The Food and Drug Administration may finally move to ban artificial red food dye, the coloring found in beverages, snacks, cereals and candies.At the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee meeting Thursday, Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, said it’s been over a decade since the safety of the synthetic color...
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HYGIENE: THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF EATING STREET FOODS By Aminu Oluwasegun
Streets foods and snacks are easily gotten as and when needed, due to many people’s nature of job, packing home-made food and snacks to work can be time consuming, especially in places like Lagos and its environs, as individuals have to wake up on time to meet up with work resumption in order to avoid...
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FAO TRAINS TRAINERS ON FODDER PRODUCTION. By Morgan DIM.
The Food and Agricultural Organization FAO, of the United Nations has concluded a week-long training of trainers, TOT, workshop on fodder production to strengthen livestock sustainability in northeast Nigeria.A statement made available to newsmen by the FAO Communication Specialist Mr. David Karl’s Tsokar explained that the event which took place in Maiduguri, Borno State involved...
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HOW TO COOK GBEGIRI SOUP WITH BEANS FLOUR
Gbegiri is a Nigerian traditional soup, which originated from the Southwestern parts of the country. It has a light orange color and is traditionally served with amala (yam flour swallow) or tuwo (corn or rice flour swallow); and meat or fish. Gbegiri soup is similar to the Obo egwa soup of the Igala tribe, so much...
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PREPARATION AND BENEFITS OF TAPIOCA By Abagun Abiola
Tapioca is a delicious starch extract derived from the cassava plant. It’s most common use is in tapioca pudding; however, the plant elements are also used in certain cultures as a sweet candy or snack. The useful part of the cassava plant is the root which is where tapioca is acquired. Tapioca is considered a...