In an effort to ensure Italians eat Italian food, the town of Lucca has banned “foreign” food from being sold within its historic city walls. “Foreign” food refers to such dishes as kebabs, sushi or Chinese food. French food is allowed, and therefore it is unclear what is meant by ethnic food. Read more… continue reading...
Let’s think about Chinese food for a minute: Fried rice. Breaded chicken. Sure, there are veggies, but they’re usually covered in a sauce. Point is, our normal Chinese take-out can be a big bowl of chicken-fried calories. Here is the worst-offenders list, the seven least healthy choices on the Chinese food menu: continue reading...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Ask most restaurant chain executives or the owner of your neighborhood deli what keeps them awake at night and chances are they will tell you their worst nightmare is serving their customers a food-borne illness.
Tainted catfish and pork from China are only a few of the food scares of 2007 that have raised concerns among restaurant operators and their customers. One survey of consumers last month by American Express found that 40 percent of U.S. consumers avoid purchasing food products from certain countries. A recent report on food safety by Technomic, a leading restaurant industry research firm, found 38 percent of American consumers “extremely concerned” about food safety. The report cited the increase could be due to reports about tainted Chinese food imports. continue reading...
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