Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by Saitch

I'm sure governments will have thought this through thoroughly and after full consultation with the experts in 'Traffic Branch', have a comprehensive list of such vehicles.

Surely they wouldn't place the onus on the driver or passenger, to prove their innocence?

"Health star ratings and processed food labelling to be overhauled after inquiry finds self-regulation 'will not work'"

Honestly, I am a tall bald skinny running nut. Not much about a 'BEEFy like Hercules" at all

"Unlike several other countries, Australia currently has a voluntary rating system, no sugar taxes, and no stringent requirements on marketing processed foods to children.
The food manufacturing industry has long opposed new regulation and has successfully lobbied political leaders in Canberra against changes to food labelling"

""rampant" marketing of highly processed food products for very young infants, including pureed foods in sachets and infant formula."

Gomer Pyle moment?
Not Surprise Not Surprise Not Surprised at all really

The wheels on the bus go round and round:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PxvyZepS_g8

A bloke named Mason Newton has just completed this. He's putting it up for an "FKT".
Bloody good effort, I reckon, considering it's an all sand run!

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The labelling here in the UK is very hit and miss. Only on some products and does not seem to be uniform so compassion can be difficult. Is also driven by politics and a range of narrow focus pressure groups who seek to skew the results to attack their own pet hate which does not help.

The sugar tax is a good example as it is seems to be pushed by organisations who stand to benefit as they offer alternative products. Reforming the products so they are not loaded with oil, salt and sugar would be a better result rather than just replacing sugar. Most sugar consumed is in processed foods not drinks which is where the tax falls. When making processed food they add salt as a preservative. It then too salty to eat. So add sugar as it masks the salt taste so you can eat it. Then oil is added so it feels right in the mouth not dry. Consumer does not see this. Not forgetting that here is the UK medical advise is that if you have high blood pressure you should reduce your intake of salt and avoid artificial sweeteners

Then there is the definition of what is a processed food It is very arbitrary yet open to a degree of interpretation. It is just the number of steps in the process. Not the products used and how they are used. My understanding based on a conversation with a food tech is that if I could sell a product made of salt, oil and sugar alone it would not be a processed food.

Sugar would be processed due to the number of steps to make the crystals you have on the table but this is not what is used in food production. Also the tax focuses on cane sugar not the other sugars that are also used in food production

As a loyal Queenslander, 3toes, I'm doing my bit to support the sugar industry.

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Canecutters' cordial.

My relatives with cane farms welcome your support

The old dad and I always had molasses available to the cattle, so by extension , in my R.A.E. days I used its derivative.