Organic Food Not Efficient In Reducing Likelihood Of Developing Cancer

Women who always or mostly eat organic foods have the same likelihood of developing cancer as women who eat conventionally produced foods, according to an Oxford University study.
Kathryn Bradbury and colleagues in Oxford’s Cancer Epidemiology Unit found no evidence that regularly eating...
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New Listeria Species Discovered

Cornell researchers have discovered five new species of a group of bacteria called Listeria – including one named for Cornell – that provide new insights that could lead to better ways to detect soil bacteria in food.
To date, of the 10 previously known species of Listeria, only two are pat...
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Obesity Prevention Programs Can Reduce Blood Pressure In Children

One of the serious health consequences of obesity is elevated blood pressure (BP), a particular problem in children because research has found that high BP in children usually follows them into adulthood, carrying with it a wide range of possible negative consequences.
Even modest elevations...
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Celiac Disease Linked To Increased Risk Of Coronary Artery Disease

People with celiac disease may have a near two-fold increased risk of coronary artery disease compared with the general population, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session.
The study is the first to look at the...
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Diet Drinks Risky For Older Women

It appears healthy postmenopausal women who drink two or more diet drinks a day may be more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session.
In fact,...
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Eat Fresh Fruits And Vegetables

Women who ate a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables as young adults were much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later compared with those who consumed lower amounts of these foods, according to research to be presented at the American College of...
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Ammonia Pollution Poses Larger Health Costs Than Previously Estimated

The map shows increase in annual mean surface concentration of particulate matter resulting from ammonia emissions associated with food export. Populated states in the Northeast and Great Lakes region, where particulate matter formation is promoted by upwind ammonia sources, carry most of the...
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EU-Funded Project Aims To Reduce Dependence On Pesticides

Integrated pest management gains momentum due to European regulations on pesticides reduction. But the challenges are to integrate all alternative methods and to get farmers involved.
Reducing the level of pesticide use in agriculture is a priority in Europe. A 2009 EU Directive states that t...
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EFSA Assesses The Risk Of Salmonella And Norovirus In Leafy Greens

Rainfall, use of contaminated water for irrigation or contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of leafy greens with Salmonella and Norovirus. These are some of the findings of EFSA’s latest opinion on risk factors that contribute to the contamination of leafy greens a...
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Food Insecurity A Growing Challenge In Northern Canada

A new expert panel report on food security in Northern Canada, has found that food insecurity among northern Aboriginal peoples requires urgent attention in order to mitigate impacts on health and well-being. Aboriginal Food Security in Northern Canada: An Assessment of the State of Knowledge,...
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Does Heavy Saturated Fat Intake Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

Many Americans are led to believe that high blood cholesterol as a result of heavy saturated fat intake causes cardiovascular disease. As such, Statin drugs are often prescribed to curb CVD risk by lowering cholesterol. This conventional knowledge is boldly challenged, however, by a new paper...
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RASFF Food Alerts, Week 13

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week
On 25/03/2014, botulinum toxin was detected in vegetable soup from Italy. The product was distributed to Italy. RASFF reference No.: 2014.0394.
On 25/03/2014, undeclared sulphite (237 mg/kg...
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Undeclared Sulphur Dioxide in McColgan's Sausage Rolls

IRELAND – Sulphites were not declared on the label of all batches of the McColgan’s Sausage Rolls. This may make them unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide or sulphites.
The withdrawn products are:
McColgan’s 4 Jumbo Sausage Rolls...
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Undeclared Sulphur Dioxide in Castle Grove 4 Jumbo Sausage Rolls Sold in Lidl

IRELAND – Sulphites were not declared on the label of all batches of the Lidl Castle Grove 4 Jumbo Sausage Rolls. This may make them unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide or sulphites. These products were sold in Lidl stores.
The withdrawn product is...
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Undeclared Sulphur Dioxide in Dunnes Stores Jumbo and Cocktail Sausage Rolls

IRELAND – Sulphites were not declared on the label of all batches of the Dunnes Stores Jumbo and Cocktail Sausage Rolls. This may make them unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide or sulphites. These products were sold by Dunnes Stores.
The withdrawn...
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Carrefour Petits Pois et Carottes à l'Etuvée Extra-Fins Recalled

FRANCE – Carrefour is recalling Petits Pois et Carottes à l’Etuvée Extra-Fins (Carrefour Peas and Carrots with Braised Extra Fine). The retailer has not specified a reason for the recall.
The recalled products are:
Peas and Carrots with Braised Extra Fins (Petits Pois Carottes à l...
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A more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, methane emissions will leap as Earth warms

While carbon dioxide is typically painted as the bad boy of greenhouse gases, methane is roughly 30 times more potent as a heat-trapping gas. New research in the journal Nature indicates that for each degree that the Earth’s temperature rises, the amount of methane entering the a...
Read more Methane Will Increase Several Times As Earth's Temperature Rises

Kettle Sweet Potato Chips withdrawn

UNITED KINGDOM – Kettle Foods Ltd has withdrawn some packs of its Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips Sweet Chilli because they contain wheat (gluten). Wheat is labelled in the ingredients list, however the product labelling also states ‘no gluten-containing ingredients’. This makes...
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What Is a Functional Food?

The U.S. is the largest consumer of functional foods, it was a 44 billion dollar market in 2012 and it’s increasing with at least 60 percent of people consuming functional foods, occasionally. IFT spokesperson Cathy Adams Hutt, PhD, RD CFS explains in the following video what a functional food ...
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Natural plant compounds may assist chemotherapy

Researchers at Plant & Food Research have identified plant compounds present in carrots and parsley that may one day support more effective delivery of chemotherapy treatments.
Scientists at Plant & Food Research, working together with researchers at The University of Auckland and the...
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Salmonella data now at your fingertips

Forty years of data on a major cause of food poisoning now is available to the public, the food industry, and researchers in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, collected by state and federal health officials, provides a wealth of information on...
Read more Atlas of Salmonella Released By CDC

Georgian chocolate-making rooms open to public after 300 years

The Georgian royal chocolate-making rooms at Hampton Court Palace have been rediscovered and are open to the public for the first time in almost 300 years – and visitors will be able to sample a hot chocolate recipe from centuries past.
The historical hot chocolate on sale draws on the...
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Combating obesity with new Okinawan rice

In recent years, Okinawa has recorded the dubious distinction of having the highest obesity rate in Japan. Preventing obesity-related diseases is an urgent issue.  Professor Hidetoshi Saze of the OIST Plant Epigenetics Unit is leading a new research project to develop a new strain of rice that ...
Read more Okinawan Rice, A New Weapon Against Obesity

Food Science Student Team from Rutgers Wins IFT Student Association Heart-Healthy Product Development Competition

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and CanolaInfo recently announced the winner of the IFT Student Association Heart-Healthy Product Development Competition at the Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) Wellness 14 held in Chicago, Ill. The winning student team from the food science p...
Read more Heartmony Wins Heart-Healthy Product Development Competition

Study Finds Secret to Cutting Sugary Drink Use by Teens

A new study shows that teenagers can be persuaded to cut back on sugary soft drinks – especially with a little help from their friends.
A 30-day challenge encouraging teens to reduce sugar-sweetened drink use lowered their overall consumption substantially and increased by two-thirds the p...
Read more What Is A Secret to Cutting Sugary Drink Use by Teens?

New Capsicum Annuum Pepper Contains High Concentrations Of Beneficial Capsinoids

Pesearchers have released a new Capsicum annuum pepper germplasm that contains high concentrations of capsinoids. The release was announced in the January 2014 issue of HortScience by researchers Robert L. Jarret from the USDA/Agricultural Research Service in Griffin, Georgia, in collaboration...
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Phloem production in Huanglongbing-affected citrus trees

Citrus Huanglongbing (citrus greening disease) is highly destructive and fast-spreading, contributing to a reduction in crop yields in Florida and threatening the future of the citrus industry worldwide. Once infected, trees never fully recover and there currently is no cure, although proper...
Read more Researchers Recommend Management Practices To Address Citrus Greening Disease

Beer marinade could reduce levels of potentially harmful substances in grilled meats

Bhe smells of summer — the sweet fragrance of newly opened flowers, the scent of freshly cut grass and the aroma of meats cooking on the backyard grill — will soon be upon us. Now, researchers are reporting that the very same beer that many people enjoy at backyard barbeques could, when used as...
Read more Beer May Reduce The Formation Of Harmful Substances In Barbecued Meats

Cereal flake size influences calorie intake

People eat more breakfast cereal, by weight, when flake size is reduced, according to Penn State researchers, who showed that when flakes are reduced by crushing, people pour a smaller volume of cereal into their bowls, but still take a greater amount by weight and calories.
“People have...
Read more The Smaller Cereal Flakes The More You Eat

Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity

New research shows sugary drinks are the worst offenders in the fight against youth obesity and recommends that B.C. schools fully implement healthy eating guidelines to reduce their consumption.
Unlike the U.S., Canada does not have a national breakfast or school lunch program that is...
Read more Sugary Drinks Are The Worst Offenders In The Fight Against Youth Obesity

4 Croque Monsieur Toasté Halal Recalled

FRANCE – Oriental Viandes 4 Croque Monsieur Toasté Halal (Oriental Meat 4 Croque Monsieur Toasted Halal) have been recalled the product conyains celery. The allergen has not been mentioned on the list of ingredients. This makes the product a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic ...
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Marshfield Food Safety Shows Increased Accuracy in Salmonella Strain Typing with PathoGenetix RESOLUTION System

An independent evaluation of PathoGenetix, Inc.’s rapid bacterial strain typing technology by contract testing lab Marshfield Food Safety found greater ease-of-use and increased accuracy in Salmonella strain typing with the RESOLUTION Microbial Genotyping System compared to current i...
Read more PathoGenetix RESOLUTION System Helps Increasing Accuracy In Salmonella Strain Typing

International Wheat Yield Partnership Launched

A new international partnership seeks to increase wheat yields by 50 percent by 2034. This will address demand for wheat – one of the world’s most important crops – that is growing much faster than production.
The new International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) brings together research funde...
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Winning Ways Fine Foods Recalls Chocovered Raisins

UNITED KINGDOM  – Winning Ways Fine Foods Ltd is withdrawing three batch codes of its Fabulous Freefrom Factory Dairy Free ‘Chocovered’ Raisins because one batch of the product (code: L200614) has been found to contain milk. The other two batches are being withdrawn as a ...
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Researchers Tackle How to Interpret the Safety of Dietary Supplements and Natural Health Products at Toxicology Conference

The nutritional supplement industry—makers of vitamins, minerals, and other supplements—is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In 2012, it produced more than $30 billion in revenue, but despite dietary supplements’ widespread use, there is a lack of premarket approval in some co...
Read more Safety of Dietary Supplements and Natural Health Products Tackled By Researchers

Pesticides make the life of earthworms miserable

Pesticides are sprayed on crops to help them grow, but the effect on earthworms living in the soil under the plants is devastating, new research reveals: The worms only grow to half their normal weight and they do not reproduce as well as worms in fields that are not sprayed.
Pesticides have a...
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Stink Bug Traps May Increase Tomato Damage

The invasive brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an important pest of fruits and vegetables. To counter them, some home gardeners use pheromone-baited traps that are designed to attract, trap, and kill them. However, new research from entomologists at the University of Maryland...
Read more Stink Bug Traps Not Safe For Tomato Crops?

Salamanders shrinking due to climate change

Wild salamanders living in some of North America’s best salamander habitat are getting smaller as their surroundings get warmer and drier, forcing them to burn more energy in a changing climate.
That’s the key finding of a new study co-authored by a Clemson University biologist and published in...
Read more Climate Change Makes Salamanders Smaller

Peaches inhibit breast cancer metastasis in mice

Lab tests at Texas A&M AgriLife Research have shown that treatments with peach extract inhibit breast cancer metastasis in mice.


AgriLife Research scientists say that the mixture of phenolic compounds present in the peach extract are responsible for the inhibition of metastasis, according...
Read more Peaches May Help Combat Breast Cancer?

A Revolutionary Portable Lab For Rapid And Low-Cost Diagnosis

European researchers have developed a ground-breaking diagnostic system based on smart cards and skin patches combined with a portable reader. Test results can directly be sent to a remote computer, a tablet or a smartphone through a wireless connection. This small lab can already identify...
Read more A Revolutionary Portable Lab For Rapid And Low-Cost Diagnosis

Understanding plant-soil interaction could lead to new ways to combat weeds

Using high-powered DNA-based tools, a recent study at the University of Illinois identified soil microbes that negatively affect ragweed and provided a new understanding of the complex relationships going on beneath the soil surface between plants and microorganisms.
“Plant scientists have b...
Read more DNA-based Tools To Help Combat Weeds

Oil seed can slash Co2 emissions in farming by 13%

According to the initial results of EU-funded research the use of rapeseed cake in the production of livestock feed can cut methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 13%. This is the preliminary finding of a study carried out by the LIFE-SEED CAPITAL project, co-funded by the European...
Read more Oil Seed Can Reduce Methane And Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Eco-friendly pig and poultry production

Slowing the rate of climate change and improving energy use efficiency, whilst also feeding the growing global population, are key targets for the livestock sector, policy-makers and scientists alike.
Through a better understanding of the interactions between animal genetics, gut...
Read more EU Project To Help Developing Eco-friendly Poultry and Pigs Production

Nestlé opens food safety research centre in Beijing

Nestlé has opened a food safety research centre in Beijing. The Nestle Food Safety Institute will work “closely” with Chinese authorities to help provide a “scientific foundation” for policy and standards, Nestlé said.
Support will include early management of food s...
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Un Consorcio Vasco Desarrollará Una Metodología Para Aprovechar El 70% De Los Restos Vegetales, Cárnicos Y Lácteos

El proyecto europeo GISWASTE tiene como objetivo establecer una metodología y una herramienta que priorice las opciones de valorización de subproductos orgánicos: restos vegetales, cárnicos y lácteos, principalmente. Se comprobará la validez del método con dos modelos reales de estudio: una pla...
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Studying crops, from outer space

This is an illustration of the process of measuring photosynthesis from space, courtesy of the Keck Institute for Space Studies. Credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies

Plants convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy during a process called photosynthesis. This energy is passed on...
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A Basque consortium will develop a method to recycle up to 70% of vegetable, meat and dairy waste

GISWASTE European project aims to establish a methodology and a tool that prioritizes recovery options of organic products: vegetables, meat and milk residues, mainly. The validity of the method with two real study models will be tested with a biogas plant and feed another.
Every day in Europe...
Read more Researchers To Develop A Method To Recycle Up To 70% Of Vegetable, Meat And Dairy Waste

Bioenergy from sustainable forestry does not meet EU emission reduction criteria

The levels of forest residue bioenergy, considered to be sustainable from a forestry perspective, may provide considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in European countries. Still, these reductions fall short of a 60 % threshold planned by the EU. This mismatch may have important...
Read more EU Emission Reduction Criteria Not Met By Bioenergy From Sustainable Forestry

Safe Development of Nanotechnology for Food and Food Packaging Investigated at Toxicology Conference

Toxicologists are presenting information on the uses of nanotechnology in food and food packaging and the current efforts to assure the safe development of the technology at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
A number of food-related products in...
Read more Nanoparticles To Help Increase Food Shelf Life And Preserve Food Quality

Recovering valuable substances from wastewater

 
Using magnets the superparamagnetic particles in the water can be removed along with their phosphorus load. © Knut Dobberke / Fraunhofer ISC

Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterways and pollutes them. For this reason the German ...
Read more Researchers Recover Pollutants From Wastewater

Lots of carbon dioxide equivalents from aquatic environments

Large amounts of carbon dioxide equivalents taken up by plants on land are returned to the atmosphere from aquatic environments. This is the conclusions from a study carried out by two students at Linköping University, Sweden.
As students at the Master program Science for Sustainable ...
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Research Finds Soda Tax Does Little to Decrease Obesity

Extra sales taxes on soda may not do anything to improve people’s health, according to new research from health economist Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
“Some older studies suggest taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages will reduc...
Read more Soft Drink Tax Is Not A Way To Combat Obesity

Kellys Sausage Roll Products Recalled

IRELAND – Various Kellys Sausage Roll products, sold in Aldi, have been recalled because the products contain sulphites and sulphur dioxide. Sulphites were not declared on the label of all batches of the sausage rolls listed above. This may make them unsafe for consumers who are allergic...
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UF/IFAS Finds Way to Reduce E. coli in Cows, Improving Food Safety

A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows.
Kwang Cheol Jeong, an assistant professor in animal sciences and UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute, examined cattle uterine ...
Read more Researchers Find Way To Reduce E. coli in Cattle

Teagasc Research Automatic Milking Systems

In an automatic milking system a robot undertakes the manual work traditionally associated with milking a herd of cows. The system is set up to guide individual cows to come to a milking stall on a voluntarily basis on up to three occasions per day. A study is currently being conducted at...
Read more Irish Researchers Study Automatic Milking Systems

High-tech answer to fat analysis in meat industry

For decades, the meat industry has made good use of laboratory analysis. Now the focus is shifting to rapid analytical methods on the production floor and meat producers are perhaps spoilt for choice in terms of rapid analytical options. But which is the right solution for that all important...
Read more EU Project To Help Meat Processors With Automatic In-Line Fat Analysis

Pathogens in Cheese – Researchers Follow the Traces of Deadly Bacteria

Listeria is a rod-shaped bacterium highly prevalent in the environment and generally not a threat to human health.  One species however, Listeria monocytogenes, can cause listeriosis, a very dangerous disease. This pathogen can be present in raw milk and soft cheeses, smoked fish, raw meat and ...
Read more Researchers Follow the Traces of Listeria Monocytogenes

Cold short-cut to CO2 storage

Core participants in the “Cold CO2 Capture” project discuss their results. From the left; chief scientist Petter Nekså, research scientist Kristin Jordal and David Berstad, MSc, all of SINTEF Energy Research. Photo: SINTEF/Thor Nielsen

All over the world, scientists are on the hunt for solu...
Read more Cold Technology Could Reduce Energy Consumption And Cost Of CO2 Capture

When air quality governs traffic management

Poor air quality costs Europe more than €700 million per year, in health expenditures and loss of economic performance, according to official EU sources. To tackle such major issue, the EU-funded MACC-II research project, due to be fully operational in 2014, aims at delivering accurate air qua...
Read more EU Funds A Research Project To Help Managing Traffic

A Little Planning Helps Your Heart - and Your Budget

Convinced that eating a healthy diet will take a big bite out of your budget? Put the brakes on your next fast food trip, because food that comes through a window may be low in cost but high in fat and calories. And your health will pay the price!
“Many unhealthy foods are high in c...
Read more Plan Your Grocery Shopping For Your Health

RASFF Food Alerts, Week 12

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week
On 19/03/2014, too high count of Escherichia coli (1700 MPN/100g) was identified in organic mussels (Mytilus edulis) from Ireland. The product was distributed to France. RASFF reference No.:...
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Deep Ocean Current May Slow Due to Climate Change

Far beneath the surface of the ocean, deep currents act as conveyer belts, channeling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients around the globe.


A new study by the University of Pennsylvania’s Irina Marinov and Raffaele Bernardello and colleagues from McGill University has found that recent climate c...
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FSIS Educates Kids Food Safety

A core mission of The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is educating the public on proper food handling practices. The agency ensures that meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe and wholesome. Recently, FSIS has implemented education food safety programmes for children....
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DSAS Recalls Dés de Saumon Atlantique Fumé

FRANCE – DSAS is recalling Auchan Dice Atlantic Smoked Salmon (Auchan Dés de Saumon Atlantique Fumé) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria is the name of a bacteria found in soil and water and some animals, including poultry and cattle. It can be pr...
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Illegal waste shipments: Environment Committee backs plan to step up checks

An Environment Agency worker inspecting a shipping container filled with refuse in Felixtowe, Suffolk, returned to Britain from Brazil. Businessmen who helped illegally ship 1,500 tonnes of household waste to Brazil are due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey.

Draft EU rules that would require...
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A diet to make you fat or fit? The role of 'sumo stew' in shaping a sumo wrestler

A recent study published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, ‘Bodies steeped in stew: sport, tradition and the bodies of the sumo wrestler’ by R. Kenji Tierney (Anthropology Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA), explores the meanings of ...
Read more A Diet To Make You Fit Or Fat?

Web Tool Successfully Measures Farms’ Water Footprint

A new University of Florida web-based tool worked well during its trial run to measure water consumption at farms in four Southern states, according to a study published this month.
The system measures the so-called “water footprint” of a farm. In the broader sense, water footprints account for...
Read more New Tool Developed For Measurement Of Water Footprint

Not Just What You Eat

Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major...
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E3-production – sustainable manufacturing

Scarce and expensive raw materials, rising energy prices, climate protection and demographic shifts leave industrial production with a lot to contend with in the coming years. In the “E3-production” lighthouse project, Fraunhofer researchers are laying the groundwork needed to achieve sus...
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Ancient food webs show modern structure after mass extinction

Visualizations of the Messel lake and forest food webs: (left) lake food web, (right) forest food web. Spheres represent species and lines represent feeding links. Links that loop indicate cannibalism. The vertical axis corresponds to trophic level, with plants at the bottom level. Colors of...
Read more Researchers Analysed Ancient Feeding Relationships

When your water is contaminated

Every year 300.000 Europeans are falling ill because of contaminated drinking water. A new high-speed test is being developed to identify the contamination of drinking water much faster than today and thus reduce the number of victims considerably.
Statistically, drinking water in Europe is...
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Climate Change Could Increase Thunderstorm Severity

This spring may be more like a lion than a lamb.
John Harrington Jr. is a synoptic climatologist and professor of geography at Kansas State University who studies weather events, how often they occur and the conditions when they occurred. He says climate change may be increasing the severity...
Read more Climate Change May Increase The Severity Of Storms

Research reveals true value of cover crops to farmers, environment

Planting cover crops in rotation between cash crops — widely agreed to be ecologically beneficial — is even more valuable than previously thought, according to a team of agronomists, entomologists, agroecologists, horticulturists and biogeochemists from Penn State’s College...
Read more What Is True Value Of Protected Crops To Environment And Growers?

'Breaking bad': Insect pests in the making

Of thousands of known species of Drosophila fruit flies, just one is known as a crop pest, depositing eggs inside ripening fruit so its maggots can feed and grow. New research from the University of California, Davis, shows the similarities and crucial differences between this pest and its...
Read more One Of Fruit Flies Identified As A Pest

Harsh Weather Conditions Increase Cost of Food

Many of your favorite products at the grocery store are going to cost more, according to Glynn Tonsor, associate professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University.
“When consumers walk in the grocery store, they are going to have to continue to juggle what they put in those b...
Read more Bad Weather Influences Food Cost

The Precise Reason for the Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate: Mystery Solved

The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery –– until now. Researchers reported here today that certain bacteria in the stomach gobble the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for th...
Read more Dark Chocolate And Bacteria, A Perfect Match For Your Heart?

Most Parents Don’t Favor Bans on Nuts in Schools, Including Those with Allergic Kids

Parents of nut-allergic kids more likely than other parents to want a lunchtime without restrictions, according to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health
Most parents of kids with and without nut allergies don’t support schoolwide bans on nut-containing products, according to a new Unive...
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Fried foods may interact with genes to influence body weight

People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk, according to a new study from researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard M...
Read more Obesity From Fried Foods Consumption May Depend On Genetic Predisposition

Study examines pesticide poisoning of Africa's wildlife

Poisons are silent, effective and cheap, making the especially dangerous in Africa where they are used for both pest control and illegal poaching. However, as a new study in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences reveals, they also kill un-intended wildlife.
Africa has a long history of...
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Arla Organic Skimmed Milk Recalled

DENMARK – Arla Foods a.m.b.a. is recalling Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (Harmonie Økologisk Skummetmælk) because some of the batches may be contaminated with pieces of glass. Therefore the product may pose a health risk to consumers.
The recalled product is Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (...
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Nutrition Education Programs Bolstered by New, Evidence-Based 'GENIE' Tool from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Effective nutrition education programs are key to improving the nation’s health, and a new tool from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation is available to strengthen nutrition education programs.
The Guide for Effective Nutrition Interventions and Education (GENIE), a v...
Read more New Tool Developed To Help Nutrition Education Program Planners

Study looks at calcium in canola meal as part of pig diet

When formulating diets for pigs, it is more accurate to use values for standardized or true nutrient digestibility than values for apparent nutrient digestibility because the former are additive in mixed diets. Research at the University of Illinois is helping to determine the true...
Read more True Digestibility Of Calcium In Pig Diets

Crop intensification and organic fertilizers can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa

Farmers in Africa can increase their food production if they avoid over dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and practice agricultural intensification – growing more food on the same amount of land – using natural and resource-conserving approaches such as a...
Read more Food Production Can Be Increased By Agricultural Intensification Through Agroforestry In Africa

GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps installed at German food factory

GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps have been installed at raw meat supplier Heinrich Manten in Germany following an accidental lamp breakage. The installation safeguards Manten’s production site against glass contamination and also protects against injury to personnel. Whilst ch...
Read more GlassGuard® Fragment Retention For Glass Control?

Children’s Preferences for Sweeter and Saltier Tastes Are Linked to Each Other and to Measures of Growth

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that children who most prefer high levels of sweet tastes also most prefer high levels of salt taste and that, in general, children prefer sweeter and saltier tastes than do adults. These preferences relate not only to food intake...
Read more Children Prefer Sweeter And Saltier Tastes Than Adults

Knowing whether food has spoiled without even opening the container

A color-coded smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, also could be used to determine if medications and other perishable...
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New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease

A new study raises questions about current guidelines which generally restrict the consumption of saturated fats and encourage consumption of polyunsaturated fats to prevent heart disease. The research was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.


An international research...
Read more Researchers Question The Link Between Fatty Acids And Cardiovascular Disease

Tips for Reading Food Labels

We encourage people to think more about what they eat on a daily basis. We realise that some of consumers are not sure what they should be eating. We recommend that nutritional information included on food labels or provided by manufacturers are to be a good base for monitoring the consumers’ d...
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Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH Recalls Organic Cheese

GERMANY – Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH & Co.KG is recalling Bioland Bio Hofkäse (organic farmhouse cheese) and Unsere Heimat Hofkäse (Our home farmhouse cheese) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Listeria.
Listeria is the name of a bacteria found in soil and water and so...
Read more Bioland Bio Hofkäse and Unsere Heimat Hofkäse Recalled

Why Eating a Diet Very Low In Nutrients Can Extend Lifespan

A new evolutionary theory in BioEssays claims that consuming a diet very low in nutrients can extend lifespan in laboratory animals, a finding which could hold clues to promoting healthier ageing in humans.
Scientists have known for decades that severely restricted food intake reduces the...
Read more A Diet Very Low In Nutrients Can Extend Lifespan

New reason to eat oats for heart health

Eleven top scientists from around the globe presented the latest findings on the powerful compounds found in oats in a scientific session titled, Physicochemical Properties and Biological Functionality of Oats, at the 247th Annual Conference of the American Chemical Society in Dallas, TX. ...
Read more Phenolic Compound In Oats Helps Protecting Your Heart

High-Tech Materials Purify Water with Sunlight

Sunlight plus a common titanium pigment might be the secret recipe for ridding pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other potentially harmful pollutants from drinking water. Scientists combined several high-tech components to make an easy-to-use water purifier that could work with the world’s most b...
Read more Sunlight To Purify Drinking Water

Tequila Plant Could Lower Blood Glucose Levels And Help Lose Weight

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers said.
The main reason it could be valuable, they explained, is that agavins,...
Read more Tequila Plant Could Lower Blood Glucose Levels And Help Lose Weight

Better-tasting reduced-fat desserts, dressings, sauces: Coming soon?

Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better-tasting, more eye-appealing and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and salad dressings that could be on the market soon, researchers reported here today.
To date, a major problem with removing fat from these...
Read more Researchers Develop Better-Tasting, Creamier Reduced-Fat Sauces, Desserts And Salad Dressings

Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: How sweet it is!

Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers said here today.
Medical professionals sometimes use honey successfully as a topical dressing, but it could play a larger...
Read more Honey To Combat Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics

Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than we thought

A study led by the University of Leeds has shown that global warming of only 2°C will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards.
Professor Andy Challinor, from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and lead ...
Read more Crop Yields Will Be Reduced Due to Global Warming From The 2030s

Nectar: A sweet reward from plants to attract pollinators

Evolution is based on diversity, and sexual reproduction is key to creating a diverse population that secures competitiveness in nature. Plants had to solve a problem: they needed to find ways to spread their genetic material. Flying pollinators—insects, birds, and bats—were nature’s sol...
Read more Nectar Produces Perfumes And Sugary Rewards To Attract Pollinators

Bionic plants

Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more useful by augmenting them with nanomaterials that could enhance their energy production and...
Read more Plants To Monitor Environmental Pollutants

10 Facts about the Changing Fast Food Industry

There is no question that dieting and healthy eating has become a greater topic of conversation in recent years and the fast food industry has taken notice. Lower-calorie Satisfries at Burger King, no GMOs at Chipotle Mexican Grill, meals of less than 500 calories at El Pollo Loco, and locally ...
Read more Changes In Fast Food Industry

Researchers Find High Acceptability of Three-Colored Raspberry Jelly

Raspberries are among the most popular berries in the world and are high in antioxidants that offer significant health benefits to consumers. The red raspberry is most commonly used in processed products like juices, jams, jellies and preserves because of its short shelf life. A new study in...
Read more Mixed Raspberries Jelly, A Good Good Alternative To One-Colored Jelly

Gluten-Free Crackers Made with Hemp Flour and Decaffeinated Green Tea Leaves

A team of food scientists from University of Novi Sad in Serbia and Guelph Food Research Centre in Canada found that hemp flour, a by-product of cold-pressed hemp oil, in combination with decaffeinated green tea leaves could be used to develop a gluten-free snack cracker with functional...
Read more Hemp Flour And Green Tea Leaves Used To Develop A Gluten-Free Snack

Study suggests potential association between soy formula and seizures in children with autism

A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has detected a higher rate of seizures among children with autism who were fed infant formula containing soy protein rather than milk protein.
The study found excess seizures among girls and in the total sample of 1,949 children. The soy-seizure...
Read more Soy Protein Linked Seizures In Children With Autism

Concerns raised about using beta agonists in beef cattle

Use of certain animal drugs known as beta agonists in cattle production has received considerable national attention.
A Texas Tech University veterinary epidemiologist has found that although there are significant societal benefits to the practice, an increase in death loss of cattle raises...
Read more Are Beta Agonists Safe For Beef Cattle?

Eating O' the Green for St. Paddy

St. Patrick’s Day has long been the day for the “Wearin’ O’ the Green” but Lisa Cimperman, RD, clinical dietitian at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, says it also makes a great time to think about the “Eatin’ O’ the Green.”...
Read more Eating Green On St. Patrick's Day

New wireless network to revolutionize soil testing

A University of Southampton researcher has helped to develop a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionize soil-based salinity measuring.
Dr Nick Harris, from Electronics and Electrical Engineering, worked with a group of professors from the University of Western Australia (UWA)...
Read more Soil-Based Salinity Measured By A Wireless Network Of Sensors

Plant biology discovery furthers scientists' understanding of plant growth and development

UC Riverside scientists discover auxin sensing and signaling complex on plant cell surface that explains why leaf epidermal cells have jigsaw puzzle-piece shapes.


Auxin, a small molecule, is a plant hormone discovered by Charles Darwin about 100 years ago. Over the years that followed it...
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Eating green veggies improves immune defenses

Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or may not win any arguments with kids at the dinner table.
It turns out that green vegetables — from bok choy to broccoli — are ...
Read more Eat Green Vegetables Not Just On St. Paddy Day

Rice experts roll out new stress-tolerant rice varieties for Africa under ARICA brand

The Africa-wide Rice Breeding Task Force, convened by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), has recently nominated six varieties with improved tolerance to environmental stresses as ARICA, which stands for Advanced Rice Varieties for Africa.
“This is the second series of nominations since...
Read more New Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties Selected For Africa

Asocian Aumento De Infecciones Por Salmonella Con Los Criaderos De Pollos Familiares

Las familias que poseenpequeños criaderos de pollos en sus viviendas estarían expuestasal riesgo de padecer salmonelosis, pero investigadores aseguranque podrían evitar la infección.
Un estudio demuestra que la campaña que promueve laproducción local de alimentos logró que cada vez más familia...
Read more Asocian Aumento De Infecciones Por Salmonella Con Los Criaderos De Pollos Familiares

Frozen Chicken Roulades Recalled

BELGIUM – Colruyt is recalling frozen chicken roulades (paupiettes de poulet surgelées) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella is a group of bacteria which causes of food poisoning. Usually, symptoms last 4-7 days and most people get better without treatment. ...
Read more Colruyt Recalls Frozen Chicken Roulades

Offering Healthy Foods at High School Concession Stands

Pep-rallies, the marching band, cheers and chants, and savory, indulgent foods sold at the concession stand are all beloved features of the American high school sports tradition.
In contrast to the nutrition requirements on breakfast and lunches sold in school cafeterias, foods sold at...
Read more School Concession Stands Packed With Healthy Foods?

Food Alerts from Europe, week 11

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week
On 11/03/2014, too high count of Escherichia coli (16.000 MPN/100g) was discovered in chilled clams (Tapes philippinarum) from Italy. The product was distributed to Germany, Netherlands, France,...
Read more RASFF Food Alerts, Week 11

Impacts of climate change in Switzerland: adaptation and climate change mitigation must go hand in hand

 
Cows will in future be at risk of heat stress. There are major regional differences, however, in the consequences of climate change. Tessin will be particularly affected by the negative consequences of a rise in temperature. (Picture: G. Brändle, Agroscope)

Southern Switzerland ...
Read more Researchers Report Impacts Of Climate Change In Switzerland

Pig farmers on red alert over Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) is harmless to humans but is killing up to 100% of very young piglets on affected pig farms in the United States, says the National Pig Association (NPA). It is not yet known how the highly infectious virus spread to the States from China, and how it has...
Read more British Pig Industry On Red Alert Due To PEDv

New powers in food safety body bill

Food Standards Scotland (FSS), a new food safety body for Scotland which will replace the UK Food Standards Agency, will introduce extra measures as a result of the horsemeat scandal.
Food Standards Scotland will be given specific powers to seize food that does not meet labelling rules.
Public...
Read more Extra Measures In Scottish Legislation To Prevent Horsemeat Scandal

Spare Ribs Recalled

BELGIUM – Delhaize is recalling Spare Ribs Sate (froid) (cold) and Spare Ribs Sate Chaud (hot) because they contain mustard, which is not mentioned in the allergen information on the product labels. This makes the products a possible health risk for anyone who has an allergy or intolerance to m...
Read more Delhaize Spare Ribs Recalled

Mazza tinned sweet products recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – RS UK Foods Ltd is recalling two Mazza tinned sweet products because they contain wheat (gluten), which is not mentioned in the allergen information on the product labels. This makes the products a possible health risk for anyone who has an allergy or intolerance to wheat...
Read more RS UK Foods Recalls Two Mazza Tinned Sweet Products

Eating Fish, Nuts May Not Help Thinking Skills After All

A new research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may not benefit thinking skills. The study is published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Omega-3s are found in fatty fish such as salmon and in nuts.
“There has been a lot of interest in...
Read more Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Not Benefit Older Women Memory

New Raisin Research Shows Several Health Benefits

There have been relatively few studies conducted on the health benefits of dried fruits; however, over the past few years there have been many advances regarding the health benefits of raisins.
The review showed that raisins contain significant amounts of the flavonols quercetin and kaempferol...
Read more Health Benefits Of Consuming Raisins

Gut Ponholz Delikatess Münchner Weißwurst Recalled

GERMANY – Südbayerische Fleischwaren GmbH is recalling Gut Ponholz Delikatess Münchner Weißwurst (Gut Ponholz Delikatess Munich white sausage) because some of the batches may be contaminated with foreign body, red plastic. Therefore the product may pose health hazard.
The recalled product i...
Read more Südbayerische Fleischwaren GmbH Recalls Gut Ponholz Delikatess Münchner Weißwurst

Herbal and Weight Loss Supplements, Energy Drink Associated with Liver Damage and Liver Failure

Severe liver damage, and even failure, has been associated with the consumption of weight loss supplements, an herbal supplement and an energy drink, according to four separate case reports presented at the American College of Gastroenterology. Use of herbal and dietary supplements is...
Read more Energy Drink Linked To Liver Damage

Tropical grassy ecosystems under threat

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that tropical grassy areas, which play a critical role in the world’s ecology, are under threat as a result of ineffective management.
According to research, they are often misclassified and this leads to degradation of the land which has a d...
Read more Ineffective Management Leads Tropical Grassy Areas To Degradation

Gut Ponholz Delikatess Teewurst Recalled

GERMANY – Windau GmbH & Co. KG is recalling Gut Ponholz Delikatess Teewurst because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella is a group of bacteria which causes of food poisoning. Usually, symptoms last 4-7 days and most people get better without treatment....
Read more Windau GmbH & Co. KG Recalls Gut Ponholz Delikatess Teewurst

Tart Cherries Linked to Reduced Risk of Stroke

For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Health System.
A class of drugs called PPAR agonists that help...
Read more Cherries Linked To A Reduction In Stroke-Related Symptoms

Recall of Shellfish De La Mer Cooked Mussel Meats Due to Associated Illnesses

IRELAND – Following reports of illnesses associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) in Ireland, Shellfish De La Mer, Castletownbere, Co. Cork is recalling the above two batches of frozen cooked mussel meats, which were sold by Dunnes Stores and Tesco Ireland.  The implicated ...
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Africa's pollution in the spotlight

Human activity in Africa significantly contributes to air pollution. However, no detailed data regarding country-by-country pollutant emissions in the continent was available until now. To remedy this, a joint French-Ivory Coast team headed by the Laboratoire d’Aérologie (CNRS / ...
Read more Researchers Map Pollution In Africa

Tabaluga Croissant Vanille Recalled

AUSTRIA – Chipita is recalling Tabaluga Croissant Vanille (Tabaluga vanilla croissant) because some of thebatches may be contaminated with mould. Therefore a potential health hazard exists and it is strongly advised against the consumption of this product.
The recalled product is Tabaluga C...
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Heritable variation discovered in trout behaviour

Populations of endangered salmonids are supported by releasing large quantities of hatchery-reared fish, but the fisheries’ catches have continued to decrease. Earlier research has shown that certain behavioural traits explain individual differences in how fish survive in the wild. A new...
Read more Brown Trout Shows Personality

Healthy Food Options Trims Fat and Costs

Henry Ford Health System cut 7 tons of fat from food and increased fruit and vegetable purchases by 10 percent annually in an effort to offer patients more healthy food choices.
In addition, the hospital system removed all fryers and committed to removing all deep fried fat products, promotes...
Read more Henry Ford Health System Helps Promoting Healthy Food Choices

Blu-ray technology detects microorganisms, toxins

A novel adaptation of Blu-ray technology is enabling researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (PUV), Spain, to discover if a sample contains Salmonella or other toxic substances. This simple and cheap analytical system can be applied to clinical diagnosis and environmental ...
Read more Pathogens Detected Using Blu-ray Technology

Azti-Tecnalia Desarrolla Una Metodología Para Autentificar La Especie De Atún En Conserva En 24 Horas

Azti-Tecnalia, centro tecnológico especializado en investigación marina y alimentaria, ha desarrollado un nuevo método para autentificar el atún en conserva que permite detectar en tan solo 24 horas si el producto se trata de bonito del norte, yellowfin o patudo. Hasta ahora, las metodologías g...
Read more Azti-Tecnalia Desarrolla Una Metodología Para Autentificar La Especie De Atún En Conserva En 24 Horas

Natural Product Found In Grapefruit Can Prevent Kidney Cysts From Forming

Naringenin, which is also present in other citrus fruits, has been found to successfully block the formation of kidney cysts, an effect that occurs in polycystic kidney disease, by regulating the PKD2 protein responsible for the condition. With few treatments currently available, symptoms...
Read more Grapefruit Can Block The Formation Of Kidney Cysts

Debunking Water Myths: Weight Loss, Calorie Burn and More

Drinking a lot of water is often advised to those who are trying to lose weight, but a nutrition expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says it is not the magic bullet to weight loss.
“There is very little evidence that drinking water promotes weight loss; it is one of those s...
Read more Bottled Water Myths Debunked

Success Of New Bug-Fighting Approach May Vary From Field To Field

A new technique to fight crop insect pests may affect different insect populations differently, researchers report. They analyzed RNA interference (RNAi), a method that uses genetic material to “silence” specific genes – in this case genes known to give insect pests an advantage. T...
Read more Some Crop Insect Pests Resistant To Crop Rotation

AZTI-Tecnalia develops a methodology for authenticating canned tuna species within 24 hours

AZTI-Tecnalia, the R&D centre based on marine and food research, has developed a new method to authenticate canned tuna, which allows you to check if a product is albacore tuna, yellowfin or bigeye tuna, and others tuna species within 24 hours. So far, the genetic methods for establishing...
Read more Canned Tuna Species Authenticated Within 24 Hours

Feigen-Mandelbrot Recalled

AUSTRIA – Heiderbeck Käse Vom Feinsten GmbH is recalling Feigen-Mandelbrot (Fig and almond bread) because the product may be contaminated with plastic debris.
The recalled products are:
PAIARROP Feigen-Mandelbrot (fig and almond bread) packaged in 200 g with expiry date: 02/07/2014 and ...
Read more Heiderbeck Käse Vom Feinsten GmbH Recalls Feigen-Mandelbrot

Bucking Conventional Wisdom, Researchers Find Black Sea Bass Tougher Than Expected

Black sea bass are bottom-dwelling fish, and are often caught at depths of greater than 60 feet. When the fish are brought to the surface, the rapid change in pressure causes the fish’s swim bladder to expand. This forces other organs out of the way and can result in visible “barotrauma” – such...
Read more Black Sea Bass Survives Barotrauma

Tracking eating habits to promote healthier diets

Poor food choices, such as overconsumption of carbonated soft drinks, are an important factor driving the global obesity epidemic and have been linked directly to diabetes and heart disease. While public health agencies are working to help people to make healthier choices, monitoring the...
Read more Researchers Use Checkout Grocery Data To Combat Unhealthy Food Choices

Environment MEPs Clamp Down On Wasteful Plastic Carrier Bags

In 2010 every EU citizen used an estimated 198 plastic carrier bags, some 90% of which were lightweight; these are less frequently re-used than thicker bags and more prone to littering. In a business-as-usual scenario, consumption of plastic bags is expected to increase further. Estimates also...
Read more EU To Reduce The Consumption Of Carrier Plastic Bags By 80% By 2019

Meat Appeal High On Lamb Producer List

“Scientists aim at getting a balance between the sensory and the yield nutritional value of the meat,” Dr Jacob says. Credit: Stijn Nieuwendijk

Consumers’ want for visually appealing meat, and the genetic science behind producing such a trait has been explored in a recent summary paper ...
Read more New Study Focuses On Lamb Meat Quality

Fruit and Veggies Costs Too High for Schools

David Just, a behavioral economist and co-director of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition, says that while the new Harvard School of Public Health study shows an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption at school, food waste and costs are too high.
Just recently...
Read more Fruit And Vegetables Too Expensive For School?

Don't Choose a Diet Based on What's Trending

Research published in the journal Cell Metabolism has made a lot of headlines with findings that show adults age 50-65 who ate more protein were more likely to die from cancer. That headline quickly spread across social media.
“I think the study is valuable because it does show we need...
Read more Don’t Rely On Headlines When Choosing A Diet

Feigen-Mandelbrot Recalled

GERMANY – Fa. Heiderbeck Käse Vom Feinsten GmbH is recalling Feigen-Mandelbrot (Fig and almond bread) because the product may be contaminated with plastic debris.
The recalled products are:
PAIARROP Feigen-Mandelbrot (fig and almond bread) packaged in 200 g with expiry date: 02/07/2014 and ...
Read more Fa. Heiderbeck Käse Vom Feinsten GmbH Recalls Feigen-Mandelbrot

Aerosols Tend To Weaken Hurricanes And Cyclones

Aerosols in the atmosphere produced from human activities do indeed directly affect a hurricane or tropical cyclone, but not in a way many scientists had previously believed – in fact, they tend to weaken such storms, according to a new study that includes a team of Texas A&M University r...
Read more Aerosols May Cause Opposite Effects To Hurricanes Than Greenhouse Gases

Morrisons Seafood Cocktail and Prawn Mayo Sandwich Fillers Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – Morrisons is recalling its Seafood Cocktail and Prawn Mayo sandwich fillers, because some of the packs may contain undercooked prawns. Morrisons has recalled the listed products and will be displaying product recall notices in stores. These notices explain to customers why...
Read more Morrisons Recalls Seafood Cocktail and Prawn Mayo Sandwich Fillers

Concession Stands Can Benefit From Offering Healthy Foods

In the fall of 2008, the booster club in Muscatine, Iowa took a chance. Researchers from the University of Iowa asked whether the club would add healthy foods – from apples to string cheese – to its concessions menu. And, by the way, would it also consider putting healthier ingredients in big s...
Read more Healthy Food In School Booster Clubs Paid Off

Diagnosing Diseases In Real Time With Smartphone?

Smartphones are capable of giving us directions when we’re lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a three-mile radius. But University of Houston researchers are using smartphones for another very important...
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Salmon Louse Delay Salmon

Salmon recaptured in the study with salmon louse on the gill coverings and head. The study shows that attacks of salmon louse on migrating smolt can increase mortality and change the age demographic of the spawning population. Individuals that are infected with salmon louse return at an older...
Read more Salmon Louse Delay Salmon

EASAC Recommends Urgent Action To Avoid Damage To Food Security And The Environment

Latest EASAC report on ‘Risks to Plant Health’ recommends urgent coordinated action to avoid damage to food security and the environment
Potentially devastating plant pests and diseases are highlighted in a new report from EASAC, the European Academies’ Science Advisory...
Read more EASAC Recommends Urgent Action To Avoid Damage To Food Security And The Environment

Healthy Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Preterm Delivery

In the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming...
Read more Healthy Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Where Nothing Grows Anymore

The region known as ‘Crete Senesi’ between Florence and Grosseto. The small hills are typically characterized by erosion (photo: Beate Michalzik/FSU).

Vast fields of sunflowers, sprawling pine trees and slim cypresses, as well as vineyards as far as the eye can see – these are typical memor...
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Farmed Salmon Pose Threats To Wild Gene Pools

Farmed salmon show full reproductive potential to invade wild gene pools and should be sterilised – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Findings reveal that, while farmed salmon are genetically different to their wild counterparts, they are just as...
Read more Farmed Salmon Pose Threats To Wild Gene Pools

Agroforestry Can Ensure Food Security And Mitigate The Effects Of Climate Change In Africa

Agroforestry can help to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation while at the same time providing livelihoods for poor smallholder farmers in Africa.
Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) say agroforestry – which is an integrated land use management technique that...
Read more Agroforestry Can Ensure Food Security And Mitigate The Effects Of Climate Change In Africa

In Grasslands Remade By Humans, Animals May Protect Biodiversity

A comparative study of grasslands on six continents suggests there may be a way to counteract the human-made overdose of fertilizer that threatens to permanently alter the biodiversity of the world’s native prairies.
The solution is one that nature devised: let grazing animals crop the...
Read more In Grasslands Remade By Humans, Animals May Protect Biodiversity

The Five-Second Food Rule Exists, Researchers Prove

Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences.
The findings suggest there may be some scientific b...
Read more The Five-Second Food Rule Exists, Researchers Prove

Healthy Dietary Choices In Midlife May Prevent Dementia

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis published at the University of Eastern Finland. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year...
Read more Healthy Dietary Choices In Midlife May Prevent Dementia

Sucralose Is A Biologically Active Compound

The artificial sweetener sucralose is a biologically active compound according to an extensive review published by Taylor & Francis in the recent issue of Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B: Critical Reviews.  “Sucralose, A Synthetic Organochlorine Sweetener: Overview Of...
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Nature Could Clean Up Itself After Oil Spills

Norwegian researchers in Trondheim have achieved surprising results by exploiting nature’s own ability to clean up after oil spills.
We all know that marine bacteria can assist in cleaning up after oil spills. What is surprising is that given the right kind of encouragement, they can be...
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Service Is Key To Winery Sales

To buy, or not to buy? That is the question for the more than 5 million annual visitors to New York’s wineries. Cornell University researchers found that customer service is the most important factor in boosting tasting room sales, but sensory descriptions of what flavors consumers might d...
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Understanding Consumer Responses To Health Claims

Health claims and symbols on food products could improve public health. At least, that is according to consumer researchers. But how they can best do that as effectively as possible is still a mystery. The EU-funded project CLYMBOL hopes to have the answer by the time it is completed in 2...
Read more Understanding Consumer Responses To Health Claims

Fisheries Affected More By Over Demanding Market Than Climate Change

Fisheries that rely on short life species, such as shrimp or sardine, have been more affected by climate change, because this phenomenon affects chlorophyll production, which is vital for phytoplankton, the main food for both species.
Disclosed by the research “Socioeconomic Impact of the gl...
Read more Fisheries Affected More By Over Demanding Market Than Climate Change

International Partnership To Promote Sustainable Fishing And Tourism Launched

A €300,000 international partnership to promote sustainable fishing and tourism in the UK and parts of Europe is being led by the University of Greenwich.
Known as TourFish, or Tourism for inshore fishing, food and sustainability, the partnership brings together two existing European projects f...
Read more International Partnership To Promote Sustainable Fishing And Tourism Launched

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Associated With Changes In Right Ventricular Structure And Function

Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is associated with changes in the right ventricle of the heart that may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease, according to a new study.
“Although the link between traffic-related air...
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Research Into Sustainability Within Supply Chains

Researchers from the University of Huddersfield are working with leading companies to help them ensure that supply chains remain intact in a world beset by risks that range from extremes of climate to economic upheaval and political unrest.
Professor Dani states that companies need to be...
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New Discovery Improves Checking Toxicity Of Mussels

A new discovery made at the University of Oslo, Norway, can make it far easier to check whether mussels are poisonous.


Poisonous mussels contain the extremely dangerous and paralyzing neurotoxin saxitoxin. This neurotoxin is the cause of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). The first symptoms...
Read more New Discovery Improves Checking Toxicity Of Mussels

Hidden Variation Of Bacteria In The Gut Unravelled

Our intestines harbour an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, interact with each other and are key to our health. While it is clear that species imbalances...
Read more Hidden Variation Of Bacteria In The Gut Unravelled

RASFF Food Alerts, Week 10

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week
On 04/03/2014, Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) was discovered in chilled chicken breast fillet from Italy. The product was distributed to Denmark. RASFF reference No.: 2014.0290.
On...
Read more RASFF Food Alerts, Week 10

Microdosing Fertilizer Improves Productivity For Less Money

Crop yields in the fragile semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe have been declining over time due to a decline in soil fertility resulting from mono-cropping, lack of fertilizer, and other factors. In collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),...
Read more Microdosing Fertilizer Improves Productivity For Less Money

Good Hospital Food Safety Measures Minimize Risk To Food Handlers, Staff And Patients

A new study found more than 80 percent of raw chicken used in hospitals in food for patients and staff was contaminated with a form of antibiotic resistant bacteria called extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli. While sufficient preparation eliminated the presence of ...
Read more Good Hospital Food Safety Measures Minimize Risk To Food Handlers, Staff And Patients

Salmonella Unlikely to Cause Food Poisoning When Eating Unbaked Cake

Making a cake, licking a spoon, eating raw dough or consuming some of the uncooked mixture, have you ever thought of food poisoning caused by bacteria in raw eggs?
It might be a bit of a relief as Salmonella is unlikely to cause the food poisoning when enjoying eating, licking your unbaked...
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50 Years Of Studying Diet, Lifestyle Related To Cardiovascular Diseases In One Spot

At the 50th anniversary of the Seven Countries Study (SCS) a website with all kind of information about this study is launched. The Seven Countries Study explored in detail the associations of diet, lifestyle, other risk factors and cardiovascular diseases between and within populations. The...
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Salt Awareness Week Launched

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people to discover the benefits of reducing salt in their diet during National Salt Awareness Week.
The theme for this year’s awareness week (10-16 March) is “Switch the Salt” and highlights how eating less salt can lower blood pressure, a condi...
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Laguna Nourriture Flottante En Sticks Recalled

FRANCE – Laguna Nourriture Flottante En Sticks (Laguna Food Sticks) have been recalled because elevated levels of cobalt have been detected in the product. Therefore the product may pose a health risk.  Cobalt is a trace element that forms part of the structure of vitamin B12, one of the B ...
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Human Activity Influences Beach Bacterial Diversity

High beach bacterial diversity may contribute to less water contamination


Human activity influences ocean beach bacterial communities, and bacterial diversity may indicate greater ecological health and resiliency to sewage contamination, according to results published in the open access...
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EFSA Updates Its Analysis Of Arsenic Occurrence In Food

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its analysis of the occurrence of arsenic in food in Europe. The analysis includes around 3,000 data samples on inorganic arsenic, which is more toxic than organic compounds. The Authority’s data specialists have also refined their e...
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Spring Allergies On The Rise?

Several factors determine the severity of allergy season


The spring 2014 allergy season could be the worst yet, or at least that is what you might hear. Every year is coined as being the worst for allergy sufferers, but are spring allergies really on the rise?
“A number of factors, such as we...
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New Insights Into Ancient Pacific Settlers' Diet

Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago studying 3000-year-old skeletons from the oldest known cemetery in the Pacific Islands are casting new light on the diet and lives of the enigmatic Lapita people, the likely ancestors of Polynesians.
Their results—obtained from analysing ...
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UK and China Agree New Low Carbon Innovation Programme

A new £20 million three-year programme that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the UK and China was agreed on Wednesday 5th  March 2014.
Representatives from the National Natural Science Fo...
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Eating Red And Processed Meat Linked To Gut Cancer

Recent perspective paper in Meat Science cautions about uncertainties in scientific evidence


Recent reports warn about a link between eating red and processed meat and the risk of developing cancer in the gut. These reports have resulted in new nutritional recommendations that advise people to...
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New Poll Examines Consumer Confusion Over Grocery Labels

Ever stood in the aisle of a grocery store completely overwhelmed by the claims jumping out from the labels? You may not be alone. Health advocacy groups have long decried America’s nutrition labeling system as misleading, confusing and, ultimately, inaccurate, and the FDA recently...
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Diet Rich In Animal Proteins May Be As Bad For You As Smoking

That chicken wing you’re eating could be as deadly as a cigarette.


In a new study that tracked a large sample of adults for nearly two decades, researchers have found that eating a diet rich in animal proteins during middle age makes you four times more likely to die of cancer than...
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Turn Old Milk Jugs Into 3D Printer Filament

Making your own stuff with a 3D printer is vastly cheaper than what you’d pay for manufactured goods, even factoring in the cost of buying the plastic filament.
Yet, you can drive the cost down even more by making your own filament from old milk jugs. And, while you are patting yourself on the ...
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Hop Leaves Could Fight Dental Diseases

Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn’t used for making beer contains healthful antioxidants and could be used to battle cavities and gum disease. In a new study in ACS’ Journal ...
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Stricter Controls Of Wastewater Reuse On Crops Needed To Meet WHO Guidelines

Wastewater used to irrigate agricultural crops in countries where water is scarce may contribute to significant public health risks such as diarrheal disease in children from rotavirus. A new study of these risks found that wastewater used to irrigate vegetable plots in Asian countries poses...
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New Technique Allows Frequent Water Quality Monitoring For Suite of Pollutants

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that uses existing technology to allow researchers and natural resource managers to collect significantly more information on water quality to better inform policy decisions.
“Right now, incomplete or infrequent w...
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Banana Plant Fights Off Roundworms

The banana variety Yangambi km5 produces toxic substances that kill the nematode Radopholus similis, a roundworm that infects the root tissue of banana plants – to the frustration of farmers worldwide. The finding by an international team of researchers that includes professors Rony Swennen a...
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Beet Juice, A Solution For Icy Roads

Beet juice is currently used as a supplement by public works to reduce ice accumulation on roads. Many towns are running low on road salt, while other towns are concerned about the harmful effects of salt accumulating in soil and waterways.
Salt lowers the freezing/melting temperature of ice....
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Regardless Of Where You Live Allergy Prevalence Is the Same

In the largest, most comprehensive, nationwide study to examine the prevalence of allergies from early childhood to old age, scientists from the National Institutes of Health report that allergy prevalence is the same across different regions of the United States, except in children 5 years...
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Global Food Security Expert To Become Chief Scientific Adviser To FSA

Professor Guy Poppy, one of the UK’s leading experts on food systems and food security, has been appointed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as its Chief Scientific Adviser.
Professor Poppy will take up his part-time role with the FSA in August this year. He will continue with his research in g...
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Remote Sensing Moisture Model Could Aid Farmers

Global farmers could get better decision-making help as refinements are made to North Alabama soil moisture modeling research being done by an atmospheric science doctoral student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
The models indicate how much added moisture would be needed in a...
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Bath Products Pollute The Great Lakes

Following the introduction of legislation to ban the sale of products containing plastic microbeads in New York State, Motoko Mukai, a veterinarian and toxicologist at Cornell University comments on the negative impact the tiny plastic pellets, found in many bath products, have on the Great...
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Lange Lümmel Frischgereifte Rohwurst Recalled

GERMANY – Reimann Wurstliebhaber GmbH is recalling  Lange Lümmel Frischgereifte Rohwurst (freshly ripened raw sausages), loose sale (service counter) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella, the name of a group of bacteria, is one of the most common c...
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New Gas-Phase Compounds Form Organic Particle Ingredients

Scientists made an important step in order to better understand the relationships between vegetation and climate. So-called extremely low-volatility organic compounds, which are produced by plants, could be detected for the first time during field and laboratory experiments in Finland and...
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Fancy Hot Peppers? Now Even Spicier

The new genome, detailed in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could pave the way for even more mouth-numbingly hot peppers.
“The findings will provide foundation for further developing molecular makers and [incite] research on related pepper agronomy traits, ...
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Pulses Of Light Could Make Leafy Vegetables More Nutritious

Exposing leafy vegetables grown during spaceflight to a few bright pulses of light daily could increase the amount of eye-protecting nutrients produced by the plants, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
One of the concerns for astronauts during future...
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Canned Fruit And Vegetables Better Than Fresh?

A new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine addresses the common call to action from public health experts to improve access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Findings from the Michigan State University (MSU) study show that canned foods deliver on nutrition,...
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High Consumption Of Fish Oil May Benefit Cardiovascular Health

Eating fish in amounts comparable to those of people living in Japan seems to impart a protective factor that wards off heart disease, according to an international study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public...
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Mood Impacts How Much Food You Eat

Looking to loose weight? Think a happy thought before you eat. A new study has found that mood and food do more than just rhyme – your mood impacts what kind and how much food you eat.
“People use food to either maintain a good mood or regain a good mood, and if you’re already in a good mood, y...
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Plants Convert Energy At Lightning Speed

A new way of measuring how much light a plant can tolerate could be useful in growing crops resilient to a changing climate, according to scientists from Queen Mary University of London.
“This is the first time we have been able to quantify a plant’s ability to protect itself...
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Increasing Homogeneity Of World Food Supplies Warns Of Serious Implications For Farming And Nutrition

New study: Worldwide spread of a standard globalized diet is putting more food on the dinner table, but at the expense of diverse local crops; global uniformity heightens the risk of food crises due to climate change


A comprehensive new study of global food supplies confirms and thoroughly...
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Fruit And Vegetable Consumption Increased By New School Meal Standards

Concern from lawmakers and the public regarding possible food waste unfounded, according to new data published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine


With nearly 32 million American students receiving government-subsidized meals every day, getting children the nutrition they need is a...
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Plants Are Able To Make Complex Decisions

Plants are also able to make complex decisions. At least this is what scientists have concluded from their investigations on Barberry (Berberis vulgaris), which is able to abort its own seeds to prevent parasite infestation. Approximately 2000 berries were collected during this study from...
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Innovative Food Safety Management System Developed By Students

Sandeep Sharma, who is currently completing a Master’s degree in Advanced Computer Science with Industry at the University of Leicester, has successfully completed a graduate internship with the European Safety Bureau (ESB), helping to develop an online food management system.
The ESB is an i...
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As One Food Allergy Resolves, Another May Develop

Some children who outgrow one type of food allergy may then develop another type of allergy, more severe and more persistent, to the same food. A new study by pediatric allergy experts suggests that health care providers and caregivers carefully monitor children with food allergies to...
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Entomologists Update Definitions To Tackle Resistance To Pesticides

Resistance to pesticides has now been recorded in nearly a thousand pest species, including more than 500 insects, 218 weeds, and 190 fungi that attack plants. The recorded cases of resistance in insects, mites and other arthropods, which include resistance to multiple pesticides per species,...
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European Flood Risk Could Double By 2050

Losses from extreme floods in Europe could more than double by 2050, because of climate change and socioeconomic development. Understanding the risk posed by large-scale floods is of growing importance and will be key for managing climate adaptation.
Current flood losses in Europe are likely...
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FSA Shuts Down Illegal Meat Plant In The Northern Ireland

Food Standards Agency (FSA) in cooperation with The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Stormont’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has shut down a suspected illegal animal slaughter house and meat cutting plant in the Newry and Mourne area in the Northern...
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How Much Human Food Has Contributed To The Diets Of Yosemite Bears

Management strategies implemented since 1999 have successfully limited the availability of human food to black bears in Yosemite, but problems remain


Black bears in Yosemite National Park and elsewhere are notorious for seeking out human food, even breaking into cars and cabins for it. A new...
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Consumption Of Fatty Fish Can Boost Good Cholesterol Levels

Increasing the intake of fatty fish increases the number of large HDL particles, according to a recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland. People who increased their intake of fish to a minimum of 3-4 weekly meals had more large HDL particles in their blood than people who...
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Los Ecosistemas Forestales Españoles Podrían Emitir En El Futuro Más Dióxido De Carbono Del Que Absorben

Existe un riesgo elevado de que parte de los ecosistemas forestales españoles se conviertan en emisores netos de carbono durante la segunda mitad del siglo XXI, según un informe que revisa los resultados obtenidos de aplicar el modelo de simulación forestal GOTILWA+, una herramienta capaz de si...
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Food Allergy Nearly Doubles Among Black Children

Children’s food allergies are gradually increasing, but they may be as much as doubling among black children. According to a study published today in the March issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and I...
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