Study Finds Association Between Maternal Exposure To Agricultural Pesticides

Researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute found pregnant women experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delay when living close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were.


Pregnant women who lived in...
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Sharpening A Test For Tracing Food-Borne Illness To Source

Research from the University of Melbourne, Australia, could make it easier for public health investigators to determine if a case of food poisoning is an isolated incident or part of a larger outbreak. The findings are published ahead of print in the Journal of Bacteriology.


The study focuses ...
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Tomato Varieties Evaluated Under Organic Guidelines

Researchers completed a variety evaluation in which they compared fresh market modern F1 tomato varieties with open-pollinated varieties under organic production practices.


The recent surge in organic farming has created a need for enhanced research efforts to inform the agricultural sector. ...
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LED Treatments Found More Effective For Greenhouse Tomatoes

Light-emitting diode treatments have been found more effective than high-pressure sodium lighting for greenhouse tomatoes


In Canada, where outdoor growing seasons are limited, sales from greenhouse fruit and vegetable production operations still surpass $1.1 billion annually. Finding more...
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What Are Consumers' Pecan Preferences? A New Survey Reveals

The researchers designed the survey in order to get a better picture of the “demand” side of the U.S. pecan market. Report contains recommendations for US domestic pecan marketing strategies


High-profile marketing campaigns for nuts such as pistachios and almonds have become...
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Experts Discuss Innovative Solutions to Food Waste Crisis

The latest interviews from FutureFood 2050 share creative strategies for controlling food waste that can help offset the challenges of feeding a hungry, growing planet


Reducing the world’s 1.3 billion tons of wasted food every year may hold the key to sustainably feeding 9 billion people by 2...
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Innovative Technologies In Rural Areas Improve Agriculture, Health Care

The latest issue of ‘Technology and Innovation’ also explores the benefits of tech transfer to universities.


The current special issue of Technology and Innovation is devoted to articles on both innovations in rural regions and general articles on technology and innovation, i...
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A Bacterial Ballistic System

Researchers have determined the structure of a crucial part of pathogenic bacteria special secretion systems, which are possible targets for novel antibiotics. The systems deliver toxic proteins into host cells.
 
In the structural model of the Type VI secretion system in its extended...
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Historically Low Number Of Danes Infected With Salmonella

A new research from the Technical University of Denmark shows that the number of Danes infected with salmonella reached a historic low level in 2013.


The number of Danes who contracted a salmonella infection reached a historic low level in 2013. More than half of those infected became ill...
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Con Genómica, Científica Mexicana Busca En Bélgica La Supervivencia De Especies Alimentarias

Analiza mecanismos de muerte celular en vegetales para desarrollar técnicas que protejan a cultivos de trigo, arroz o frijol.


Una científica mexicana, quién actualmente realiza una estancia posdoctoral en el Instituto de Biotecnología de Flandes, en Bélgica, estudia el desarrollo reproductivo d...
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RASFF Food Alerts, Week 25

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week.
On 20/06/2014, aflatoxins (B1 = 40 µg/kg – ppb) were detected in pistachio nuts from the United States, via Germany. The product was distributed to Netherlands. RASFF reference No.: ...
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Kids To Be Less Overweight When Consuming Mediterranean Food

A new study shows that children consuming a diet more in line with the rules of the Mediterranean one are 15% less likely to be overweight or obese than those children who do not.


A study of 8 European countries presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO)in Sofia, Bulgaria, s...
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Model May Help Growers Mitigate Costly Droughts

A University of Florida-created model may help growers plant at optimal times and avoid crop-destroying drought, which can cost millions of dollars in a given year, according to one of the tool’s creators.
If growers know when their crops need the most water, they can plant accordingly, said K...
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Food Poisoning Cases Underreported

Food safety specialists say that food poisoning reporting to a doctor is an important step in improving food safety.


You’ve probably heard of norovirus, salmonella and E. coli, but would you know if you were sick with one of these foodborne illnesses? A Kansas State University food...
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Nanoparticles From Dietary Supplement Drinks Likely To Reach Environment

A new study now suggests that nanomaterials in food and drinks could interfere with digestive cells and lead to the release of the potentially harmful substances to the environment.


Nanoparticles are becoming ubiquitous in food packaging, personal care products and are even being added to food...
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No Link Found Between Soy Food And Endometrial Cancer Risk

A new study says there is no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk.


Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of...
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Novel Packaging System Wins Kaye Innovation Award

Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a way to attack bacteria on food packaging. Using a novel packaging system to disrupt those bacteria, their invention has huge commercial potential.
 
Preventing microbial contamination of food packaging: graduate student and...
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Antioxidants Extracted From Grape Seeds And Skin

A new study finds a new possible use for grape leftovers. Soaking muscadine grape seeds or skins in a solution of enzymes can boost antioxidants extracted from the fruit.


Soaking muscadine grape seeds or skins in a solution of enzymes can boost antioxidants extracted from the fruit, creating...
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American Retailer To Increase Food Safety Spending Safety In China

Wal-Mart Stores Inc will increase its spending on food safety in China to 300 million yuan ($48.32 million) in 2013, 2014 and 2015, up from a previously-announced 100 million yuan in the same period. Wal-Mart’s chief compliance officer for China, Paul Gallemore, said the Bentonville,...
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Researchers Develop Better Methods To Detect E. coli

Kansas State University diagnosticians are helping the cattle industry save millions of dollars each year by developing earlier and accurate detection of E. coli.


Lance Noll, master’s student in veterinary biomedical science, Greensburg; T.G. Nagaraja, university distinguished professor ...
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