Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice blasts Trump administration as ‘racist to the core’

Barack Obama’s national security adviser blasted the Trump administration as ‘racist to its core’ and said that electing Joe Biden as president was vital in order to ‘remove Donald Trump and consign those who supported him in the Senate to the trash heap of history.’ Susan Rice, who has been mentioned in recent weeks as … Read more

Uncle Ben’s rice announces it’s ‘evolving’ its brand after Aunt Jemima name is scrapped

Uncle Ben’s rice has announced it is ‘evolving’ its brand and will redesign its packaging in response to concerns about racial stereotyping – hours after Quaker revealed it was scrapping the Aunt Jemima name.   Parent company Mars, Inc on Wednesday revealed it was following suit in ‘helping to put an end to racial bias and injustices’, … Read more

Uncle Ben’s rice announces it’s ‘evolving’ its brand after Aunt Jemima name is scrapped

Uncle Ben’s rice has announced it is ‘evolving’ its brand and will redesign its packaging in response to concerns about racial stereotyping – hours after Quaker revealed it was scrapping the Aunt Jemima name.   Parent company Mars, Inc on Wednesday revealed it was following suit in ‘helping to put an end to racial bias and injustices’, … Read more

Global cooling event 4,200 years ago led to the rise of rice as the world’s most popular food

A global cooling 4,200 years ago led to the rise of rice as the world’s most popular food and the spread of new varieties across north and south Asia, a study has found.  Experts used genetic data from some 1,400 varieties of rice — including indica and japonica — to reconstruct the past movements of the … Read more

MasterChef star Poh Ling Yeow comes under fire AGAIN for her Afghan rice

Can you spot what is wrong with this dish? MasterChef star Poh Ling Yeow comes under fire AGAIN… this time for her Afghan rice By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:02 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 05:06 BST, 4 May 2020 MasterChef star Poh Ling Yeow has come under fire once again  … Read more

Half of rice sold in the UK breaches limits on arsenic for children

Half of rice sold in the UK breaches limits on arsenic for children – and ‘healthy’ brown and organic varieties are the worst offenders Twenty-eight out of  55 varieties tested exceeded arsenic levels of 0.1 mg per kg  This is the limit laid out by the EU for safe consumption for infants  Scientists are now calling … Read more