When we’re out and about shopping, savvy consumers these days engage in price comparisons in an effort to hunt out the best deals for our pocket. Those same savvy consumers would do well to consider engaging in food ingredient comparisons too, to hunt out the best deals for our gut.
You might think there’s little in the difference between one brand of food item over another, but when ingredients are compared, you may well discover that one is potentially much healthier than the other.
Note: The Yuka App was created and launched in 2017 by the French team of Julie Chapon, François Martin and Benoit Martin. They wanted to create an easy way for consumers to find out what ingredients and nutrients were in our food. It’s now estimated that over 10 million people use this App in France and the UK. It has even influenced a major French grocery shop chain, Intermarché, to change ingredients in 900 products following a drop in sales by consumers using the App and refusing to purchase products with various additives.
On a recent shopping excursion we used the Yuka App to compare one staple food item, found in almost every Irish cupboard – the tin of Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce.
Question: Which No added Sugar Baked Beans are best?
According to Yuka, BatchelorsNo Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated poor (49/100) because of the presence of E954 otherwise known as Saccharin, a hazardous additive associated with increased risks of certain cancers and cardiovascular disease if consumed in large quantities. In comparison, Heinz No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (84/100) with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present. BramwellsNo Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (90/100), also, with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present.
In two large supermarket chain stores checked today: Three 225g cans of Bachelors Baked Beans(No Added Sugar) retailed for €3.29. Three 200g cans of Heinz Baked Beans(No Added Sugar) retailed at €3.00. Three 225g cans of BramwellsBaked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed at €1.47. A significant difference in price, but also a potentially big difference in health, while also proving “it pays to shop around”.
So savvy shoppers consider comparing prices AND ingredients when out and about bargain hunting. As the old adage goes: “health is wealth“.
Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023. Category 1: For Action. Alert Notification: 2023.32. Product Identification: Growers Harvest Garden Peas product details. Batch Code: See table shown below. Country Of Origin: Unknown?
Best BeforeDate
Batch Codes
Pack size
Jan-25
23196, 23197, 23198, 23199, 23200
900g
Feb-25
23237, 23238, 23239, 23240
900g
Mar-25
23256, 23257, 23258, 23259, 23260, 26261
900g
Apr-25
23275, 23276, 23277
900g
Message: Tesco, on the advice of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), are recalling the above batches of ‘Growers Harvest Garden Peas’, 900g, due to the possible contamination of an unknown type of berry, which may therefore pose a risk to customers, if consumed.
Action Required: Retailers: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and displayrecall notices at point-of-sale. Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.
Recall of a batch of Lidl Braemoor 2 Duck Breast Fillets due to the presence of Salmonella.
DATE:Friday, 24 November 2023 Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2023.31 Product Identification: Braemoor 2 Duck Breast Fillets skin on and boneless (frozen); pack size: 400g Batch Code Best before: 31/08/2024 Country Of Origin: Hungary
Message: The above batch of Braemoor 2 Duck Breast Fillets skin on and boneless is being called due to the presence of Salmonella.
Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale in Lidl stores.
Nature Of Danger: People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.
Action Required: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.
Food Safety Authority of Ireland and Musgraves recall batch of SuperValu Apple and Blackcurrant Flavoured still Spring Water due to odour and flavour.
Category 1: For Action. Alert Notification: 2023.30. Product Identification: SuperValu Apple & Blackcurrant Flavoured Still Spring Water; pack size: 250ml x 10 pack. Batch Code: L23260, best before end June 2024. Country Of Origin: Ireland.
Musgraves are recalling the above batch of its Apple and Blackcurrant Flavoured Still Spring Water due to an off odour and flavour. Point-of sale recall notices will be displayed in SuperValu stores supplied with the implicated batch.
A statutory agency under the remit of the Department of Justice and dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic; sexual; and gender-based violence (DSGBV) while supporting victims and survivors has passed through the Oireachtas.
The establishment of the DSGBV Agency, which is expected to be operational by January 2024, will deliver on commitments under Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on DSGBV.
The Bill was passed by the Seanad today, having been approved by Government for publication last September and passed through the Dáil earlier in November. The next step is for the Bill to be signed into law by the President.
The working name for the Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency is expected to be called Cuan, (meaning ‘harbour’ or ‘haven’). The name is regarded as user-friendly, memorable and, above all, most suited to the functions and objectives of the new Agency. The new agency will work collaboratively with the NGO and DSGBV services sector to ensure that the best possible services are in place to meet the needs of victims and survivors.
The Agency will be tasked with:
Coordinating and reporting on the delivery of Government strategies relating to DSGBV (including the current National Strategy).
Supporting and overseeing the delivery of safe and accessible refuge accommodation, and ensuring the delivery of excellent services to victims of DSGBV (including helpline and other supports).
Developing robust standards for funded DSGBV services in collaboration with the sector, and monitoring adherence to these standards by funded service providers.
Leading on awareness-raising campaigns designed to reduce the incidence of DSGBV in Irish society as well as ensuring that all victims know the full range of supports available and how to access them.
Liaising with the Minister for Justice and her Department to ensure that the work of the Agency aligns with overall Government DSGBV policy.
Leading on research to inform DSGBV policy development, working with others, such as the CSO, who have research and data projects underway.
A competition to appoint a CEO for the agency is currently underway, while a process to recruit members to the board of the new Agency went live on Stateboards.ie yesterday (22/11/23) and will be open for three weeks. The statutory name of the Agency will be An Ghníomhaireacht um Fhoréigean Baile, Gnéasach agus Inscnebhunaithe, Irish Translation “The Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency”.
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