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IFR study reveals how Salmonella synchronises its invasion plan

4 June 2015 | By

A study from the Institute of Food Research has uncovered a mechanism by which Salmonella bacteria organise the expression of genes required for infection...

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Distell recalls wines that could contain small fragments of glass

3 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Distell is in the process of carrying out a limited trade recall as a result of certain very small glass particles being detected in some of its wine...

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Color measurement of roasted coffee using HunterLab spectrophotometers

1 June 2015 | By Hunterlab

This free whitepaper discusses the use of color measurement spectrophotometers (visible spectrum spectrophotometers) for determining the roast color of coffee products...

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The Hershey Company shows off 3-D printed chocolate

1 June 2015 | By Victoria White

The Hershey Company demonstrated 3-D printed chocolate at the recent National Confectioners Association’s annual Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago...

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FSA publishes results from year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens

28 May 2015 | By Victoria White

The FSA has published the final set of results from its year-long survey of campylobacter, a food bug mainly found on raw poultry and on fresh chickens...

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IPA responds to a study that found traces of gluten in probiotics

28 May 2015 | By Victoria White

The IPA has responded to a study conducted by CUMC researchers that found that more than half of popular probiotics contain traces of gluten...

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EFSA republishes scientific opinion on perchlorate in fruit and vegetables

27 May 2015 | By Victoria White

EFSA has republished its scientific opinion on the risks to public health from perchlorate in food, particularly in fruit and vegetables...

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Pulsed electric fields could be used in developing countries to preserve milk

20 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Pulsed electric fields could provide an energy-efficient way to preserve milk in developing countries, according to a team from Tel Aviv University...

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Suma recalls its unsalted Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter

19 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Suma has recalled its unsalted Organic Crunchy Peanut Butter because it may contain a foreign body, which could be a choking hazard...

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FSA launches ‘Chicken Challenge’ to help reduce the number of campylobacter food poisoning cases in the UK

18 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Up to a third of the UK population could contract food poisoning from campylobacter during their lifetime, according to new figures released by the FSA...

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IFR study provides new insights into Clostridium spores

13 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Researchers at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have established how clostridia bacteria emerge from clostridium spores...

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New high sensitivity compact NIR spectrometer: AvaSpec-NIR-HSC

24 April 2015 | By Avantes

Avantes, leading innovator in the field of spectroscopy, introduced a new NIR spectrometer with more sensitivity, less weight and less size...

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Metabolomics as a new technique for nutritional claims discovery and validation

23 April 2015 | By Claudio Luchinat and Claudio Santucci, CERM (Magnetic Resonance Center), University of Florence and Leonardo Tenori, FiorGen Foundation

Metabolites are the final products of cellular activities and their levels in a living organism can change according to genetic or environmental factors. The set of metabolites synthesised by a biological system is called ‘metabolome’1. Metabolomics is a further ‘omics’ discipline which deals with the analysis of metabolic responses of living systems…

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Pulsed light applications in food processing

23 April 2015 | By Eduardo Puértolas and Iñigo Martínez-de-Marañón, Food Research Division, AZTI-Tecnalia

Improving the competitiveness of the European Food Industry requires upgrading food quality, developing new products, opening new market opportunities and/or reducing production costs. In this context, extraordinary research work has been devoted to non-thermal processing techniques. In this context, one of the novel technologies that has gained increasing interest in…

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Peanut contamination could be easier to detect with infrared hyperspectral imaging

20 April 2015 | By Victoria White

New research has revealed that peanut contamination in food products could soon become much easier to detect using NIR hyperspectral imaging (HSI)...

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