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What is Junk food? When doctors advise to avoid junk food, what does that mean?

A doctor has advised my friend to leave off eating junk food. Following are things which he eats generally, but which are junk among them? Pizza(Dominos) Fruit Juice Pastry (Chocolate) Soyabean (Roasted or Roasted Creamy nut butter) Milk Soya…
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Can of soup with negative pressure (slightly implodes) on opening: Safe to eat?

Opened a can of soup and it made a loud noise with the open-tab lid suddenly pulling in. I know that bacterial decay can make cans bulge (due to gaseous byproducts of bacterial metabolism) and the general rule is that bulging cans or cans that expel…
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Are consumable goods from stores safety tested?

I am aware that to sell food items supermarkets and such require licences and must pass health inspections. But what about the products themselves? I read this which mentions some low risk products can be sold before being tested. Does this imply…
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Baked potato okay after sitting in the oven all night vs. Botulism or other risk?

Sometimes I forget the potatoes in the oven when there's enough going on. And there they are again - baked last evening, they sat through the oven's cool-down and then through the night. Should they be re-baked for safety? (That might just produce…
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PPIs and foodborne illnesses

This question arose due to an answer in Cooking Exchange. It was stated that certain larvae can survive stomach acid and pass thru to the intestine. When a patient is on PPIs, are there foods to be avoided due to reduced stomach acid production in…
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Why was orcein banned in Europe?

Orcein was long used as a food dye before it was banned in "Europe" in 1977, according to the Wikipedia. Of course, Europe is composed of many different countries, so the statement in the Wikipedia seems suspect. Also, no explanation for the alleged…
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Will eating a smoked steak every 2-3 weeks lead to high risk of cancer?

I cook steak every 2-3 weeks and I'm thinking about buying and using this Breville Smoke Infuser with my steak but I'm concerned about the cancer risks associated to smoking meat. Should I be concerned? I couldn't find an answer using Google. If you…
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Is unsealed meat unacceptable?

My question is really simple: Is completely (vacuum) sealing leftover meat in the freezer absolutely necessary? I would always just use a plastic bag to cover the meat and fold it around couple of times so it's almost as good as sealed (usually…
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How hazard is kitchen next to toilet

The kitchen in my office, in next to a toilet. That might seem ok as many in houses in uk are. But my concern is how safe is it to use things from that kitchen, as if someone has use washroom, he has to pass kitchen, the bathroom opens into kitchen.…
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Is the appearance of food (as fresh or spoiled) a good guide to its actual condition?

I assume that whenever the foods that we like to eat are close to room temperature, microbes are always growing in them. At some point in this continuum, the food looks, tastes or smells spoiled; and some point in the continuum, the food becomes…
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How does salmonella travel to onions and then into humans?

How does the salmonella get into onions? Or if it only gets on the outside, how does it get into humans?
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