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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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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