avocados
SpaceX Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery—due to arrive Monday—is the company’s 23rd for NASA in just under a decade. A recycled Falcon rocket blasted into the predawn sky from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. After hoisting the Dragon capsule, […]
People Should Wash Avocados, 17 Percent Have Listeria on Peel: FDA
Consumers should wash avocados before opening them to prevent listeria from the peel from contaminating the green pulp, according to U.S. authorities. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a test of fresh avocados in 2014 as part of its new approach to test large numbers of samples from targeted foods over a short period […]
Costa Coffee Ad Banned for Disparaging Avocados
LONDON—A radio advertisement for the coffee chain Costa has been banned for suggesting that customers should buy a bacon sandwich rather than avocados. The voiceover in the ad, which was heard in late June, stated, “There’s a great deal on ripen-at-home avocados. Sure, they’ll be hard as rock for the first 18 days, three hours […]
Avocado dishes taking restaurants and cafes by storm
Avocado is the fruit of the moment. They’re being incorporated in different recipes. “Now we’re seeing avocados on everything. They’re on pizzas with some arugula on top. We find avocados in salads. Avocados are even in egg rolls and in smoothies. Avocado has even made its way into desserts so you’ll find avocado ice cream […]