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Foods named after people, like Eggs Benedict, Melba Toast and Margherita Pizza.

If you are of an inquisitive disposition you will love this video from “Mental Floss” which explores the origin of some very popular dishes and who they are named after. For example German Chocolate Cake is not German at all, Eggs Benedict has it’s origins in a night of heavy drinking and the most common…

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Red Meat Forum conducts independent meat inspections nationally

The Red Meat Forum, in response to the donkey meat scandal, confirmed to Times Live that it conducts tests on its own meat products and uses an independent auditing company. Chairman of The Red Meat Forum, Dave Ford, believes that it is incumbent on the authors of the report into mislabelled meat products, Professor Louw Hoffman and…

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Donkey meat found in South African beef burgers and sausages

A study published by Stellenbosch University finds that 99 out of 139 samples contained meat not on the label including donkey meat! The study discovered that in mostly sausages, burger patties and deli meats, soya and gluten were not labelled in 28% of products tested, undeclared pork in 37% and chicken in 23% The report…

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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) Contact Details

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) is established in terms of section 85 of the Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008, as an organ of state within the Public administration, and as an institution outside public service with jurisdiction throughout the Republic of South Africa. The NCC is charged with the responsibility to enforce and…

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A little wiki about Hake

Hake fish comes from the same family (Phycidae) as cod and haddock. It is a small fish of averaging 1 to 8 lb in weight, but which has been known to grow up to 60 lbs. Hake can grow up to 1 metre in length and their lifespan can be around 14 years. They live…

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Snoek | SASSI Green List

Snoek (Thyrsites atun) is a member of the snake mackerel family (Gempylidae) and is found throughout temperate waters in the Southern Hemisphere. It is one of the most well-known South African species and is the mainstay of the linefishery in the Western Cape. Although there can be significant natural variation between years, South African stocks…

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Yellowtail | SASSI Green List

Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) is a member of the Carangidae family which includes kingfish, leervis and pompano. They are found in warm temperate and subtropical waters around the world. It is well-known South African species and is the second most commonly caught species in the linefishery after snoek. Yellowtail stocks are currently considered to be optimally…

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South African Sardine | SASSI Green List

Sardines (Sardinops sagax) are small, fast growing species that form the basis of the food chain, form large schools, and have shown large fluctuations in population size. Globally, it is a well established that these species undergo decadal fluctuations and the populations of sardine and anchovy fluctuate slightly out of sync with one another due…

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South African Farmed Blue Mussels

Mussels in South Africa are farmed on ropes which are suspended in the water column from floating rafts in sheltered bays in the sea. Mussels are filter feeders and therefore feed off off nutrients in the water column, they therefore do not require feed input, which in turn means that mussel farming does not reply…

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Portuguese Sardines

Portuguese sardines can be found throughout the North Atlantic eastern continental margin from Senegal to the British Isles and in the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. It is commercially exploited across its distribution range, with the most important fisheries occurring in upwelling areas. Sardine is a pelagic fish that forms large schools that off the Iberian…

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Coke Light v Coke Zero. What’s the difference?

This has often puzzled me and I’m sure many others out there so a little bit of research was required. The Coca Cola Company say on their website that Coca Cola Zero provides real Coke taste for variety seeking customers. It is sweetened with a blend of low calorie sweeteners, aspartame and acesulfame potassium. Coke…