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  • Saponins: Understanding Their Role in Plant-Based Foods

    Saponins: Understanding Their Role in Plant-Based Foods0

    As more people embrace plant-based diets for their health benefits, the term “saponins” may come up in discussions about nutrition. Saponins are naturally occurring compounds found in a variety of plants like quinoa, soybeans, and spinach. Known for their potential health-promoting properties, such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, saponins also come with a cautionary note.

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  • Sanitizing in the Food Industry: A Must for Safe and Clean Food

    Sanitizing in the Food Industry: A Must for Safe and Clean Food0

    Keeping food safe goes beyond using fresh ingredients—it requires keeping everything around it clean and germ-free. In the food industry, sanitizing plays a major role in preventing contamination, maintaining hygiene, and protecting our health. Whether food workers run a large processing plant or a small hotel kitchen, they must sanitize properly to stop harmful bacteria,

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  • Sand-Roasted Peanuts: Are They Safe and Healthy?

    Sand-Roasted Peanuts: Are They Safe and Healthy?0

    Overview For decades, people across India have embraced sand-roasted peanuts as part of the street food culture. Vendors from Mumbai’s beaches to Kerala’s roadside stalls commonly use this traditional method. They heat coarse sand in an iron pan and stir peanuts into it continuously. This ensures each peanut gets evenly roasted. In contrast, roasting peanuts

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  • Salmonella Outbreaks Trigger Mass Hospitalizations in Vietnam

    Salmonella Outbreaks Trigger Mass Hospitalizations in Vietnam0

    Introduction Almost 550 people were hospitalized in Vietnam earlier this year after a Salmonella outbreak linked to a type of sandwich sold at a bakery. The outbreak occurred in Dong Nai province in May 2024, prompting the Dong Nai Food Safety Department and the Institute of Public Health in Ho Chi Minh City to investigate.

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  • Salmonella In Baby Food

    Salmonella In Baby Food0

    This Article is written by a Food Quality Controller at VManifest Here is a memorable incident that occurred in my career at a food testing laboratory. I was working as the In-charge of a microbiology lab, when a sample of baby food arrived for quality analysis from the manufacturers. The parameters were for both chemical and microbiology

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  • Salem: 42 Students were Hospitalized Due to Food Poisoning

    Salem: 42 Students were Hospitalized Due to Food Poisoning0

    42 nursing students fell ill after consuming food provided by a private college hostel in Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

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