Smoke articles
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Smoked sausage makers considering alternatives for smoke aroma due to possible EU ban
Producers of smoked sausages and other food products may have to find different ways to achieve the smoked taste. European Union Member States endorsed a ban on eight smoke flavorings this week due to the potential health risks they can cause.The ingredients will no longer be in use as an added flavor to items like crisps and nuts starting in 2026. Products where a flavoring replaces the actual smoking process, like meats, fish and cheeses, will get a longer five-year transition period to find...
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Valley air quality suffers from smoke
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Have you been suffering from a scratchy throat, watery eyes, or a runny nose lately? Odds are your body is reacting to the smoke in the air. It is a common thing this time of year for the farmers in Mexico to burn their fields. Huge swaths of Mexico farmland are []
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Credibility up in smoke on 'astounding' methane results
Unverified data is vastly underestimating methane emissions and damaging the nation’s credibility on climate change, economist Professor Rod Sims has warned. Australia may be emitting at least twice the level of methane emissions than reported under a national reporting framework, according to results released on Tuesday from a new monitoring tool. “The aggregate is so […]