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Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of ...


Model backs green tea and lemon claim, lessens need to test animals

Model backs green tea and lemon claim, lessens need to test animals

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- An animal study at Purdue University has shown that adding ascorbic acid and sugar to green tea can help the body absorb helpful compounds and also demonstrates the effectiveness of a model ...


Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 5

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries concerning some food-borne illnesses.


Danish Children in Taste Experiments

Girls have superior sense of taste to boys

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 1

New knowledge: Girls have a better sense of taste than boys. Every third child of school age prefers soft drinks which are not sweet. Children and young people love fish and do not think of themselves as being ...


Food scientists confirm commercial product effectively kills bacteria in vegetable washwater

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Research conducted by food science faculty at the University of Idaho and Washington State University indicate that a commercially available fruit and vegetable wash, when used in a food-manufacturing setting, can dramatically ...