Food

#Roommates, if you’re looking to start the new year with some new restaurant options, look no further because popular social media platform TikTok has you covered. It was recently announced that in March, TikTok is set to open 300 restaurants inspired by some of the most popular viral food trends on its platform—and by the end of 2022 an estimated 1,000 restaurants will be available for fans…

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NANJING, China — Microplastics may be the reason some people are more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, a new study warns. Researchers at Nanjing Medical University found higher quantities of these microscopic plastic particles in the feces of people with IBD than in their healthy peers. The study notes that people regularly ingest these particles through contaminated drinking water…

Relish Foods Inc. of El Segundo, CA, is recalling “Frozen Pacific Fusion” brand 10-ounce packages of tuna steaks that could cause food poisoning. The recall is the result of a consumer complaint and FDA sampling that revealed the product has the potential to contain elevated levels of histamines, which can cause scombroid fish poisoning. The recalled product was distributed in Northern…

The La Nina natural disaster will have a major impact on food insecurity in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Ethiopia says 80% of the country is food insecure because of a four-year period of drought. About 523 000 children, under the age of five, are in urgent need of treatment for acute malnutrition in some areas of coastal and south-eastern Kenya.The Famine Early Warning Systems…

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We’re today learning more about what prompted the Foxconn iPhone plant shutdown in southern India – and it makes for truly gruesome reading. We learned yesterday that Apple ordered Foxconn to suspend production at the plant, and placed the company on probation, until it resolved problems with living conditions in the company dormitories. It’s only today, however, that we’re getting the…

Steel your stomach, people….Just when you think you’ve seen the most disgusting food possible, a new list-topper comes along.AdvertisementThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail , two top British brands have come together to create a new, limited edition — and stomach-churning — “treat”…

Back in November, my family and I got the opportunity to go to Ocean Flower Island. It was an awesome trip that my children keep mentioning and asking about when we can go back, more than a month later. I’ve been given a bit of a tip that there’s going to be an awesome fireworks display on December 31 for New Year’s Eve along with lots of other activities. Of course Chinese New Year will be…