Heinz introduce “Spoon Friez” to ensure the perfect fry-to-ketchup ratio

Jul 15 2022

Condiment giant Heinz are no stranger to introducing innovative new products to the market but this time round, they are truly coming with the sauce as they introduce a new line of french fries named “Heinz Spoon Friez”.

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The new product attempts to pursue the perfect fry-to-ketchup ratio by equipping a potato scoop at the end of the fry, putting an end to fry-lovers’ ‘friestrations’. “Thankfully, the remedy to not being able to achieve the decent dollop of sauce on your fries is here, thanks to our condiment connoisseurs.”

Officially announced on National French Fry Day, which is July 13, Heinz posted a snap of the new product on their official Instagram page, welcoming an equal amount of shocked and elated comments targeted at the new product.

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Bridge in London wrapped in foil due to high temperatures

Jul 15 2022

Hammersmith Bridge found in London, has been wrapped in foil to prevent it overheating as temperatures continue to rise in the UK.

Several engineers were seen covering the chains on the 135-year old bridge with silver-coloured foil to ensure it’s safety ahead what might be a record breaking heatwave.

In the evening a temperature control system worth about £420,000 is switched on. The measures are designed to keep the bridge open as temperatures in London could reach as high as 35°C . The bridge, which is currently only accessible for pedestrians and cyclists, was closed two years ago due to the heat wave.

Sebastian Springer, the engineer who is leading the project, stated that “the safety of the public is our first priority.”

“The temperature control system allows us to track weather spikes and maintain a constant temperature. As we deal with the current extreme heat, we are also coming up with innovative solutions to keep the temperature within the threshold.”

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Activists retrieve 2 illegally-dumped fridges from Marsaxlokk shore

Jul 15 2022

Earlier this week, environmental activists from Maltese NGO Zibel retrieved two illegally dumped fridges in Hofriet, Marsaxlokk.

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The post reported that the fridges were dumped over the edge of the cliff and on the coastline, with the Zibel team collecting them soon after. A post on Zibel’s social media highlighted how, apart from the fridges’ metal and plastic parts, they also contain chemicals and materials that are harmful to human and marine life.

“Aside from the fact that a beach is no place to dump anything after all”, the social media post concluded.

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The organisation is no stranger to environmental clean-ups and awareness efforts, recently also organising the famed ‘KAXXA’ at the Balzan village feast, encouraging attendees and passers-by to dispose of their plastic bottles in the recycled structure.

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Pope Francis advises young people to eat less meat for environment

Jul 15 2022

In a letter to participants at the EU Youth Conference in Prague this week, Pope Francis has advised young Europeans to eat less meat in order to help the environment. He stated that meat was a luxury and an environmental problem and invited his young audience to choose a life of “dignity and sobriety.”

He continued on by saying “There is an urgent need to reduce the consumption not only of fossil fuels but also of so many superfluous things,” and “In certain areas of the world, too, it would be appropriate to consume less meat: this too can help save the environment.”

This last sentence is quite significant as Pope Francis is from Argentina, the country where people consume the most meat in all of South America and is one of the biggest beef producers globally.

According to many, Pope Francis is the most progressive pope the Vatican has ever seen and that is why the organization Million Dollar Vegan asked him to abstain from eating any meat in Lent of 2019.

However it was reported that the Pope did not give up meat that Lent but Paolo Borgia, a senior priest, did talk on his behalf saying : “[Pope Francis] appreciates the concerns and care for the world, our common home, which prompted you to write to him.”

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