On the horizon are new sources of food protein that can be processed into flour, pastes and cooking sauces. And of course, do I see a 'gluten free' label on a bag of insect flour? You can bet on it.
Food Fraud. Huh? Yes, counterfeit food.
I saw those words together and it caught my attention. Did you know that selling fake food was a multi-billion dollar business? Dairy products are notorious as well as meat, spices and liquids like syrup and fruit juices.
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
Is it me or doesn’t everyone want to know where their food comes from? More and more I find myself wondering about this – especially at the grocery store.
Medical tourism trends
Medical tourism is rising throughout the world. You can have a knee operation done and spend the rest of the day on the beach.
World cities and their taxis
Tags: Travel Destinations · World Cities
Lactose in medications
It is fairly common for capsule or tablet medications to contain lactose. If you are lactose intolerant (or milk allergic), please keep this in mind.
Food safety concerns again and again
Food safety and food quality is an issue for all of us but especially for those with life-threatening allergies.
Customer Travel Advice: Traveling to Morocco with food allergies
Tags: Allergies · Food Allergies · Morocco · Travel Advice
Op-Ed complains about Gluten Free labeling. Bird seed has a label also!
A NY Times editorial complains about food labeling for gluten free. The author obviously doesn't understand food challenges. But we found one unnecessary food allergy label. In bird seed!
Research on low carb rice in India to address increasing diabetes
Researchers are working with the agriculture industry in India to develop low carb rice to address a growing diabetes population in a country where 80% of the people eat rice as part of their daily diet.