Posts Tagged ‘ Dried ’

Almighty avocado 

July 16, 2011
Almighty avocado 

Studies have shown that a high intake of avocado lowers cholesterol in the blood while avocado oil keeps the skin moist, and can actually increase the elastic capacity of skin. The flesh of an avocado is full of goodness, unlike the fruit’s poisonous skin and stone. Persea americana Mill or Persea gratissima C.F. Gaernt, as [...]

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Vietnam checks dried seaweed over iodine fears 

July 4, 2011
Vietnam checks dried seaweed over iodine fears 

A consumer looks at South Korean dried seaweed products at Big C Supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) is checking dried seaweed products in local supermarkets after Australia recalled a type of South Korean dried seaweed for containing excessive iodine levels. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has ordered to [...]

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A bitter mountain secret 

June 19, 2011
A bitter mountain secret 

  Green eggplants give a bitter twist to the cuisine of the Central Highlands Bitter eggplant to cook with fish in Pleiku Town The Central Highlands has become one of the world’s most famous coffee producers. Vietnam is now the world’s second-largest exporter of the bitter beverage and it owes much of that honor to [...]

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Three arrested in Vietnam for shipping marijuana from Canada 

May 6, 2011
Three arrested in Vietnam for shipping marijuana from Canada 

Dried cannabis. Vietnamese police on Wednesday arrested three alleged members of a drug smuggling ring that shipped marijuana through the mail from Canada to Vietnam. Previously, officers of a post office in Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan District discovered more than 450 grams of dried cannabis and two mobile phones in a package sent from Canada. The [...]

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Homemade remedies 

January 16, 2011
Homemade remedies 

Ginger should be kept in every house at Tết as it is said to possess hot properties and is often mixed with garlic to warm the spleen and stomach, and to aid in digestion. T ế t (Lunar New Year festival) s the time for all families to gather, enjoy food and have a good [...]

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Food prices rise as Tet looms

February 4, 2010
Food prices rise as Tet looms

LookAtVietnam – With the Tet shopping season approaching, the prices of many items have risen in traditional markets in major cities. At Ben Thanh Market, processed and dried foods like gio cha (pork pastes), gio thu (pig’s head paste), dried shrimp and cuttlefish, lotus seed, cashew nut, and chestnut have all skyrocketed.Dried shrimp, for instance, [...]

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Watermelon seeds, red pepper contain toxic chemical

January 20, 2010
Watermelon seeds, red pepper contain toxic chemical

LookAtVietnam – Of 50 samples of dried watermelon seeds and powdered red pepper tested by the National Food Testing Institute, 80 percent contain toxic chemical Rhodamine B, announced the institute’s vice chief Le Thi Hong Hao. These samples were collected from the northern provinces of Hai Phong, Hanoi, Bac Ninh and Hue. Dr. Hao noted that Rhodamine [...]

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Da Nang investigates carcinogenic dried melon seeds

December 11, 2009
Da Nang investigates carcinogenic dried melon seeds

 Da Nang authorities have uncovered dried melon seeds containing rhodamine B, which is banned for food use. Tan Phat’s dried melon seeds seized at the Con market, Da Nang City on December 10. According to Da Nang Test Centre results, the dried melon seeds sold at the Han Market which are produced by Binh Thuan’s Tan [...]

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Chinese foods sold in HCMC found to have excessive lead

November 13, 2009
Chinese foods sold in HCMC found to have excessive lead

The lead content in Chinese-made jams and dried fruits exceeds permitted levels, the HCM City Department of Health announced November 11 after testing samples taken from some city markets. LookAtVietnam – The lead content in Chinese-made jams and dried fruits exceeds permitted levels, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced November 11 after [...]

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Vietnam metro finds lead, banned sweetener in dried fruit

November 13, 2009
Vietnam metro finds lead, banned sweetener in dried fruit

Dried fruit sold in Binh Tay Market, Ho Chi Minh City, with no information about the origin, or production or expiry dates. Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday said they have found dried fruits in the market containing lead and a banned artificial sweetener. The city Health Department took six dried fruit [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...