martes, 3 de septiembre de 2013

Castoreum: Natural Strawberry Flavor?

Castoreum: Natural Strawberry Flavor?

Image by by Property#1 on Flickr Via http://www.exposingthetruth.co/beaver-secretion-food-additive/#axzz2doTEc2tI "Want a little beaver secretion with your candy or beverage? You will be disturbed to know that Castoreum is a popular food  additive which is used in perfumes, and added to food as a flavor ingredient. This ‘food additive’ is a brown, oily, bitter,  orange-brown secretion. It is found in the sacs between...

lunes, 2 de septiembre de 2013

Natural or unnatural? How our food is handled. The Colombian case

Natural or unnatural? How our food is handled. The Colombian case

Since I moved from my home country, many things have changed. Politicians have favored free trade agreements to destroy the food independence of a multibiodiverse  place such as Colombia is, imposing by force the use of foreign seeds created by foreign multinationals and gave green light to the Free trade agreement with United States of America. Consecuences? Many. Colombia is an agriculture based country. For generations people have worked...