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You'd think toxic diet pills were a public health crisis we'd dealt with. But you'd be wrong.
As concerns over deaths related to the diet pill 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) increase, healthcare professionals — including pharmacists — are being called on to play their part in raising awareness and preventing DNP-related harm.
Feathers, feet and internal organs are taken out. The chicken is hung upside down, its legs in metal clamps, before it is jolted forward along an automated production line toward a towering aluminium spraying unit.
George is seriously ill. Sat on the hospital bed facing his doctor, he begins to grow pale and clammy. His breathing becomes laboured and his heart rate slows. Time is running out. The doctor must diagnose George or his condition could deteriorate fast. In the worst case scenario he could die.
Seven years on from the horse meat scandal, the number of food fraud cases keep going up. But now a phalanx of food inspectors armed with next-generation DNA tests hope they can fight back against doctored fish, herbs and health foods
From popular blogger to deli owner and now supermarket supplier, Ella Mills is battling the clean eating backlash and staying ‘fiercely independent’
Juicy, lab-grown meat is now a reality. But how long before this so called ‘cultured’ meat appears on supermarket shelves? What are the ethical, environmental and health implications? How would you market it? And what’s the consumer’s take?
After Iceland’s galvanising Christmas ad, the controversies around using palm oil have been propelled into mainstream debate. But how realistic is it to cut out the commodity? And is it the answer?
It was the biggest crisis to hit grocery in decades. Five years on, we ask six leading figures to relive their memories of watching Horsegate unfold from the front line
Genetics tests are taking off, with companies offering ‘bespoke’ nutritional advice based on nothing more than a swab of our DNA. Is it a crackpot craze or the future of eating?