Simplified Procedure For Novel Foods Approved By EU

Draft plans to encourage food innovation via a new, simplified authorization procedure for novel foods were approved by the Environment Committee on Monday.


Draft plans to encourage food innovation via a new, simplified authorization procedure for novel foods were approved by the Environment...
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Plastic Bags For Shoppers To Be Reduced By 2018

Life in plastic is not so fantastic after all. Plastic bags have been blamed for polluting the environment, especially aquatic ecosystems.


Life in plastic is not so fantastic after all. Plastic bags have been blamed for polluting the environment, especially aquatic ecosystems.
On 24th November...
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Can Eating Blueberries Really Help You See Better In The Dark?

Blueberries are super stars among health food advocates, who tout the fruit for not only promoting heart health, better memory and digestion, but also for improving night vision.


Blueberries are super stars among health food advocates, who tout the fruit for not only promoting heart health,...
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Chemical In Coffee May Help Prevent Obesity-Related Disease

Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of obesity.


Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of...
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Researchers Develop Software To Improve Sustainability Of The Agricultural And Agri-Food Sector

Researchers have developed software for horticultural, grape and wine-growing, and sugar beet production that allows the life-cycle of the products and their carbon and water footprint, among other things, to be analysed.


The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development...
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Hand Dryers Can Spread Bacteria In Public Toilets

According to new research modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs.


Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research.
Scientists from the University of Leeds have...
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Pesticides Linger Longer In Greenhouse Crops

Researchers found that crops typically grown under glasshouses and poly-tunnels had higher levels and numbers of different pesticides in them than those typically grown in the open.


Researchers writing in the journal Chemosphere this week found that crops typically grown under glasshouses and...
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Espresso In Space?

Espresso-loving astronauts may soon be able to enjoy beloved beverage in space, thanks to a new cup designed specifically to defy the low-gravity environments.


Espresso-loving astronauts may soon be able to enjoy beloved beverage in space, thanks to a new cup designed specifically to defy the...
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Campylobacter Contributes Most To The Burden Of Disease In Denmark

Campylobacter is the foodborne bacteria that contributes most to the burden of disease in Denmark.


Campylobacter is the foodborne bacteria that contributes most to the burden of disease in Denmark. This is the finding of a study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of...
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Why Do Some Farmers Resist Profitable Conversion To Organic Methods?

A new study suggests it may be because making that change feels like switching belief systems.


Why do some chemical farmers resist a profitable conversion to organic methods? A new study in the Journal of Marketing suggests it may be because making that change feels like switching belief...
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Revoluciona Mexicana En España Interacción Entre Plantas Y Bacterias

Leguminosas como la lenteja, el frijol, los chícharos y los garbanzos, importantes para la nutrición humana, podrían incrementar su producción gracias a los aportes de un grupo científico, que revolucionaron el estudio de las interacciones entre plantas y microorganismos.


Leguminosas como la le...
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Emotional Awareness Promotes Healthier Eating

According to a new study training people to pay attention to their emotions is a far more powerful strategy in combating unhealthy eating choices.


As obesity rates rise, health professionals and policy makers scramble to help consumers resist unhealthy eating choices, often focusing on better...
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The Legionella Outbreaks Of Alcoy May Have Multiple Sources

Scientists have carried out a genomic analysis of Legionella pneumophila strains of 13 legionellosis outbreaks produced in Alcoy during the period from 1999 to 2010.


Scientists Leonor Sánchez-Busó, Iñaki Comas and Fernando González-Candelas of the Joint Unit “Infection and Public Health” of the...
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Mediterranean Diets Have Long Lasting Health Benefits

A new study has shown that the health benefits of switching to a Mediterranean diets and upping the amount of time spent exercising for a period of just eight weeks can still be seen a year after stopping the regime.


A new study has shown that the health benefits of switching to a...
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High Milk Intake Linked With Higher Fractures And Mortality

A new research suggests that a high milk intake in women and men is not accompanied by a lower risk of fracture and instead may be associated with a higher rate of death.


A high milk intake in women and men is not accompanied by a lower risk of fracture and instead may be associated with a...
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Healthy Fractions Of Oats Efficiently Developed For New Food Applications

VTT’s research scientist developed oat fractions with up to 56% beta-glucan content for food and nutraceutical products.


In his PhD thesis, Juhani Sibakov, MSc (Tech) from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed methods to broaden the use of oats in, for example, snacks and...
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Fruit, Vegetables, Whole Grains And Nuts Lower First-Time Stroke Risk

According to the researchers eating Mediterranean diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood pressure under control can lower your risk of a first-time stroke.


Eating Mediterranean or DASH-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood...
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Contamination Likely Explains 'Food Genes In Blood' Claim

A recent study claims that complete genes can pass from foods we eat into our blood.


laboratory contaminants likely explain the results of a recent study claiming that complete genes can pass from foods we eat into our blood, according to a University of Michigan molecular biologist who...
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Beetroot Benefits Heart Failure Patients And Athletes

According to a new research beetroot concentrate increases blood flow to skeletal muscles during exercise.


Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients. The special...
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Searching For Witches' Broom Disease Of The Chocolate Tree

A team of scientists initiated the Witches’ Broom Genome Project, with the long-term aim of developing a cure for witches’ broom disease.


In the early 1900s, Brazil was the world’s largest producer of cocoa. Chocolate trees (Theobroma cacao) were cultivated in a 800, 000 ha...
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