Scientists To Map Genes Controlling Heat And Drought Tolerance In Cowpeas

Cowpeas, known as black-eyed peas in the U.S., are an important and versatile food legume grown in more than 80 countries. Texas A&M University scientists are working to map the genes controlling drought and heat tolerance in recent varieties.
New and improved varieties of cowpeas have...
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RASFF Food Alerts, Week 9

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week
On 27/02/2014, norovirus (GII) was discovered in frozen clams (Venus gallina) from Vietnam. The product was distributed to Italy. RASFF reference No.: 2014.0283.
On 24/02/2014, glass fragments...
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Coffee Recycling Keeps Community Grounded

More than eight tons a month, that’s how much organic material in the form of spent coffee grounds the Austin-based Ground to Ground program diverts from area landfills and makes available to people in the community as compost.
Since its inception last year, the not-for-profit, volunteer-based ...
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New Calorie Counts Proposed By FDA Will Draw Attention to Health Problem

New nutrition labels proposed by the Food and Drug Administration will make it easy for consumers to spot just how many calories are in a candy bar or a bag of chips. The changes require the calories per serving be prominently displayed in bold font. Ruth Litchfield, an associate professor and...
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Alternative Methods To Control Zebra Chip Disease In Potatoes

Zebra chip disease in potatoes is currently being managed by controlling the potato psyllid with insecticides. But one Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist is trying to manage the disease symptoms with alternative methods and chemistries.
The disease is caused by a bacterium,...
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Quality Of The Living Environment Linked To Diabetes And Obesity

Living in a socioeconomically deprived region is a risk factor for being affected by diabetes mellitus and obesity. This holds true regardless of the individual social status of the inhabitants. This is the conclusion reached by scientists from the Institute of Health Economics and Health Care...
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Cow Fertility – Not So Black And White

Holstein cattle – the black-and-white dairy cows you might see in a child’s picture book – have been bred in northern Europe for hundreds of years. Over the last few decades, better management and selective breeding of the most productive cows have led to steady increase in milk p...
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New FDA Nutrition Labels Will Help Consumers Choose More Wisely

Now when Americans pull a product from the supermarket shelf, they will have a clear idea of how much sugar that product really contains.


American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown made the following comments today on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules for food nutrition l...
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Nordic Food Partners Recalls Risotto Rice

DENMARK – Nordic Food Partners A/S (address: Vesterbrogade 149 1620 Copenhagen V) is recalling Princip risotto rice (Princip risotto ris) because some of the batches may be contaminated with larvaes.
The recalled product is Princip risotto rice (Princip risotto ris) packed in Bags of 500...
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Moilas Recalls Frozen Oat Rolls

FINLAND – Moilas Ltd is recalling frozen Oat Rolls (Kauratyyny Oat Rolls) because some of the batches may be contaminated with deoxynivalenol, mycotoxins.
Mycotoxins are toxins produced by some species of mold (myco means fungal). These mycotoxins are some of the most toxic substances in...
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Recién Nacidos Con Bajo Peso, Más Propensos A Enfermedades Cardiovasculares

Expertos del Hospital Infantil de México “Federico Gómez” comprobaron que los niños con bajo peso al nacer tienen más probabilidades de desarrollar diabetes tipo II o enfermedades cardiovasculares, en comparación con los nacidos con peso normal.
Al termino del estudio los investigadores observa...
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Food Packaging: Experts Warn Against Nanosilver

Endocrine disrupters are not the only worrying chemicals that ordinary consumers are exposed to in everyday life. Also nanoparticles of silver, found in e.g. dietary supplements, cosmetics and food packaging, now worry scientists. A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that...
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Olive Pomace Oil Recalled

GREECE – Greek Food Safety Authority (EFET) Regional Directorate in Crete following Official Food Control Program and in collaboration with the General Chemical State Laboratory proceeded to official sampling of “olive pomace oil” product, in which Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH’s) were fo...
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Why Dark Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart

New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that consumption of dark chocolate lowers the augmentation index, a key vascular health predictor, and reduces adhesion of white blood cells to the vessel wall.


It might seem too good to be true, but dark chocolate is good for you and scientists now...
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Web-Based Tool To Help Unlock Genetics Behind Grapevine Development

University of Adelaide researchers have developed a new web-based tool to help unlock the complex genetics and biological processes behind grapevine development.
Published in the journal BMC Genomics, the researchers describe their online database that can be used to examine how almost 30,000...
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Unique Multi-Resistant Bacterium Difficult To Eradicate

A previously unknown multi-resistant bacterium has been sticking around at a Swedish University Hospital for ten years. The reason for this is deficient hygiene routines among the staff, a doctoral thesis at Linköping University shows.
During 2005-2006 Östergötland County suffered a major ou...
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Microbiologist To Test Raw Pet Food for Salmonella

Americans embrace their pets as members of the family and, in an effort to provide a healthy, natural diet, may opt to use raw pet food. However, they could be putting themselves and their children at risk for foodborne illnesses.
A Center for Veterinary Medicine study showed that 7.6 percent...
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Le Pain Delice 10 Pains Au Lait Recalled

FRANCE – Le Pain Delice 10 Bread pudding (10 Pains Au Lait) has been recalled because some of the batches may be contaminated with pieces of glass. Therefore the product may pose a health hazard.
The recalled product is Le Pain Delice 10 Bread pudding (10 Pains Au Lait) with Best before...
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Fish Tacos - A New Option For A Nutritional Lunch

Rob Handler harvested his research, but it wasn’t the usual kale, onions and basil that the operations manager of Michigan Technological University’s Sustainable Futures Institute grew in his greenhouse. It was the key ingredient for fish tacos, which were then served at a residence hall ...
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Brains, Bellies Battle For The Right Food Choices

Kelly Haws has keener insight into the world of marketing than most, with a job as an assistant professor of marketing at Mays Business School and a reputation as a top researcher of consumer behavior.
Yet, making the right choices when shopping for her family – especially for her young c...
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