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02/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Produce suppliers are now using a chemical “freshness preserver technology” on your fruits and vegetables … but is it SAFE?

You may want to reconsider biting into that fresh apple. A GreenMedInfo article sounded the alarm about a cancer-causing, gene-damaging chemical liberally used by suppliers as a “freshness preserver technology” for fruits and vegetable. Used by the U.S. and more than forty countries, the carcinogenic and genotoxic chemical is made by AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., and it goes […]

12/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Is there a nutritional advantage to fresh vs frozen fish? Well, that depends…

New research shows that frozen fish is just as good as fresh fish if properly prepared. According to an initiative by Trondheim, Norway-based research company SINTEF, the Norwegian Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), and the Icelandic research institute Matis, new methods of handling fish can make it fresh throughout the year. The project, […]

08/25/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Don’t trust the expiration date: Here’s how long your cheese will really keep

Has your cheese gone past its expiration date? If it has, be sure to check it thoroughly before you toss it out. You could be one of the millions of Americans throwing away perfectly good cheese. According to food experts, numerous varieties of cheese are able to last well past their expiration dates. And knowing […]

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