Contaminated bagged salads, alert “60 million consumers”

Several NGOs warned last February that more and more fruits and vegetables consumed in the European Union were contaminated by pesticides. According to one study published Thursday by 60 million consumers, a vast majority of bagged salads, organic or conventional and of all brands distributed in supermarkets in France, are part of it. According to … Read more

Why Are Prices Higher in Belgium? Factors Explained and Impact on Cross-Border Shopping

2023-12-19 17:33:00 What explains this price difference? First, the bottle tax. This is a 10c/L contribution on the product packaging. This tax does not exist in France, and therefore directly impacts the difference in the final amount. Then, VAT is slightly higher on our side of the border. Finally, note the soda tax in force … Read more

Food Inflation Exposed: British YouTubers Shocked by Price Disparity Across Borders

2023-11-03 18:44:00 Josh and Archie, a duo of British Youtubers, wanted to show in their new video to what extent food inflation is affecting their country. To do this, they compared a receipt in a local LIDL, with the total price of a trip abroad for the same shopping and in the same supermarket. The … Read more

Unveiling the Mystery of Feathers in Store-Bought Eggs: Everything You Need to Know

2023-11-03 14:30:00 This may have happened to you before: finding a feather on one of your four, six, eight or twelve store-bought eggs. Is this a marketing stunt? Our Flemish colleagues from HLN asked the question to Annabelle Vanhaecke, technical advisor in laying hens at Pehestat, an organization specializing in poultry research. > Everything you … Read more

Why Do Some Japanese People Eat in Restrooms? Exploring Cultural Differences and Toilet Meals

2023-10-27 13:55:18 A warning in Japanese convenience store restrooms reminds customers to “please do not eat or drink in the restrooms.” (Picture/Photo from Facebook “Japanese Oji-san”) “Japanese Oji-san”, a Japanese blogger in Taiwan who often shares cultural differences between Taiwan and Japan, shared a photo on Facebook on the 27th. The photo showed a warning … Read more

Retiree Exposes Shocking Supermarket Price Scam: The Joyce Deacon Story

2023-10-24 17:25:00 Joyce Deacon, 73, a retiree from the south of England, revolted at the prices in a supermarket in her town, and wanted to share her dissatisfaction with the English newspaper The Mirror. This episode takes place in a particularly tense context in England, where inflation has exploded this year, strongly affecting the most … Read more

Xie Xin’s European Adventures: Supermarket Photo Incident and Cultural Misunderstandings

2023-10-10 06:16:10 Thanks Xin. (Picture/reproduced from IG/xiexin1127) After Xie Xin ended her partnership with her agent, in addition to pursuing acting work on her own, she also decided to fly to Europe for a two-month stay. She recently said angrily that when she went to take photos in a supermarket and didn’t capture anyone, the … Read more