FoodRecap

Pinoy food technologies, resources, news and reviews. Includes food safety and health issues

The Cancer Causing 3-MPCD in Soy Sauce!

half teaspoon soy sauce

A food safety issue about soy sauce was aired recently by GMA7 24 Oras. Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was warning the public against the proliferation of unbranded and unlabeled food products especially the soy sauce. What’s wrong about unbranded / unlabeled soy sauce? We are not sure about its cleanliness. Its preparation might [...]

Avoid Corned Beef and Other Meat Products With Bright Red Color

bright red corned beef

I noticed this ginisang corned beef is bright red. Beef color is indeed red but not as red as this one. Corned beef color should also be red but it was my first time seeing a product with a very bright red color. What is wrong about the bright red color? Tocino is usually made [...]

Please Do Not Drink Non-Fresh Buko Juice!

buko on coconut tree

We went to shopping mall together. We roamed around and bought some clothes and other stuffs. Then we felt hungry and looked for a place to eat. Thought the best place was the food court. We ate regular lunch package with buko juice drink mix. On my way home I felt a severe stomach pain. [...]

Food Safety Tips During Floods And Other Calamities

instant noodles

Food safety should  be in list of priorities. But in case of calamities like typhoons and floods, food is the priority. Most of the time, the safety does not matter. How could we think of safety in times of hunger. However, we should think of food safety at all times. Ingesting a dirty food is [...]

27 Children Were Poisoned After Eating Galumbang

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Another case of food poisoning. This was the third in a row. First was the pancit, second was the rice noodles and the third was “galumbang” Twenty seven children were rushed to the hospital after eating galumbang fruit. They felt a sudden stomach pain and experienced vomiting after eating. Doctors gave them the first aid [...]

Food Poisoning: [Sinabawang Pancit] Sinantak / Rice Noodles with Oxalic Acid

oxalic acid powder

Yesterday, the topic was about food poisoning. Today, this topic is also about food poisoning. Fourty students in Tuguegarao City are still in hospital due to food poisoning. Two students died. They suffered from stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhea after eating sinabawang pancit. The teacher admitted that it was her mistake. She mistakenly added oxalic [...]

Spaghetti Food Poisoning in Bulacan and Pampanga

carmen olarte jolibee pics spaghetti

Hubby just arrived. She bought spaghetti for our toddler. It was a wrong timing cause he was still sleeping. She asked if its okay to wait for him wake up and eat. I said no,  it is a very perishable commodity. Perhaps it was spoiled already when he woke up. Besides, we never know when [...]