MSG is not bad for you (although the myth persists), so go for it!
21 May 2021 12:31 PM Home Bao
Share This: For people who donât have hypertension, lots of research shows MSG is not harmful, says Dr. Harris Steinman, an allergy expert.
MSG is king of flavour! Itâs better version of salt. MSG is salt on crack. If you have salt at home, throw it out! Donât eat salt. Salt is so 2005! Now, all the cultured people use MSG. It makes everything better!
Uncle Roger, comedian
Celebrity chefs are adding to their dishes, and telling the world about it.
WENDY KNOWLER | When consumer experience wildly differs from ‘market research’, apply truth serum What test panels say about a product is often not an accurate reflection of how it is perceived and received by customers 16 May 2021 - 17:34
Remember when Unilever scrapped its traditional Sunlight dishwashing liquid bottle and replaced it with an upside-down one with a nozzle that dispensed a specific amount of the green stuff?
It was back in 2004, and I remember it well, mainly because there was huge public outcry about it – consumers hated not being able to control the amount dispensed, some said it leaked, and many complained that as it emptied it became very hard to squeeze.
When consumer experience wildly differs from ‘market research’, apply truth serum What test panels say about a product is often not an accurate reflection of how it is perceived and received by customers 17 May 2021
Remember when Unilever scrapped its traditional Sunlight dishwashing liquid bottle and replaced it with an upside-down one with a nozzle that dispensed a specific amount of the green stuff?..
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The complainant’s representatives, Spoor & Fisher attorneys, told the board that attempts to resolve the matter with the advertiser proved to be “only partially” successful and that Futurelife had not addressed the inherent deception from an advertising and Code of Advertising Practice perspective, which is why the complaint was brought before the ARB.
Tiger Brands, the producer of Jungle Oats and Morvite, which it markets as “super foods” (a category of food with no scientific basis), objected to its competitor’s advertising claims that consuming Beauti Food would reduce wrinkles within 28 days; improve skin elasticity, firmness and hydration; improve nail growth and strength; decrease cellulite; and cause weight loss. It argued that by incorporating scientific jargon when making these claims, the advertiser “creates an unjustifiable legitimacy to its claims in a manner that exploits consumer trust and credulity”, when the claims appear to be based on untested
Consumer Watch: Advertising board takes issue with Weighted Blanket claims
By Georgina Crouth
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Johannesburg - Stress and anxiety wearing you down? Then a weighted or gravity blanket is all you need to count sheep in no time. Because letâs be honest: Who sleeps well during a pandemic?
If you believe the marketing hype around them, weighted blankets are the newest, bestest thing in home treatments for anxiety, PTSD, colic, and even autism. Said to improve the mood as well as calm a restless body and mind, the blankets â weighted with a filling of micro beads â have been selling like hotcakes for years, at a starting price of around R799 each.