Aldi Recalls Sweet Waffles

BELGIUM – Aldi is recalling “Sweet Waffles 7 x 50 g” because the product may contain traces of milk. The allergen has not been mentioned on the list of ingredients and therefore may pose a risk to people who are allergic or intolerant to milk. The waffles were sold in the provinces o...
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A New Mango Drink Enriched With Antioxidants

Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi MARA have enhanced the antioxidants present in mango fruit drink by adding the extracts of naturally occuring traditional herbs in Malaysia.


Researchers at the Universiti Teknologi MARA have enhanced the antioxidants present in mango fruit drink by...
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What Is The Role Of Dairy In Maintaining Adult Bone And Skeletal Muscle Health?

Researchers have examined interactions between four nutrients found in dairy products and their role in preserving bone and skeletal muscle.


Understanding that diets are often built around food groups rather than specific nutrients, researchers from Switzerland, France, and North America...
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Next-Generation Sequencing To Rapidly Identify Pathogens

Some diseases such as flu mutate and change rapidly, and can jump from humans to pigs and back to humans. Next-generation sequencing can be used to help update vaccines so they are still effective.


He calls himself the bug hunter, but the target of his work consists of viruses that can only be...
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Climate Change And Air Pollution Will Combine To Curb Food Supplies

Ozone and higher temperatures can combine to reduce crop yields, but effects will vary by region


Many studies have shown the potential for global climate change to cut food supplies. But these studies have, for the most part, ignored the interactions between increasing temperature and air...
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Peaches Recall Raises Concerns For Consumers

Experts say consumers need to throw out peaches included in a recall because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.


An Iowa State University food science expert says consumers need to throw out peaches included in a recall because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination....
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Unique Varieties Of Potatoes To Boost Consumption

Researchers have developed unique varieties of potatoes that have a tendency to appeal to a younger generation who are willing to try something different.


A decline in overall potato consumption has Texas A&M AgriLife Research breeders working on “designer” spuds that meet the time con...
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Barley With Resistance To Powdery Mildew

Researchers from the University of Adelaide have opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew.


New research at the University of Adelaide has opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew.
In...
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Bacteria Manipulate Salt To Build Shelters To Hibernate

Researchers have detected that when bacteria cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water bacteria manipulate the sodium chloride crystallisation to create formations, where they hibernate.
 
Dried biosaline patterns formed by the interaction of Escherichia coli cells with common...
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RASFF Food Alerts, Week 30

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week.
On 22/07/2014, undeclared celery was detected in instant chicken soup from Norway. The product was distributed to Norway, Iceland. RASFF reference No.: 2014.1011.
On 22/07/2014, undeclared peanut...
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Young’s Seafood Recalls Chip Shop Extra Large Fish Cakes

UNITED KINGDOM – Young’s Seafood Ltd is recalling its Chip Shop Extra Large Fish Cakes 2 Pack, with a ‘best before’ end date of December 2015, on a precautionary basis, because a limited number of packs have been found to be contaminated with small pieces of hard plastic. If y...
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Lidl Recalls Almonds

GERMANY – Lidl Germany is recalling Almond kernels (Mandelkerne ganz) because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product is Almond kernels (“Mandelkerne ganz, 200 g Beutel”) packaged in 200g bags with best before date: 08/12/14 and 26/12/14 and Batch...
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Plaisir Des Ducs / Saint Azay Marque Repere Specialty Dry Sausage Recalled

FRANCE – Salaisons Maconnais is recalling Plaisir Des Ducs / Saint Azay Marque Repere Specialty Dry Sausage (Plaisir Des Ducs / Saint Azay Marque Repere Spécialité de Saucisson Sec) because the product may be contaminated with glass pieces. The recalled product was sold in the following s...
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Pesticide Methoxychlor May Lead To Disease And Obesity In Future Generations

Ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations


Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and...
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Farmers Market Vouchers May Boost Produce Consumption In Low-Income Families

A new research shows that vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets increase the amount of produce in the diets of some families on food assistance


Vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets increase the amount of produce in the diets of some families...
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New Perspective On Agricultural Plastic, Debris Burning, And Air Quality

A recent study shows that inclusion of agricultural plastic in debris piles has no effect on smoke emissions when woody shrubs, suppressed trees and other post-logging debris burned.


To reduce fire hazard in the United States, wildland managers often utilize the silvicultural practice of...
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New Methods Of Detecting Salmonella In Pork Meat Processing

Researchers have identified new methods of characterising and dectecting foodborne illness-causing Salmonella in pork meat processing and in bacteria in water, feed and food samples.


Infections caused by foodborne microorganisms are an increasing public health burden. In a PhD project at the...
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Obtienen Instituto Nacional De Pediatría Y Unam Singular Complemento Alimenticio Que Mejora Metabolismo

Con el propósito de identificar qué alimentos pueden mejorar el funcionamiento de los genes que hacen a las personas menos propensas a desarrollar enfermedades como diabetes y obesidad, la doctora María Cristina Fernández Mejía, del Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, descubrió que la vitamina bio...
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Rosemary And Oregano Contain Diabetes-Fighting Compounds

The popular culinary herbs oregano and rosemary are packed with healthful compounds, and now lab tests show they could work in much the same way as prescription anti-diabetic medication, scientists report. In their new study published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,...
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ETH Student Develops Filter For Clean Water Around The World

Roughly 780 million people around the world have no access to clean drinking water. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3.4 million people die from water-related diseases every year. ETH student Jeremy Nussbaumer set himself the goal of making a contribution to solving this...
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