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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Batangas Today: “Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta among the 2013 Xtreme Eating finalists by CSPI (Complete List)” plus 3 more

Batangas Today: “Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta among the 2013 Xtreme Eating finalists by CSPI (Complete List)” plus 3 more

Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta among the 2013 Xtreme Eating finalists by CSPI (Complete List)

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:39 AM PST

Cheesecake Factory‘s Bistro Shrimp Pasta is among the nine 2013 Xtreme Eating finalists, which was named by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), noting that some of America’s major restaurant chains do not seem to be aligned with the current programs in fighting obesity in the country.

According to a press release at CSPINet.org today, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, this year’s Xtreme Eating winners, which appears in the current issue of its Nutrition Action Healthletter, may look and taste good as being well-prepared by restaurant chains; but are high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and sodium.

At noted by CSPI, a typical adult should consume only about 2,000 calories and not over 20 grams of saturated fat and 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day, adding that not more than 9 teaspoons of added sugars for men and 6 teaspoons for women are being strongly recommended by The Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

“It’s as if IHOP (formerly known as International House of Pancakes), The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano’s Little Italy, and other major restaurant chains are scientifically engineering these extreme meals with the express purpose of promoting obesity, diabetes, and heart disease,” CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson was quoted in the report.

“You’d think that the size of their profits depended on their increasing the size of your pants.” Jacobson added, with CSPI now on its six years in releasing an annual list of Xtreme Eating dis-honorees. “I hope the Obama Administration promptly finalizes overdue calorie labeling rules for chain restaurants.”

Below is the complete list of the 2013 Xtreme Eating finalists, taken from the pdf file at CSPINet.org, along with their “nutritional facts” that were compiled by the group from the concerned US restaurants.

Note: Use the pagination buttons below to view other photos and their respective descriptions in separate pages.


Cheesecake Factory Bistro Shrimp Pasta
Cheesecake Factory’s Bistro Shrimp Pasta
Image Credit: Cheesecake Factory/CSPI

According to CSPI, this dish consists of crispy battered shrimp, fresh mushrooms and arugula is tossed with spaghettini in a basil-garlic-lemon cream sauce.

It has 3,120 calories, 89 grams of saturated fat and 1,090 milligrams of sodium; and is its equal to three lasagna classico entrees and a tiramisu from Olive Garden.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner emergency landing in Japan prompts ANA and JAL flights suspended

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 01:27 AM PST

Two Japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), have suspended all their flights starting today, Wednesday, January 16, 2013, after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet made an emergency landing at the Takamatsu Airport when crew learned that there was smoke inside the cockpit.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner emergency landing Japan

Passengers being assisted, after Boeing 787
Dreamliner makes emergency landing in Japan
on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Image Credit: Telegraph video

According to Kyodo News, the domestic flight of the Boeing 787 plane made an emergency landing on Wednesday morning and that there were 137 passengers on board, which were safely evacuated from the plane. ANA, which operates the troubled plane, decided to suspend all of its 17 Dreamliner flights.

As noted in the report, the nation’s Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Ministry considered the event as a serious matter and five inspectors of the Japan Transport Safety Board will be conducting a thorough inspection. There was no mention as to until when the flights will be suspended.

Meanwhile, CNN identified the ANA Dreamliner plane that made an emergency landing in Japan with Flight # 692, adding that Japan Airlines, which operates seven of the airplanes, has also announced their flights canceled over the same issue. ANA spokesman Takuya Taniguchi said that the flight came from Yamaguchi.

Local officials noted that passengers reported a strange smell in the cabin, shortly after an instrument on the plane indicated a battery malfunction. The pilot then decided to make an emergency landing, instead of pursuing the flight until its destination at Haneda. The incident is still under deeper investigation.

SUV nearly swallowed by sinkhole caused by broken water main in New York

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:20 PM PST

An SUV was nearly swallowed by a sinkhole in New York on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, which was reportedly caused by broken water main. Below is a photo of the sinkhole when the SUV has been removed.

Smithtown NY sinkhole

Sinkhole in Smithtown, New York being filled,
after nearly swallowed an SUV
Image Credit: Peter Verry/Smithtown.Patch

“Smithtown,NY-Rough morning for driver on Mt.Pleasant Rd. after SUV disappears into sinkhole after water main break.” Stringer News (@Stringernews) tweeted that day, along with the photo of the SUV in an almost vertical position and is nearly being swallowed by the sinkhole.

As noted at ABC News that day, the incident happened at around 3:30 a.m. while the man is driving the SUV through Smithtown, a city on Long Island. A Suffolk County Police Department spokeswoman told them that the driver has successfully escaped from the SUV and was not injured.

Timothy Motz, Director of Communications for the Suffolk County Water Authority, told them that the water main broke probably due to the cold temperature in the area. Twenty six homes have their water cut off due to the incident, but it has been restored by noon that day.

According to Smithtown.Patch.com, Suffolk County Water Authority workers have already repaired the water main pipes and that the Mount Pleasant Road sinkhole, near Cambridge Drive, had a depth of around 6 feet.

Horsemeat found in burgers in Ireland and UK, Food Safety Authority study says

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:04 PM PST

Traces of horsemeat were found in burgers in Ireland, based on a report of Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) after conducting a DNA test of burger products that were produced by two processing plants in the country: Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods, as well as in Dalepak Hambleton, a UK plant.

horsemeat food package

Smoked horsemeat in package, bought in a Dutch
supermarket; it is usually eaten in a sandwich
in the Netherlands
Image Credit: Ziko van Dijk/Wikipedia

According to a press release published at FSAI.ie on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, the horsemeat found in these plants in Ireland raised concerns on the possibility of its presence being served in several food chains, as well as in retail outlets selling beef burger, beef meal, and salami products.

As noted in the report, a total of 27 beef burger products were analyzed. Ten (or 37%) of them were proven positive for horse DNA and 23 (or 85%) were proven positive for obtaining pig DNA. Horsemeat DNA was also found in batches of raw ingredients, including imported products from The Netherlands and Spain.

“The products we have identified as containing horse DNA and/or pig DNA do not pose any food safety risk and consumers should not be worried. Consumers who have purchased any of the implicated products can return them to their retailer.” Prof. Alan Reilly, Chief Executive, FSAI, was quoted in the press release.

“Whilst, there is a plausible explanation for the presence of pig DNA in these products due to the fact that meat from different animals is processed in the same meat plants, there is no clear explanation at this time for the presence of horse DNA in products emanating from meat plants that do not use horsemeat in their production process.” Reilly added.

“In Ireland, it is not in our culture to eat horsemeat and therefore, we do not expect to find it in a burger. Likewise, for some religious groups or people who abstain from eating pig meat, the presence of traces of pig DNA is unacceptable.” Reilly explained further.

In addition, FSAI also found pig DNA on 21 of 31 beef meal products (cottage pie, beef curry pie, lasagne, etc). However, none of them were found positive for horse DNA, and the same result were found in all of the 19 salami products tested. The affected food products were being sold in Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi, and Iceland.

The food safety agency noted that 9 out of 10 samples were proven to have low levels of horsemeat. But in one sampling test from Tesco, the level of horsemeat DNA found was around 29% relative to the beef ingredient. It is legal to buy or sell horsemeat in the UK, but it is illegal not to declare it on food labels.
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