Plum Baby Foods Recalls Plum Bread & Butter Pudding

UNITED KINGDOM – Plum Baby Foods is recalling pouches of its Plum Bread & Butter Pudding with a ‘best before’ date of 15 January 2015. This is because of the product being under-processed, which may cause food spoilage as well as make it possibly unsafe to eat.
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Sainsbury's Recalls Pitted Green Olives

UNITED KINGDOM – Sainsbury’s is recalling jars of its ‘by Sainsbury’s’ pitted green olives (350g), as a precautionary measure, because a limited number of jars may contain small pieces of glass.
The recalled product is Sainsbury’s pitted green olives packaged in 3...
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Spezial Rauchbier Beers Recalled

GERMANY – Bamberg Brauerei Spezial is recalling two of its beers Spezial Rauchbier LAGER and Spezial Rauchbier MÄRZEN due to exceeded limits of Nitrosamine and therefore the product may pose a health risk. The substance nitrosamine is used in the malt production.
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Plum Bread And Butter Pudding Recalled

IRELAND – Plum Baby Foods is recalling the above batch of “Plum Bread & Butter Pudding” pouches due to under-processing.  This may cause food spoilage and potentially make it unsafe to consume. Point of sale notices are being displayed in affected stores.  No action is required by offic...
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If Children Know Food is Good For Them, Will They Eat It?

A new study shows that Children knowing that food is good for them, they assume the food won’t taste good and decreases their interest in eating the food.


When it comes to urging young children to eat healthy foods, most parents know the drill: We pretend to be airplanes, we sing songs...
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EU Nominate Food Industry Lobbyists To The EFSA Board

EU member states representatives decided to nominate food industry lobbyists to the management board of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on 8 May.
“This decision, which must still be confirmed by the Council of Ministers of the European Union, sends out a worrying signal concerning EFSA’s ...
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Homemade Stink Bug Traps Squash Store-Bought Models

Virginia Tech researchers develop Traps are inexpensive, effective, and pesticide-free Homemade stink bug traps.


A Virginia Tech team of researchers has proven that homemade, inexpensive stink bug traps crafted from simple household items outshine pricier models designed to kill the invasive,...
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New Insights Into Pesticides Effects On Shrimps And Snails

In a new research an international team of scientists provides new insights into pesticides effects on shrimps and snails.
 
Imaging the distribution of a pesticide in a freshwater shrimp. Blue and green indicate low concentrations, red and brown indicate high concentrations. Credit:...
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Uncle Ben's Chinese Style Rice Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – Mars Food UK Ltd is recalling packs of Uncle Ben’s Special – Chinese Style Rice with ‘best before’ end dates of 25 April 2015 and 26 April 2015 because some packs may contain Uncle Ben’s Special – Special Fried Rice, which contains milk and egg. The ...
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Rising CO2 Poses Significant Threat To Human Nutrition

At the elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 anticipated by around 2050, crops that provide a large share of the global population with most of their dietary zinc and iron will have significantly reduced concentrations of those nutrients, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public...
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New Technology To Detect Previously Undetectable Fecal Contamination In Water

Researchers from Texas A&M University have developed a new technology to detect previously undetectable, thousandths and even millionths of times smaller than those found by conventional methods, fecal matter contamination in water.


Technology capable of sampling water systems to find...
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New Technique For Detecting Listeria Contamination In Food

A new technique developed by Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology will help combating outbreaks of listeriosis in milk, soft cheeses, smoked fish, processed meat products – such as pate – and even fresh produce such as coleslaw and cantaloupe.


Researchers at Swinburne University of...
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CO2 Levels Rise To Cause A Fall In Crop Nutrients

In a new study researchers from eight institutions show that as CO2 levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become significantly less nutritious than they are today.


Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some...
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Con Nanotecnología Inhiben Resistencia De Bacterias

Empresarios mexicanos, agrupados bajo la firma Gresmex, desarrollaron una nanopartícula patentada y nombrada como Nbelyax, capaz de eliminar diversos microorganismos perjudiciales a la salud, entre los que se encuentra el virus de la influenza. Esa nanopartícula penetra directamente sobre d...
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Researchers Develop High-efficiency Water Treatment

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a photochemical reaction system, high-efficiency water treatment using light using a novel UV-light system to tackle harmful substances in waste.


Many harmful substances in waste water stubbornly resist being broken down by biological...
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Scientists To Solve The Logic Behind The Climate Change

The looming threat of climate change has been plastered all over the media in recent years. The solution just may lie in the research development of all possible scenarios that the effects of climate change may have. In the latest issue of Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable...
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Nanocellulose Sponges Can Assist In Future Oil Spill Accidents

A chemically modified nanocellulose sponge, an absorbable material from Empa wood research can help combating oil pollutions.
The sponge remains afloat and can be pulled out easily. The oil phase is selectively removed from the surface of water. Image: Empa

A new, absorbable material from...
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Understanding Salmonella's Invasion Strategy

Researchers have been studying Salmonella Typhimurium bacteria to understand, not only how they transmit through the food chain, but why they are so effective and dangerous once inside us.


Certain strains of Salmonella bacteria such as Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) are among of the...
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Wines’ Fruity Flavors Really Do Fade First

A new study conducted by researchers from Washington State University looked at how different flavor components finish when standing alone or interacting with other compounds in white wines.


Testing conventional wisdom with science, recently published research from Washington State University...
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Fruit And Vegetables Along With High-Fat Snacks In Our Home Food Environment

A new study of the home food environment of overweight women showed that although fruit and vegetables in the home were plentiful, the methods of preparation and availability of high-calorie foods in the home may be contributing to obesity.


The home is an important microenvironment in models...
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