More Than 50% Of EFSA Experts Have Conflicts Of Interest

Almost 60% of experts sitting on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panels have direct or indirect links with industries regulated by the agency, according to an independent screening performed by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and freelance journalist Stéphane Horel.
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Foodwatch Takes Legal Action Against Dutch NVWA Over Horse Meat Scandal

Foodwatch is taking legal action against the Dutch Food Safety Authority (NVWA) over the recent horse meat scandal. Foodwatch is an independent, non-profit organisation that exposes food-industry practices that are not in the interests of consumers. Foodwatch fights for the right of consumers to...
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30% Chinese Encountered Food Safety Problems In 2013

30% of Chinese residents encountered food safety problems in 2013, according to a report released by Shanghai Jiao Tong University today.
The report included a public poll that showed a majority of the 1,050 surveyed residents from 35 cities across China feel worried about food safety in their...
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Felix Ketchup Recalled

FINLAND – Orkla Foods UK Ltd is recalling a batch of Felix 1.25 kg ketchup because lactic acid fermentation was detected in the product.
The recalled product is Felix ketchup 1.25 kg with a best before date 21.08.2015.
The product has been on sale since the beginning of April.
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Heaney Meats Catering Company Burgers Recalled

IRELAND – Heaney Meats Catering Company is recalling some of its burgers because sulphites were not declared on the label of some batches of Heaney Meats Catering Company 4 x 4oz burgers. This may make them unsafe for those consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide or...
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Nanoscale Syringe Is Salmonella's Weapon

Scientists from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel show in their study that Salmonella, using nanoscale syringe, injects its molecular agents into the host cells and manipulates them to its own advantage.
 
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Logran Investigadores Método Que Optimiza Al Plátano

El plátano es la fruta tropical más consumida en el mundo debido a su sabor agradable y alto valor nutrimental, pero su vida de anaquel suele ser corta debido al oscurecimiento de la cáscara y la pulpa, ocasionado por las enzimas polifenol oxidasa (PPO) yperoxidasa (POD), lo que provoca pérdi...
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A New Approach To Treating Peanut And Other Food Allergies

These days, more and more people seem to have food allergies, which can sometimes have life-threatening consequences. In ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report the development of a new type of flour that someday could be used in food-based therapies to help...
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Beer Foam Secrets Revealed

Researchers from the Cornell University show that the secret to optimal foam in the head of a freshly poured brew is just the right amount and kind of barley lipid transfer protein.


It’s an unlikely beer-drinking toast: “Here’s to L-T-P-One!” Yet, the secret to optimal foam in the head of a fre...
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Multimillion Funding For Programmes Aimed To Combat The Climate Change

Climate-KIC to unveil multimillion Euro investment in four climate change innovation programmes at European Business Summit. More than €100 million funding for long-term programmes aimed at fighting the climate change challenge.


Climate-KIC, the European Union’s main climate innovation ini...
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Sea Salt May Be Natural But It Is Not Healthy

The newer offerings of salt, Pink Himalayan, Breton Gray and Hawaiian Alea, may be exotic, cost more and frequent the shelves of high-end stores, but they are just as bad for you as common table salt.
“Typically people opt for natural vs. processed to avoid preservatives such as sodium, but in ...
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Nondigestible Fiber Lowers Cholesterol And Body Fat

In the new research scientists from the South Dakota State University agreed that nondigestible wheat fiber lowers cholesterol and prevent the development of heart disease.


The saying, “we are what we eat,” has never been more true. Nutritionists increasingly emphasize that the nutrients in the...
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Does Corn Help Growing Bigger Weeds?

Scientists from the South Dakota State University have documented, using sophisticated genetic-mapping techniques, how corn and weeds influence one another.
 
Research on weed-crop interactions shows that velvetleaf grows bigger and taller among corn than by itself.

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Healthful Grilling Advice From The Home Food Safety Program

Just in time for grilling season, the Home Food Safety program – a collaboration between the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and ConAgra Foods – offers healthful grilling advice.
“Grilling with family and friends is a great opportunity to make the most of the summer months, and the latest gr...
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Does Diets Rich in Resveratrol Help You Leave Longer?

Diets rich in antioxidant resveratrol fail to reduce deaths, heart disease or cancer. But don’t put down the Chianti yet: As-yet-unknown compounds in such foods may still be conferring health benefits, researchers say.


A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound fo...
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European Consumers Worried About Food Contamination From Packaging

Independent survey reveals growing concern amongst European consumers linked to the potential food safety risks of chemical compounds leaching into food from packaging. The survey conducted with 8,000 consumers shows that Europeans are more worried about health and food safety than...
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Nitrogen Pollution Could Be Decrease By 50 Percent

Nitrogen is an irreplaceable nutrient and helps agriculture to feed a growing world population, but it is unfortunately also a dangerous pollutant. Scientists ran extensive computer simulations to explore the effects of different mitigation measures that could decrease the pollution by 50...
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Nanostructures To Assist In The Process To Decontaminate Water

Researchers from the Public University of Navarre have developed nanostructures that help eliminating organic contaminants in water. The nanostructures are coated in titanium oxide to which nitrogen has been added. This allows sunlight, rather than ultraviolet radiation, to trigger the process...
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Artificial Magnetic Bacteria 'Turn' Food Into Natural Drugs

Scientists have developed artificial magnetic bacteria that could be added to foodstuffs and could, after ingestion, help diagnose diseases of the digestive system like stomach cancer.


Scientists from the University of Granada have successfully created magnetic bacteria that could be added to...
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Growing Corn In Caves And Mines

Researchers from the Purdue University show that lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield. Using this technique could help to grow crops in controlled-environment facilities in caves and former mines.


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