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Bills advancing in multiple states could see 'thousands' of America's favorite candies, snacks and sodas banned in their current form. Last October California approved a historic 'Skittles ban' that outlawed four food additives linked to cancer and fertility issues. Now, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois have advanced similar measures, targeting a total of 13 additives that are already banned in some European countries over alleged health risks. New Jersey and Missouri are also considering the bans. If passed, they would force companies to change their recipes or face legal action. And experts say the moves could change the look, taste...

“I’ve had enough of what they call shrinkflation," Biden said. "It's a rip-off.”President Joe Biden has a message for snack companies: Knock it off with shrinkflation. On Sunday, just ahead of the Super Bowl, Biden posted on X (formally known as Twitter), sharing a video aimed at snack companies, saying that they are shrinking the size of their products without also reducing costs to consumers. It’s a practice the president bluntly called a “rip-off.” “When buying snacks for the big game, you might have noticed one thing,” Biden said. “Sports drink bottles are smaller, a bag of chips has fewer...

It’s for the kids. Paws Patrol snacks were recalled after a grocer received complaints from parents that the packaging sent kids to a porn website.Grocer Lidl removed the Paws Patrol cookies after complaints. The porn website was included on packaging of Paw Patrol All Butter Mini Biscotti Biscuits, Paw Patrol Chocolate Chip Mini Biscotti Biscuits, Paw Patrol Yummy Bake Bars Raspberry Flavor and Paw Patrol Yummy Bake Bars Apple Flavor. Paws Patrol was pushing more than butter cookies. Paw Patrol snacks were just recalled after a grocer received complaints from parents that the packaging instructed kids to go to a...

A migrant at the newly opened shelter in Brooklyn’s popular McCarren Park raved to The Post on Tuesday life is good — with three hot meals a day, spacious clean living quarters and use of the leafy refuge’s pool. “They treat us very well,” said Miguel Mujica, a 39-year-old dad of two from Venezuela. “There’s nothing they stop us from doing.” Mujica has been staying at the McCarren Play Center in trendy Williamsburg since Saturday, a day after the city set up 100 military cots for asylum-seekers there to help take pressure off city shelters that are bursting at the...

A new study found that when we eat significantly impacts our energy expenditure, appetite, and molecular pathways in adipose tissue. "In this study, we asked, 'Does the time that we eat matter when everything else is kept consistent?'" said Nina Vujović, Ph.D. "And we found that eating four hours later makes a significant difference for our hunger levels, the way we burn calories after we eat, and the way we store fat." Vujović studied 16 patients with a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range. Each participant completed two laboratory protocols: one with a strictly scheduled early...

How do you stop raiding the office pantry for snacks? And why do some people crave salty snacks, while others prefer sweet treats? We put down our bag of chips to ask the experts.It’s 3pm and like clockwork, your brain – and colleague – are nudging you to make that trip to the office pantry for coffee and snacks. Or if you’re working from home, you can’t help but be drawn to the fridge like, every five minutes. Why are you hardwired to snack, especially when you’re trying to lose weight – and if the boss is reading this over...

People can make fun of us all they want about the unusual food combinations that Southerners grow up eating and never stop loving. A peanut butter-and-mayonnaise sandwich? Pass the chips. Pineapple-and-cheese casserole? We'll take seconds. Salt on watermelon? Duh. However, the most classic combination barely needs an introduction: peanuts and Coca-Cola. These two very different items, in fact, are not just a snack and refreshment to be enjoyed separately at the same time, but a dynamic duo to be guzzled straight out of a cold glass bottle. Together.

ou can't resist them. They beckon you from their little shelf next to supermarket checkout or below the bodega counter. Those classic cellophane-wrapped pastries from Little Debbie — with their bold labels, cheerful mascot, and, most importantly, frosting — always seem to sneak their way into your shopping bag. But soon you'll also be able to find those same flavors popping up in your freezer. This week, Hudsonville Ice Cream announced a continuing partnership with snack cake icon Little Debbie that will see seven of the latter brand's classic treats turned into pints of ice cream. (The companies had previously...

There will be no popcorn movies in France for a while – at least not in theaters – due to a rapid surge in the Omicron variant. Beginning Monday, the country will put a three-week halt on the consumption of the popular snack in cinemas in a ban that will apply to all eating and drinking.

A snack business created by a woman in Tulsa has gone national after it was featured on QVC. The little company, Carla’s Crazy Crunch, was almost crushed after a legal battle with a massive corporation, all because of its name. The end of the name – Crunch – is why the Nestle Food company claimed trademark infringement. Ironically, what could have been a dead end for the Tulsa company, turned out to be the biggest thing that happened to them. In Carla Robinson's wildest dreams, she never imagined she would be on QVC, describing her homemade sweet snack to thousands....

Join us on January 19 as we celebrate National Popcorn Day! Buttered, salted, kettled, drizzled with caramel, popcorn is one of those snacks perfect anytime, anywhere. It’s great on the go, in the theater, or in your living room! Just be prepared to dig some of it out of your teeth. NATIONAL POPCORN DAY 2021 DEALS There are always some great deals knocking around on National Popcorn Day. We’ve done some research and compiled a summary of what’s available below. Showcase Cinemas Showcase Cinemas is offering free popcorn to ticket holders and private screening attendees at all of its open...

From chocolate shrimp crackers to tomato-flavoured lattes, these are the most challenging flavour combos to hit konbiniWe love our konbini snacks as much as the next person, maybe even a little more. From the creamiest treats in the freezer section to instant ramen produced by Michelin-starred ramen joints, a trip to the nearest convenience store for a snack is always a tantalising highlight to any day. On most occasions, new and exotic flavours that come in seasonally, like sakura chiffon cake Oreos, are cause for immediate purchase. Other times, they’re shocking enough to fuel your worst nightmares. We’ve tried some...

Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students. The chip and beverage maker says it will start making deliveries with self-driving robots on Thursday at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Students will be able to order Baked Lay's, SunChips or Bubly sparkling water on an app, and then meet the six-wheeled robot at more than 50 locations on campus... Three workers on the campus will be refilling the robots with food and drinks and replacing the batteries with recharged ones when they go dead... PepsiCo says it's testing this way...

NICEVILLE — Responding to a house fire last week, Niceville police officers and firefighters encountered an odd sight. When firefighters got to the home around 5:30 p.m., they could see smoke coming from inside. A naked man opened the front door, said, “I’m sorry” and closed the door. Police officers arrived shortly after to assist. The man came to the door again, left it open and went back into the house. The man admitted to drinking two liters of vodka and smoking marijuana starting around 9 a.m. that morning. He was examined at the scene and had no life-threatening injuries,...

A federal inmate was caught sneaking back into a Beaumont prison with a duffle bag full of snacks, fruit, liquor and tobacco Thursday. The U.S. Marshals and Jefferson County Sheriff’s office were acting on a tip when they set up a surveillance operation on private property near the prison. Officers watched as a vehicle drove onto the land and dropped off a large duffle bag. Then, about two hours later, they watched an inmate from The Federal Correctional Complex escaped from the prison and grabbed the duffle. The deputies and marshals descended on the inmate and confiscated the bag. Inside...

Yeh, yeh here we go again knife vs gun fight debate. For those that don't know the term "21 foot rule". It is well known (also called Tueller Drill) within the law enforcement and personal defense circle. This defensive drill was patterned after a Salt Lake City Police Sergeant Dennis Tueller experimentation. The Tueller drill is all about “reactionary gap” through training. Other trainers have come up with the distances associated it to the Tueller drill. This experimentation, determined that the average healthy adult male can cover a distance of seven yards (21 feet) in about 1.5 seconds. The significance...

Beef burger, pfft! Try the cricket burger News Posted: 7:55 PM PT Last Updated: Jul 25, 2017 7:55 PM PT The PNE's food line up is weirder and wackier than ever with options that will surely add a few pounds to the waistline. Here are seven things to try — if you're brave enough. Cricket burger and fries Cricket fries If you're squeamish about eating bugs, maybe avoid this one. Eating insects is common all over the world, and the PNE has its own version with the roasted BBQ cricket burger. "High in fiber and protein, this burger packs a...

The Maryland state senate begins hearings Wednesday on the “Maryland Healthy Vending Act.” The bill requires 75% of the items in vending machines on property owned or managed by the state to meet healthy standards. […] The legislation not only mandates the carrying of healthy snack choices, but also mandates the stocking of the vending machine in a manner where healthy options are “in a position with the highest selling potential.” …

A state-level bureaucrat is standing up to the the central government planners is a most unusual way. Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction, Diane Douglas, has informed all school districts in the Grand Canyon State that they have blanket authority to ignore all federal nutrition mandates regulating school fundraisers. "Forcing parents and other supporters of schools to only offer federally approved food and snacks at fundraisers is a perfect example of the overreach of government and intrusion into local control," Douglas said in a statement. "I have ordered effective immediately, that the ADE Health and Nutrition Services division grant exemptions for...

CATOOSA, Okla. — A middle school teacher in Oklahoma was fired Wednesday after she took a group of students on a snack run, piling them all into her car. Heather Cagle, a yearbook and math teacher, decided to do “something sweet” for her journalism students and take them to Wal-Mart for snacks, according to Tulsa World.