Research round-up: Viable organism detection and outbreak reporting via Twitter
For the third time of 2017 we run the lab gauntlet and analyse the data that relates to food safety and quality research.
Archives for March 30, 2017
WHO set new standards for monitoring junk food ads aimed at children
The World Health Organisation has released guidelines for a new Europe-wide investigation into junk food ads aimed at children.
Australia’s pork farmers face faeces ‘issue’
Free-range pig farmers in Australia face an emerging issue of pig feed becoming contaminated by duck muck, according to a livestock veterinarian.
Dixie Dew shut as part of E. coli outbreak probe
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the registration of a manufacturer of soy nut butter linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157.
The big debate: Can sugar survive a public health crisis?
The world is getting fatter and unhealthier - are smaller portions and diet drinks really going to help when they sit next to full-sugar, supersized products? Is it time to tax or is industry doing enough? Catch the highlights from our live debate.
Higher consumption slashes risk by 35%
Legumes linked to lower diabetes risk
A higher total intake of legumes is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes by more than a third, the long-term PREDIMED trial had concluded.
New Zealand: Animal welfare body airs ‘concerns’
Concerns over selective breeding practices in New Zealand’s commercial pork and poultry farms have been raised in a report from the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC).
Malaysian government targets fake stevia sale
Malaysians selling fake stevia products have been warned that they could face conviction after a probe was ordered into the practice.
Herb extract hailed for sleep-promoting potency: Mouse data
A compound identified in the leaves of the Ashwagandha herb may provide some welcome respite to those suffering from insomnia and other neuropsychiatric conditions.
DuPont to acquire FMC’s health and nutrition business in billion dollar food-crop swap
DuPont will acquire FMC’s health and nutrition business and divest part of its crop chemical business in what it says is “a meaningful step forward” for the proposed DuPont and Dow merger.
CP Kelco expands KELCOGEL gellan gum production capacity at Oklahoma facility
CP Kelco, a global producer of hydrocolloid solutions, completed new production capabilities in its Okmulgee, Okla., plant for manufacturing KELCOGEL gellan gum.
Jar Goods sees marketing potential in mid-tier sauce category
In the highly-saturated pasta and pizza sauce categories, startup Jar Goods still see significant opportunity not in the polarized ends of the spectrum that promise either mass market convenience or premium specialty goods, but in the middle where...
Globally, consumers ‘confused’ about food labels and claims, says study
A new survey found that there was disconnect between what consumers think labels like organic, antibiotic-free, or ‘no added hormones’ mean, and what the labels actually mean.
A quarter of families struggle to afford food in the UK: Gov survey
Almost one in four low-income families have difficulty eating regularly or healthily, finds a UK government survey that lays bare the extent of issues of affordability and food insecurity.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Industry stakeholders seek to take the sting out of threats to bees’ health
Spring has finally sprung, which means birds are chirping, crops are blooming and bees are pollinating – at least those that survived the winter, and the varroa mites, damage from pesticides, the dearth of natural food sources and problems related to a...