Food Quality

Fracking linked to nuclear waste in drinking water

Fracking linked to nuclear waste in drinking water

An energy company has been stopped from fracking in Lancashire because of the levels of radioactive waste that would be produced from its fracking. Energy company Cuadrilla has withdrawn applications for permits to frack in the region after Environment Agency (EA) said it would not grant a radioactive substances permit until it was sure the water will be disposed of[Read More…]

Family rushed to hospital after buying Walmart steak laced with LSD

Family rushed to hospital after buying Walmart steak laced with LSD

When you buy meat from a local shopping store, the last thing you expect to get from it is an LSD trip. And yet that is what happened to one unfortunate family in Florida who had a very scary experience after eating beef steak brought from a Walmart store in Tampa, Florida. It resulted in a pregnant mother being rushed[Read More…]

Leicester City Council calls for action over contaminated meat

Leicester City Council calls for action over contaminated meat

Leicester City Council is considering taking action against meat vendors in the city after an extensive investigation revealed that nearly half of all meat in the area contained ingredients from an “undeclared species”. In what promises to be a follow-up to the 2013 horse meat scandal, the council found widespread contraventions of food labelling law. It launched a citywide meat[Read More…]

Food packaging has been found to contain toxic chemicals

Toxic chemicals found in packaging

There have been recent reports of toxic chemicals found in food packaging that can pose a long-term health risk to all consumers. Unbeknownst to millions, they are putting themselves at risk of a number of diseases ranging from cancer to diabetes. Scientists told the Daily Express, “A range of chemicals are leaking from containers into food and drink. Although it[Read More…]

Charges dropped against men accused of ‘stealing’ Iceland’s discarded food

Charges dropped against men accused of ‘stealing’ Iceland’s discarded food

Three men who were caught taking food out of a Iceland’s litter bin have had charges dropped against them following a public outcry. The Crown Prosecution Service said it would drop its case despite having previously said there was “significant public interest” in prosecuting the men. They were caught last year taking tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese and Mr Kipling cakes from[Read More…]