Yoplait!

As I was about to get into the lift, a young man and a woman greeted me - and said, "we have some free gift for you!" My immediate response was, "I have no time for anything free," and I rushed.

Whilst in the lift, I wondered, aren't gifts always free?When I got back home, my wife told me they were "gifting yogurts" to all families in the building. Obviously Al Ain Food & Beverages were introducing a new product.

Before I could even consider tasting it, my wife reminded me "might as well check the ingredients before you eat it."So here it is: READ MORE»»

Poison Oils

Cooking Oil. People buy it in gallons.

Before you buy, please check for the additives E319, E320, E321. DO NOT BUY the oil if you see any of it. If any of the oil you want to buy/consume says nothing about additives and preservatives... is also a good reason not to buy it.

From my experience there are only a couple of brands of oil sold in the UAE which says "No preservatives or additives". We buy canola oil; brand: "heartlight". The other is Leisure...(needs verification) READ MORE»»

STRAWBERRY JUICE: NADEC

E122 Azorubine, Carmoisine red colour; coal tar derivative; can produce bad reactions in asthmatics and people allergic to aspirin; typical products are confectionary, marzipan, jelly crystals; banned in Sweden, USA, Austria and Norway  

E129 Allura red AC FD&C Red No.40; Orange-red colour used in sweets, drinks and condiments, medications and cosmetics, synthetic; introduced in the early eighties to replace amaranth which was considered not safe due to conflicting test results; allura red has also been connected with cancer in mice; banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway

E211 Sodium benzoate used as antiseptic, as a food preservative and to disguise taste, as of poor-quality food; orange soft drinks contain a high amount of it, upto 25mg per 250ml; also in milk and meat products, relishes and condiments, baked goods and lollies; used in many oral medications including Actifed, Phenergan and Tylenol; known to causes nettle rash and aggravate asthma

MIXED FRUIT JUICE: ALMARAI

E129 Allura red AC FD&C Red No.40; Orange-red colour used in sweets, drinks and condiments, medications and cosmetics, synthetic; introduced in the early eighties to replace amaranth which was considered not safe due to conflicting test results; allura red has also been connected with cancer in mice; banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway

RED ORANGE JUICE: AL AIN

Ingredients: (as mentioned on the bottle)

Pure Water
Sugar
Natural Red Orange Juice Concentrate
Stabilizer: E466
Color: E129


E466 Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

E129 Allura red AC FD&C Red No.40; Orange-red colour used in sweets, drinks and condiments, medications and cosmetics, synthetic; introduced in the early eighties to replace amaranth which was considered not safe due to conflicting test results; allura red has also been connected with cancer in mice; banned in Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Norway

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