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Acrylamide (FACS) Acrylamide 2015 (EUFIC) Acrylamide: A Natural Process in Cooking (IFIC) Acrylamide in foods (IFST) Food authenticity testing using modern techniques (IFST) Additives (See food additives) Adult Nutrition (EUFIC) Aflatoxin (DoH) Aflatoxin (IUFoST) Avian Influenza North Dakota (North Dakota Dept. of Health) Avian Influenza Or Bird Flu (SAPA)	Allergy (FACS) Allergy (IFST) Allergy and Intolerance (EUFIC) Antibiotic Stewardship (IFIC) Antibiotics & Veterinary Drug Residues (FACS) Antioxidants (IFT) Aspartame (FACS) Aspartame (IFST) Avian Flu (FACS) Avian Flu (Poultry Agency)
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Baby Feeding (IFIC) Bacteria and Viruses in Food(Foodsafety.gov) Best Before/Use By Dates (FSA) Best Before – Interpreting Label Terms (NHS) Biotechnology (IFTSA) Bisphenol A (IFST)	Bisphenol A (BPA) Botulism (FACS) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (IFST) BSE (Food Standards Agency) Bread (FACS)
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Caffeine (EUFIC) Calcium in Nutrition and Health (FACS) Canned Vegetables And Food Safety (Lucia Anelich) Cannabis (Janusz F Luterek, Pr.Eng for Hahn & Hahn Attorneys) Canning (FACS) Canola Oil (FACS)	Changing Recommendations (FACS) Cold Chain (FACS) Colours and Ingredients (IFIC) Corona Virus (Lucia Anelich)
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Date labelling (best before/use by dates) (IFST) Dates on Labels – see Best Before Diet Proof Diets (IFIC) Dietary Guidelines for parents (NIH) Dietary Guidelines – South Africa (NSSA)	Dietary Fibre (IFST) Dietary Iron (NIH) Dioxins (FACS) Dioxins, Diet and Health (IFIC)
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Egg and Avian Influenza or Bird Flu (FACS) Enrichment (FACS) (See also fortification)
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Fats (EUFIC) Fats (IFT) Fibre in Foods (FACS) Fluoridation (FACS) Food Additives (FACS) Food additives (IFST) Food Additives – the basics (EUFIC) Food Briefs Brief but useful information on food and DNA Testing, Arthritis, Prostate Cancer, Hypoxis, Dioxins and the reuse of plastic bottles. (FACS) Foodborne viral infections (IFST) Foodborne Illness (or Food Safety) (EUFIC)	Food Fears (IFIC) Food Fortification (See also enrichment) (FACS) Food Irradiation (FACS) Food Irradiation (IFST) Food Poisoning (See also Salmonella below) (FACS) Food Safety (Foodsafety.gov) Food Safety (WHO) Food Safety & The Science of Toxicology (FACS) Food Science and Technology (IFT) Frying Oil – Safety (FACS) Functional Food (IFT)
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Genetically Modified Crops – Q & A (ISAAA) Genetically Modified Organisms – GMOs (FACS) GMOs and Food (IFIC) Genetically Modified Organisms (EUFIC) Gluten (IFT)	Glycemic Index (FACS) Glycaemic Index (NZNF) Glyphosate (NPIC) GMO's (see Genetically Modified Organisms above)
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Hand Hygiene (IFST) Healthy Lifestyle Campaign – notes & posters (Dept of Health. RSA) Health Promotional Material (Dept of Health. RSA)	HIV AIDS and Nutrition (FACS) Hormones in Meat (FACS)
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Ingredients and colours (IFIC) Intolerance – See allergy Insects, edible (UL and NWU)	Iodation of salt (FACS) Irradiation of Food (IFT)
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Labelling (FACS) Lactose Intolerance – See allergy Listeria (EUFIC)	Listeriosis (NICD) Listeriosis and Listeria monocytogenes (FACS)
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Meat: red and processed (IFIC) Melamine (FACS) Microwave Cooking (IFT) Milk, Calcium & Nutrition (FACS) Misinformation on Nutrition (ADA)	Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) – the facts (FACS) MSG (FDA) MSG – Q&A (EUFIC) Mycotoxins (IFST)
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Nanotechnology (IFST) Nutraceuticals or Functional Foods (FACS)	Nutrition – child (NIH)
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Obesity (FACS) Obesity and overweight (EUFIC) Oils and fats (IFST) Olive Oil (FACS)	Organic Food (FACS) Organic Food (IFST) Organic Food (EUFIC)
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Patulin and Beverage Safety (Lucia Anelich) Pesticide (NPIC) PET bottle reuse (FACS) Physical Activity and Health (EUFIC) Plastics and Packaging and Food Safety (FACS) FACS Posters: Healthy Eating & Nutrition (FACS) Prebiotics and Probiotics (IFIC)	Processed Foods – a review (EUFIC) Processed Food (IFT) Processed Meat (BBC) Processed Meat in SA (FACS) Protein Alternatives – pulses & legumes (FACS)
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Regulation of Food Safety and Quality: Consumers' Concerns (FACS)	Risk for Consumer Health (ICEFRC)
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Safe Food Handling (FACS) Safe Food – 5 Keys to Safer Food (WHO) Safe Meat (FACS) Salmonella (Foodsafety.gov) Salt (EUFIC) Salt – Dietary Sodium and Health (IUFoST) Salt – Review: Sodium in Food and Health (IFIC) Scientific Research (EUFIC) Soya (BDA) Soya (IFIC)	Stevia – a non-caloric sweetener of natural origin (IFST) Sudan Red (FACS) Sugar in the diet (EUFIC) Sugars (IFST) Sugar – the science of (IFIC) Supplements (ADA) Supplements(NHS, UK) Sweeteners (IFT) Sweeteners (IFIC)
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Tartrazine (FACS) Trans Fats (IFT)	Trans-Fatty Acids (FACS)
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Ultra Processed Foods (IFIC) Understanding scientific studies (EUFIC)	Use By Date (See, Best Before Date, above)
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Vegetarian (BDA)
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Water (WHO)	Waste to Food (NWU)
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