Autore: Simona

— OPINION — A father named Chris George spent the better part of a year trying to answer a question that should not have been hard to answer: who grew and processed the lettuce that nearly killed his son? Colton George, now ten, was nine …

More than 20 people are sick in Denmark as part of a Salmonella outbreak. Since mid-May, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has recorded 25 cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium. Patients are 11 males and 14 females. Sick people are between 8 and 81 years old …

— OPINION — My father is a coffee enthusiast. For his birthday, I wanted to find him something he had never tried before. That sent me searching through specialty coffee websites looking for a unique gift. Then I found it. Coffee made from animal droppings. …

Sweden has recorded a recent increase in the number of people infected with Campylobacter. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said the rise in infections was expected and is at similar levels to the previous year. From the end of May, the number of …

As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners generally have 15 working days to respond …

Aniseed in a sorbet sounds like a mistake until you taste it. The liquorice flavour is not strong. It runs underneath the blackberries like a warm current, making them taste more complex than plain blackberry sorbet ever does. Sugar dissolved in hot water, steeped with …

I first made this layered strawberry cake for a backyard birthday in July, when the only requirement was something cold and fruit-forward that could survive an hour on the patio table. The answer was layers of tender cake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries stacked tall …

Quick bites from around the food safety arena A German company has been identified as the maker of infant formula linked to an outbreak of infant botulism in the U.S. Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH, also known by its brand name Elb-Milch, manufactures formula for Nara Organics. Three babies …

What does balsamic vinegar do to strawberry ice cream? It deepens the flavour. Two cups of sliced strawberries macerated with two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar for thirty minutes. Blended with honey, Greek yogurt, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Poured into a shallow dish and frozen …

Fresh watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and ice, shaken and strained into a salt-rimmed glass. That is the whole recipe. The watermelon replaces the simple syrup you would normally use in a margarita, so the drink is sweet without added sugar. A lime …