The American Food and Drug Authority, the regulatory body for food standards in the United States, publishes something called the Defect Levels Handbook. This sets permissible limits for “natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans”.
The decades-old “Nigerian scam” that started as snail mail telling the recipient he/she can share in the ill-gotten wealth of an African despot, continues to evolve.
It’s the last week of October, but how many Filipinos know it’s also Consumer Month? Since 1997, through Presidential...
A new shuttle train service between Singapore and Johor Bahru kicked off last Wednesday.
Since people are dependent on electronic gadgets—mobile phones, tablets, computers—the United Nations Environment Program said electronic waste or e-waste had become the “fastest growing waste stream in the world,” the New York Times News Service (NYTNS) reported.
With a new school year opening next month, we should think about the health and nutrition of children. Whether kids...
We were in Baguio City recently and we came to the conclusion that you could tell visitors from locals by...
Can somebody please give the Legazpi International Airport in Albay a public address (PA) system so it can provide accurate...
Since the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) decided not to recalibrate taxi meters after ordering the reduction of...
This Sunday, March 1, is the start of the annual observance of Fire Prevention Month. Almost every year this occasion...
