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Junk food news (also known as junk news or junk journalism) is a sardonic term for news stories that deliver "sensationalized, personalized, and homogenized inconsequential trivia",
especially when such stories appear at the expense of serious investigative journalism. It implies a criticism of the mass media for disseminating news that, while not very nourishing, is "cheap to produce and profitable for media proprietors."

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  1. Morning Glory

    A pint of beer may be good for you

    Drinking the odd pint of beer can provide a key vitamin, according to a new study. A beer "serving" might meet around 15% of your daily B6 requirement, the authors say, and even alcohol-free lager could have the same effect. All in moderation, of course. Source: Your pint could come with a...
  2. rjchurch47

    Baby food manufactured by HiPP recalled in Austria

    Baby food brand HiPP has recalled its entire range of jarred purées sold in Spar supermarkets in Austria over fears they may have been contaminated. HiPP recalls jarred baby food in Austria over contamination fears
  3. Barriehie

    The things we eat?

    Well, this is interesting.
  4. rjchurch47

    UK bread brand urgently recalled over fears it has been contaminated by rodents

    First National Bakery products, which is owned by FNM Bakery Limited, has revealed their products may be unsafe to eat after being potentially contaminated by rodents. (yuck!) :yuck:Point of sale notices will be displayed in retail stores that are selling these products. The Food Standards...
  5. badjak

    Ancient grains article

    Are ancient grains better for you? The surprising truth about quinoa and spelt
  6. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Breakthrough with vegan cheeses

    OK, they'll only be a few that this will interest but there has been a breakthrough in the lab with vegan cheese and reducing the amount of saturated oils in them. The team were working on the stretch texture of cheeses and have also accidentally created a vegan cheese that truly melts...
  7. rjchurch47

    Coke to Replace Pepsi at Marriott Hotels

    Coca-Cola to Replace Pepsi Across Marriott Hotels Worldwide, Ending 34-Year Partnership Coca-Cola to Replace Pepsi Across Marriott Hotels Worldwide, Ending 34-Year Partnership
  8. rjchurch47

    African Swine Fever Impacting Spain's Pork Industry

    Spain is culling wild boars and implementing extreme biosecurity processes to try to control the outbreak. Spain's pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat
  9. rjchurch47

    Pernod-Ricard and Owners of Jack Daniels in merger talks

    https://www.foodbev.com/news/pernod-ricard-and-brown-forman-confirm-merger-talks
  10. rjchurch47

    Unilever merges food unit with Mccormick

    $65B food manufacturer being created. Unilever, McCormick strike deal to create $65 billion food giant
  11. Morning Glory

    Dole launches new Hawaiian pizza in a can

    View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWlGV5CDCwN/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again
  12. rjchurch47

    Danone spend €1b on supplement maker Huel

    The British meal supplement maker Huel is being bought by Danone for €1bn (£864m). Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal
  13. rjchurch47

    Porridge recalled months after mouse contamination

    Porridge recall - although the contamination was back in August last year Moma Foods recalls porridge months after mouse contamination
  14. rjchurch47

    Cornish Brewery to Close After Being Acquired by Molson-Coors

    The brewery that brought the world Doom-Bar beer is to close: Doom Bar brewery closure sign of industry decimation, CAMRA says
  15. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Cost per kilo is the same as cost per 900g?

    I've put this here because of the ongoing court cases for false advertising etc... Raising the price just before a "discount" I spotted this yesterday when looking for grapes If 900g costs $5, how much is that per kilogram? Not hard to work out it is NOT $5. Likewise if 900g costs $4.50...
  16. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water

    I have to say, I had no idea India has such a massive water shortage. It is a fascinating article on restoring old stepwells. Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
  17. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Ultra processed foods poor diet link

    Perhaps unsurprisingly, a new study highlights that a diet high in ultra processed foods leads to poorer diet and an increase in eating disorders. Higher ultra-processed food intake aligns with greater binge eating risk in obesity study
  18. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Oatly can't use the word "milk" in its slogan

    In the UK, Oatly have recently lost a court battle to use the word milk in its slogan (the) "post milk generation". Vegan brands cannot use 'milk' in marketing, Supreme Court says The dairy industry want milk to mean mammal milk. They're not insisting cow's milk from what I can tell...
  19. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Raising the price just before a "discount"

    There's a landmark case going through the courts here at the moment. It's to do with the supermarkets raising prices for a few days before they claim a discounted price, only the new discounted price is actually more expensive than before. I'm sure we've all seen it. But here the ACCC is...
  20. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Turning banana fibre into cloth or paper

    This caught my attention yesterday. The tons of banana trunks left over after harvesting are being turned into raw material for clothing and paper, while mechanical extraction and controlled drying are accelerating industrialization Seems like it could be a good idea.
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