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Researchers make the sweetener thaumatin even sweeter
24 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers at Kyoto University replaced aspartic acid with asparagine, making the sweetener 1.7 times sweeter than before...
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NUS researchers create eco-friendly food packaging
23 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The researchers say the novel food packaging material can slow down fungal growth, doubling the shelf-life of perishable food, such as bread...
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Issue #1 2016 – Digital version
In this issue: Fats & Oils, Water Quality, Food Grade Lubricants, Infant Nutrition, Pasta Processing, Regulation, Food Analysis, Fish Processing, Clean Label, NIR, and much more...
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Food Analysis supplement 2016
22 February 2016 | By New Food
Articles in this Food Analysis supplement: Next Generation Sequencing in the food industry; Food fraud and developments in rapid detection; Analytical governance in the food industry.
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The importance of water quality for distilleries
22 February 2016 | By Jeff Arnett, Master Distiller, Jack Daniel’s
The founder of the Jack Daniel Distillery, Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel, was known for his belief that “every day we make it, we’ll make it the best we can”. This tradition continues to guide the way that Jack Daniel’s makes its Tennessee whiskey. Resource conservation has been part of this…
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Analytical governance in the food industry
Quality and Food Safety testing are key elements for validation and verification of implementation of control measures and efficiency of food safety systems.
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Consumers confused over the term ‘clean label’
18 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The latest consumer research from Canadean reveals a lack of consensus over what ‘clean label’ really means to consumers...
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Is convenience eating causing us to lose our connection with food?
18 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Research commissioned by the FSA suggests that people in the UK worry that convenience eating could cause them to lose a connection with the food they eat...
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‘Dangerously’ high sugar content in many hot flavoured drinks, says Action on Sugar
17 February 2016 | By Victoria White
New research from Action on Sugar shows that 98% of 131 cofffee chain hot flavoured drinks would receive a ‘red’ label for excessive levels of sugars per serving as sold...
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Blaming drinks is the soft option
16 February 2016 | By Gavin Partington, BSDA Director General
Gavin Partington, Director General of the British Soft Drinks Association, discusses sugar and the soft drinks industry...
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Food Safety: a shared responsibility for Campylobacter
15 February 2016 | By Yvonne Wood, Operations Manager for Intertek Food Services, UK
Here, Yvonne Wood takes a look at Campylobacter and the controls that the poultry industry are introducing to improve the situation. She also calls for greater consumer awareness and highlights the measures consumers can take to diminish the risks of food poisoning...
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Dairy farm antibiotics persisted after waste treatment, study finds
11 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists found that antibiotics and oestrogens largely persisted in the treated materials, which are typically reused as fertiliser and animal bedding on the farm...
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Sugar tax poll – the results are in!
11 February 2016 | By Victoria White, New Food
In a poll, we asked if you agree with a tax on high sugar food and drink. The results are now in...
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Unilever announces new zero waste to landfill achievement
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Unilever has reached a new industry-leading achievement of sending zero non-hazardous waste to landfill across more than 600 sites, in 70 countries...
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David Gregory appointed Chairman of Acoura
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White
David Gregory previously worked as Technical Director at Marks & Spencers where he was instrumental in growing the retailer’s food business...
