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According to the tank Rast is about individual cases
Then Italy’s first female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, will be on board the ISS as part of her six-month mission. The 37-year-old fighter pilot is to be brought to the ISS from a Russian capsule in November. She will then become the first barista who will be responsible for preparing coffee in space. Cristoforetti is looking forward to it: “How cool is that?” she asked in a tweet earlier this month. “I will be serving the first space espresso machine.”
The machine can also make consommé
The machine was created in collaboration between the centuries-old Italian coffee company Lavazza, the Turin-based engineering company Argotech and the Italian space agency. The aim was to improve the “coffee conditions” in the space outpost. That should work. In addition, the device, which weighs 20 kilograms and is compact 44 by 35 centimeters, can also make tea and consommé. It is similar to a microwave oven.
The engineers replaced the plastic parts of an espresso machine with parts made of steel to make it more robust. The buttons and switches are similar to those in the space station so that the astronauts are already used to the design.
The NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, a coffee lover, had already made some suggestions for the ISSpresso during the planning phase. He has already been to the station twice and invented a cup for weightlessness to be able to sip his space coffee and not have to suck it with a straw. There is no question that the espresso machine will be a welcome addition to life on the space station, Pettit said in Houston last week. The pre-filled bags with freeze-dried coffee tasted quite good when served in space. On earth, however, any coffee lover would turn away in disgust.
Argotech’s spokesman, Antoniuo Pilello, has already tried the espresso machine and given his OK sign. The space machine was designed to work at the same temperature and pressure as on Earth to guarantee the taste and aroma, he said. In an email he wrote: “You know how important coffee is to Italians. We are really hard to please.”
Initially there are only 20 coffee capsules
If the device has been checked by NASA and found to be safe, it should initially fly upwards with 20 coffee capsules. Additional packages should follow for the six-person team if the experiment goes well.
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Pettit said that even if this espresso doesn’t meet connoisseur standards, “it will be the best coffee we’ve ever had in space.”
Supermarkets such as Edeka and Rewe and discounters such as Lidl advertise their products as locally processed, fresh and of high quality with “From the region” and “from home”. But the way is not always as short as the customer expects. What to look for when shopping.
“Regional in the supermarket is a megatrend,” says Armin Valet from the consumer center Hamburg (vzhh). “This is important to consumers and they are willing to spend more money on it.”
“Deception and Deception”
But where it says “regional” there can be long delivery routes. Terms such as “from our region”, “from home” or “I am from here” are not legally protected. “Large companies define a region according to what their catchment area is,” says Valet. In many cases it would “deceive and mislead consumers”.
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Cheaper than organic
Do regional products really come from nearby?
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“Out of the region” at almost 500 kilometers?
This has shown, among other things, an investigation by the consumer advice centers. It examined 121 products from discounters, supermarkets and organic discounters with regional advertising. With the result that for many products there is no indication of what the regional claim actually refers to. This also applies to displays and signs in the shops as well as brochures. In addition, delivery routes of 15 to 482 kilometers were determined for products with labels such as “from the region”, “at home” or “near”.
“Regional window” only helps to a limited extent
It is still possible to mislead the consumer despite the “regional window” introduced in 2014. The seal shows where a product was packaged, where the majority of the ingredients come from and where it was processed. But: The seal is voluntary. “That’s why you don’t get black sheep with it,” says Valet.
“Regional” applies throughout Germany
In addition, products with “regional windows” can be marketed nationwide. If you don’t look carefully, goods labeled “regional” can end up in the shopping basket in Munich, which were packed in the far north and have been shipped hundreds of kilometers. “You can’t oblige manufacturers to only sell products in the region from which they come – although that would only make sense,” says Valet.
Nevertheless, he sees the regional seal as a step in the right direction. There are gaps, but at least, unlike products without this seal, the origin can be traced.
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Consumers should look carefully
In any case, the expert advises consumers to question critically and not to be guided by regional symbols. You should also look closely at the “regional window”.
The consumer organization Foodwatch found residues of mineral oil in sweets from various manufacturers. According to consumer advocates, Ferrero’s “Kinder-Bar” performed worst. The substances are suspected of being carcinogenic and mutagenic.
Foodwatch had a total of 20 chocolate products and chips tested for harmful mineral oils in the laboratory. According to Foodwatch, the popular “Kinder-Bar” had the highest values for both saturated mineral oils (MOSH) and aromatic mineral oils (MOAH).
MOSH are especially harmful to children
MOSH can accumulate in the human body and damage the organs in the long term. According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), they are particularly harmful to children. MOSH, on the other hand, are suspected of being mutagenic and carcinogenic. According to EFSA, the amount consumed is irrelevant.
Foodwatch wants to stop sales
“We asked Ferrero to take the ‘Kinder-Bar’ off the market,” said the deputy managing director of Foodwatch, Matthias Wolfschmidt, to t-online. According to Foodwatch, the manufacturer has not yet commented on the allegations.
In addition, the organization is demanding a statutory upper limit for MOAH in the amount of the detection limit. This would mean that products in which residues of MOAH are found can no longer be sold.
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Mineral oil residues, especially from waste paper
Over the past few years, mineral oil residues have repeatedly been found in food and cosmetics. According to the BfR, the substances come from recycled cardboard boxes made from printed waste paper. In addition, they could get to the product via jute bags used for transport, machine oils from production or exhaust gases from industry and traffic, according to Foodwatch.
Expired goods, employee espionage and canned food at restaurant prices: the conditions in motorway service stations are apparently catastrophic. That was the result of seven months of research that “Team Wallraff” carried out for the RTL program of the same name.
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For this purpose, two reporters worked undercover as service staff at various locations of the company “Tank und Rast”. the company operates 390 of the around 435 rest stops nationwide, 200 of them under the Serways brand.
Expired goods will be relabeled
As “Team Wallraff” reports, the journalists uncovered significant shortcomings: They were instructed by the tenant to sell expired sausages. Bread rolls were topped with ham, the shelf life of which had already been exceeded two weeks.
To protect themselves from food controls, employees had to pack and relabel the expired goods in fresh food boxes. Nobody seemed to care about hygiene. Some of the newly packed hams were so rotten that the pack puffed up.
A reporter also observed how perishable fruit salad was recycled for days by pouring it over and pouring sugar water over it. Pudding, on the other hand, stayed in the display for up to 14 days. “Nobody checks how long they stand here. But you can see that when it is bubbling,” said the reporter.
Lousy food at restaurant prices
The reporters from “Team Wallraff” found that a large part of the supposedly freshly prepared dishes came from a can or bag. The prices for this are at restaurant level. In order to optimize profits even further, the “Undercover” employees had to encourage their customers to make additional purchases. The tenant checked whether they were following his instructions by monitoring them with the help of surveillance cameras.
“Tank und Rast” admits shortcomings
Meanwhile, “Tank Rast “Admitted quality deficiencies at some stations and in four cases also warned tenants of service stations.” Immediate measures were taken immediately to remedy the deficiencies and to ensure compliance with the clear quality standards and hygiene requirements, “the company reports.
What exactly led to the warnings and what consequences the tenants have to fear is open. According to the tank Rast is about individual cases. “Our own studies show that the vast majority of tenants adhere to our guidelines,” explains company boss Karl Rolfes.
Those who want to save prefer to eat in the truck stop
Drivers can save on average almost a third (29.86 percent) on snacks, drinks and toilet visits if they drive to a truck stop instead of a rest area. This was the result of a random sample from the Mobil car club in Germany on ten systems across Germany.
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The club scrutinized prices for a constant shopping cart with twelve products such as cola, chocolate and chips as well as snacks such as bockwurst with bread rolls along with the cost of using the toilet and a 50-liter tank of diesel. Refueling at the truck stops cost a tenth less on average (9.95 percent). The largest difference in shopping carts between a more expensive rest stop and a nearby truck stop was just under 72 percent.
Berlin (dpa) – The actress Emily Blunt sings in the new edition of the movie “Mary Poppins” – but would not always have dared to do it. “I used to find singing in front of people just embarrassing,” said the 35-year-old in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
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Already now it is dangerous to “stay in the area and inhale ashes”, warned the local civil protection chief Claudio Yucot. The authorities advised people to make face masks out of damp cloths and, if possible, not to go outside to avoid inhaling sulfur dioxide.
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“I sing in the shower and I love to sing in the car. I also sing when I’m alone in the house.” But even in front of her husband, the director and actor John Krasinski, she never sings.
London-born Blunt stars as the famous nanny in Mary Poppins’ Returns. The film will be released in cinemas shortly before Christmas (December 20th). A few days ago he was nominated for four Golden Globes, including Blunt for best actress in a comedy / musical.
Since she became the mother of two children, the actress, who is a British and American citizen, says she has chosen exactly her next projects. In between filming, she “usually takes long hours off, up to six months, which is a great luxury,” she said. In contrast, they all moved to London for nine months to film “Mary Poppins”. “Which was especially nice because my family lives there.”
Which actress doesn’t dream of becoming super agent James Bond’s sweetheart? For Blake Lively and Amber Heard, that dream could now come true. According to “Star Magazine”, both actresses are in talks for the hot role of the Bond girl. It is still unclear who will receive the approval and who will shine on the screen alongside Daniel Craig in the new 007 film.
Without a doubt: Blake and Amber are both very pretty to look at and would certainly cut a fine figure at the side of arguably the most famous agent in the world. Also optically – Blake and Amber are both blond and tall – both women would fit the role perfectly, because the new Bond girl is said to be a Scandinavian dream woman with a mysterious past. The decision is of course difficult. Even the film producer of the popular Bond films, Barbara Broccoli, considers both graces to be “an ideal cast”.