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1 hour daily exercise target for children
May 24th
Children should exercise for at least an hour every day in order to reduce the chance of contracting heart disease, regardless of whether they are over or under weight.
Iceland volcano ash cloud unlikely to affect food supply
May 23rd
The latest volcano to erupt and share its black ash cloud with neighbouring countries (as well as others much further away) occurred at the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland. Last year an eruption caused UK airlines to ground flights for 6 days due to potential disruption to aircraft engines caused by the spreading black ash cloud.
Subway’s opportunities as world’s largest restaurant chain
May 20th
Subway sandwiches restaurant chain is now the largest in the world, in terms of the number of physical retail outlets. With nearly 34,000 units worldwide, the chain has grown significantly in recent years. McDonald’s is in second place, but is still in first position in terms of sales.
Banning McDonalds Happy Meals won’t solve obesity
May 19th
McDonalds has received a letter from Corporate Accountability International saying that its marketing campaigns are part of the overall young persons obesity problem in the US. This report surfaced about the same time that 57 Year Old Don Gorske from Wisconsin, US, announces he has eaten 25,000 Big Macs over 39 years.
Food Hygiene Law and registration online
May 17th
Every food business needs to register with their local authority as part of regulations laid down by the European Union (EU), so previous UK rules no longer apply, however, businesses in many areas of the UK may be able to register online.
Food Hygiene iPhone App
May 16th
If you are curious about the standards of a restaurant, takeaway or pub kitchen, then this free application for iPhone can tell you instantly. We have now been able to test the food hygiene iPhone app for ourselves and here we will look at how it works.
Restaurant owners wary of upsetting food bloggers
May 12th
Being turned away from a restaurant is always unpleasant, whatever the reason may be. Some restaurants play host to an exclusive clientelle, meaning unless your name is on their list or you are a superstar celebrity (who probably rang ahead anyway so are also on the list) you shouldn’t even try. However, this reality may be about to change.
The Apprentice gets off to a healthy start
May 11th
Many of the tasks in The Apprentice are based around food, and the first episode saw Lord Sugar give 2 teams £250 to invest in fruit and vegetables but insisted they turn his money into a profit.
How much should young children eat?
May 10th
How much food should children eat? Infants require a particular meal size or portion so here is a guide on how much parents should feed children aged from 1 years to 3 years old and a summary of meal sizes and food portions that infants and children should eat.
Food Art work is inventive and amusing
May 4th
Various sculptures using different food items are appearing, as these photos of food art clearly demonstrate – that food art work is become more inventive and amusing every day.
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In the UK on Channel 4 a documentary called 'Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait' aired, with ... 
Imagine that - the HamBurglar himself being a guest at your wedding. A quick ... 
Naturally, if you ignore the advice that says 'never go swimming straight after eating', then ... 
"Are your dishcloths deadly?" and "I won't order until I've seen your kitchen dishcloths" are ... 
For the first time a food search is being documented which is nothing short of ... 
Darth Vader: 'Come to the dark side, Luke'.
Luke: 'Never'
Darth Vader: 'Well buy organic food instead...'
Does ... 
A man injures himself by falling off a ladder.
Nothing crazy about that.
But given that the ... 
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