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Denatured alcohol, also known as methylated spirits, metho, or meths in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom; and denatured rectified spirit is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage its recreational consumption.
The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is led by a board appointed to act in the public interest. Its headquarters are in London, with offices in York, Birmingham ...
Ponceau (17th century French for "poppy-coloured") is the generic name for a family of azo dyes . Ponceau 4R is a strawberry red azo dye which can be used in a variety of food products, and is usually synthesized from aromatic hydrocarbons; it is stable to light, heat, and acid but fades in the presence of ascorbic acid. [1] : 460.
Hong Kong SAR. Centre for Food Safety. India. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Indonesia. National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Indonesia. Nepal. [Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development] Department of Food Technology and Quality Control.
Allura Red has been heavily studied by food safety groups in North America and Europe, and remains in wide use. The UK's Food Standards Agency commissioned a study of six food dyes ( tartrazine , Allura red, Ponceau 4R , Quinoline Yellow , sunset yellow , carmoisine (dubbed the "Southampton 6")), and sodium benzoate (a preservative) on children ...
Uranium glass. Uranium glassware glowing under ultraviolet light. Uranium glass used as lead-in seals in a vacuum capacitor. Uranium glass is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before melting for colouration. The proportion usually varies from trace levels to about 2% uranium by weight, although ...
United Kingdom food information regulations. The law in the United Kingdom on food information and labelling is multifaceted and is spread over many reforms and parliamentary acts. UK law is based on the relevant European Union rules, chiefly Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, which is implemented in the UK in the Food Information Regulations 2014, [1 ...
Wash them, leave the skins on for extra fiber, and then boil, steam or bake them for 30 to 40 minutes, until they are tender. Ube halaya, a creamy purple jam made with ube, is a popular Filipino ...
Trichinella. v. t. e. Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak. [1]
The Food Safety Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the statutory obligation to treat food intended for human consumption in a controlled and managed way. The key requirements of the Act are that food must comply with food safety requirements, must be "of the nature, substance and quality demanded", and must be ...