Monday, 9 June 2014

New Tool to Help Improve Food Safety Launched By red24assist

red24assist has launched Gap Analysis Tool to help food and drink manufacturers improve the standards of food safety.


Product recall crisis expert red24assist, has launched a new comprehensive Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) to help improve the standards of food safety on a global scale.
The...
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Friday, 6 June 2014

Allergic Reactions’ Basis Discovered

Scientists at the Vetmeduni Vienna discovered the reason why many people are allergic to birch.


The reason why many people are allergic to birch pollen has not been fully clarified yet. It is known that a specific birch pollen protein causes the immune system to overreact. What makes it an...
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New EU Reforms Fail European Wildlife

Despite political proclamation of increased environmental focus, experts argue that the European Union’s recent agricultural reforms are far too weak to have any positive impact on the continent’s shrinking farmland biodiversity, and call on member states to take action.
About half...
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Bio Village chez Leclerc Son de Blé Recalled

FRANCE – Bio Village chez Leclerc Son de Blé has been recalled because presence of mycotoxines (deoxynivalenol) has been detected in the product. Therefore the product is fit for consumption.
The recalled product is Bio Village chez Leclerc Son de Blé packaged in sachet 250g, with barcode: ...
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Wrapid Fajita Chicken Tortilla Wrap Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – The Good Food Company Ltd is recalling Wrapid Fajita Chicken Tortilla Wraps because the product contains milk, which is not mentioned in the allergy advice box. This makes the product a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or its...
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Thursday, 5 June 2014

Researchers Find Chemicals That Treat Citrus Greening

Researchers from the University of Florida found a possible treatment in the lab for citrus greening, a disease devastating citrus industry.


A University of Florida research team is cautiously optimistic after finding a possible treatment in the lab for citrus greening, a disease devastating...
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School Gardens Can Teach About Nutrition While Boosting Physical Activity

A new study from the Cornell University finds that planting a school garden into elementary school activities can teach about nutrition while boosting physical activity and exercise.
 
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A two-year Cornell University study of 12 elementary schools in New York state finds...
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To Have Or Not To Have Breakfast?

Researchers show that neither regular consumption nor regular of skipping breakfast, has no influence on weight.


Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day. Nutritionists regularly suggest it be eaten each morning for many health benefits, including weight loss and weight...
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Is Beverages Sugar Fructose Content What Labels Say?

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds higher ratio of fructose to glucose in popular beverages. Soda consumers may be drinking more fructose than labels reveal.


Soda consumers may be getting a much higher dose of the harmful sugar fructose than they have been led to...
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New Edible Films Can Help To Preserve Bread Longer

Scientists developed new edible films containing oils from clove and oregano that preserve bread longer than commercial additives.


Essential oils have boomed in popularity as more people seek out alternatives to replace their synthetic cleaning products, anti-mosquito sprays and medicines. Now...
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New Smartphone App For Diabetics

Scienitists at the University of Bern have developed an app for smartphones, GoCARB, which automatically calculates the carbohydrate content of a meal.
 
The GoCARB prototype application in use. On the right, a screenshot of the application’s interface provides the estimated volumes and c...
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Ice Cream Coldness, Creaminess Or Texture On Your Screen

Researchers at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (CSIC) have used the technique to visualise the ‘perceptions’ experienced when eating an ice cream, which will help manufacturers improve product quality.


Changes in coldness, creaminess or texture that we experience...
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Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Stock Up On Healthy Food For Growing Teens

Dieticians suggest that parents can and should still take the initiative to make sure their hungry teens have healthy food to eat.


Refrigerators and pantries across the country are bracing for the seasonal assault from teenagers who are now done with school and will eat most of their meals at...
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New Findings Can Help Farmers To Combat Potato And Tomato Disease

Scientists from a University of Florida have pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world.
A...
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Toxic Computer Waste: A Problem Of The Developing World

Researchers the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management find that personal computers, laptops and mobile phones become increasingly common so the problem of recycling and disposal of such devices when they become technologically obsolete rises.


As the developing world ...
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WIC Program Inspires To Eat More Vegetables, But Supermarket Produce Costs Less!

A new study from University of Illinois shows that participants of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program eat a greater variety of vegetables and more often chose fruits or vegetables as snacks but better produce prices could be found in local supermarkets.


When participants in a local...
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New Method For Preservation Of Wine Without Sulphite Addition

A new method for preservation of liquid foods, called “cold pasteurization”, may help wineries to eliminate sulphur dioxide from the winemaking process.
 
In the EU-funded PreserveWine-DEMO project a process for the preservation of wine using pressure change technology is...
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Are Food Companies Really Concerned With Obesity?

George Washington University researcher studied food companies affiliated with two nonprofit organizations and finds food companies framing obesity as an issue of the choices people are making rather than the choices they are being offered.


Efforts to combat obesity can be a threat to...
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Researchers Aim To Disarm Rice Blast

Scientists at the University of Delaware and the University of California at Davis have discovered a microbe which could help combating a fungus that kills an estimated 30 percent of the world’s rice crop.


The research team, led by Harsh Bais, associate professor of plant and soil sciences in U...
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Disinfectant Product DiffX To Help Improve Hygiene Standards

MTP Innovations Ltd have developed non-chlorine disinfectant DiffX™ which will help create a dynamic cleaning system and transform standards of hospital hygiene.


DiffX leads the next generation of powerful non-chlorine disinfectants and creates a dynamic cleaning system, which eliminates all s...
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