up to 19 times the amount of bacteria than the acceptable limit for drinking water. [read more]
Tywin Lannister’s Awkward Dinner Party (VIDEO)
If you’re a fan of Game Of Thrones, you’re well aware that Tywin Lannister can be seriously terrifying, unless he is scaring the living scum out of Joffrey, in which instance he is oddly likable. [read more]
Gangnam Style PSY reveals drinking problem
While Korean pop sensation Psy’s party anthems are no doubt the soundtrack to booze-fueled gatherings across the globe, it turns out that the 35-year-old also has quite an intimate relationship with alcohol. [read more]
Here Are 10 Weird Ways to Cook Hot Dogs
It doesn’t get much easier than throwing a hot dog on the grill. But it does get harder — if you so choose. We rounded up 10 alternative ways to cook a hot dog, then checked in to see what the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen had to say about them. [read more]
