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Food in the News

Food Standards Agency calls for fatter chips

5 March 2010

The Telegraph is reporting today that the Nanny State is at work again, trying to change the character of one of Britain’s favourite takeaways – the humble, yet magnificent Fish and Chip supper.
In an attempt to reduce the fat content, the Telegraph states that the FSA has announced plans for a pilot to introduce fatter [...]

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Eggs come from sheep

2 February 2010

Rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual, commissioned research into food comprehension.
The disappoiinting findings show that many young children do not know where their food originates from.
Some youngsters believed that bacon comes from horses and eggs come from sheep.
Less than one in four of those surveyed knew that beef burgers are actually sourced from cows and more than a [...]

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