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Food rumors keep appearing on social media: what harm do they do?
The Food Sanitation Division also urges the public to maintain "reasonable doubt" toward rumors circulating online; unless they can be confirmed as true, it is better to let rumors stop with the wise and not forward or spread them further. Those who cannot tell true from false can provide the relevant information to the Food Sanitation Division, or go online and
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What are the ecological and human health hazards of excessive nitrogen fertilizer application?
Excess nitrogen fertilizer in vegetables and fruits: beware of cancer. Have you ever heard of this? Food safety is becoming more and more fragile nowadays, so we must pay more attention ourselves. Although eating vegetables and fruits is good for health, when nitrogen fertilizer is used excessively, the nitrate present in leafy vegetables can trigger esophageal
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What harm can long-term consumption of substandard soy products cause?
The government health bureau recently conducted spot checks on Qingming festival foods sold on the market. Of 33 items, 5 were substandard. Among them, 4 soy products were found to contain residual hydrogen peroxide, and 1 peanut powder was found to contain aflatoxin exceeding the limit. The substandard rate was 15.2%. The health bureau stated that if the investigation is confirmed,
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How should you eat olive oil to make it healthy and suitable?
Which kind of oil do you buy? Do you always buy very expensive oil? Actually, you do not need to. Let us take a look at this article below and see that some oils are expensive yet not worth the price. Choosing expensive olive oil to cook food is not necessarily healthier, beware of improper
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How do vegetables get nitrogen fertilizer applied? Signs and dangers of excessive nitrogen fertilizer
It is worth noting that nitrate ions, upon contact with digestive enzymes in saliva, are converted into nitrosamines, a chemical compound that the medical community has confirmed to be a carcinogen. Therefore, Professor Zheng Zhengyong reminds the public that just as the Department of Health encourages children to eat more fruits and vegetables, they should also
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What are the reasons for the excessively high nitrate content in leafy vegetables and root vegetables?
Pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits have always been a concern for everyone, so what are the reasons for pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits? The problem of pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits is generally serious. Chen Shixiong, head of the Department of Agronomy at Chung Hsing University, pointed out that leafy vegetables are the crops most prone to nitrate residue. If you want to eat bok choy
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The Brazil mushroom scam: cadmium metal detected, what effect does it have on the human body?
Cadmium metal has been detected in Brazil mushrooms, so have you ever eaten this mushroom? Vegetables nowadays are becoming less and less safe, and when we buy them, we all have to choose carefully. Major newspapers have all reported that Brazil mushrooms are contaminated with the heavy metal cadmium, and the place of origin is "Puli Nenggaoshan
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Organic rice contains heavy metals and pesticides? Organophosphate testing tells you what organic rice really is
Two types of organic rice in the country were found to contain the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which is very harmful to the human body. Which two types of organic rice are they? Let's take a look. Hualien "Yinchuan Rice" and Taitung "Dadi Rice" are the two major brands of organic rice in the country.
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Can organic vegetables be sprayed with pesticides to kill insects?
Organic vegetables are still sprayed with pesticides, is this really okay? How can consumers be deceived like this? It is precisely because of this matter that some people have been harmed. Let's take a look together. In December of year 87, Consumer Reports magazine published the news item "Organic Vegetables Are Still Sprayed with Pesticides"
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How do you wash fruits and vegetables to get rid of pesticide residue thoroughly?
How to wash fruits and vegetables so you can eat with peace of mind: To remove pesticide residue from the surface of fruits and vegetables, consumers usually have to treat them before eating. The following methods, such as washing, peeling, storing and cooking, can all remove pesticide residue, letting people eat with peace of mind. Let's take a look.
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