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Clearing the murky waters of rice fraud
Researchers in Belfast teamed up with the Mars Global Food Safety Center and Agilent Technologies to help farmers and producers, particularly in the developing world, more easily identify fraud.
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Why upcycling could be the key to food waste reduction
Dr Caroline Potter examines the huge potential for upcycling within the food industry, and offers advice to manufacturers looking to reduce the amount of food they throw away.
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Understanding the capabilities of your lab method
Two Nestlé experts outline important information around fit-for-purpose methods within analytical chemistry and what it means for the food manufacturer.
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Nestlé to reduce packaging across breakfast cereals in the UK
Nestlé says it’s reducing the amount of packing used in its cereals in the UK in a bid to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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New research ranks foods by nitrogen loss
New research has highlighted meat products as being one of the costliest to produce when it comes to nitrogen loss, which is one of the world’s greatest pollutants.
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Bacteria breakthrough could lead to disease-resistant rice
A bacterium which makes rice plants more resistant to disease has been discovered in the seeds of a crop in China.
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Tate & Lyle acquire stevia sweetener specialist Sweet Green Fields
The former sugar refiner and now food and beverage ingredient supplier hopes the move will improve its offering of low-sugar products around the world.
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Asda opens its first sustainability store
UK supermarket chain Asda has opened its first sustainability store, with refill stations, less plastic, sustainable fashion lines and a recycling facility.
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Massive Uganda food poisoning incident provides valuable lesson
Ahead of official publication of their key recommendations, Professor Chris Elliott of Queen’s University Belfast, offers his initial insights into the Uganda food poisoning outbreak he and his team helped resolve.
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Are the nutritional benefits of cereals being overlooked?
New research is shining a spotlight on the many nutritional attributes of cereals such as maize and wheat, with calls that they deserve greater consideration in supporting a healthy diet.
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Deadly Super Cereal contamination crisis resolved
Queen’s University Belfast scientists support major food-security investigation in aid to Africa.
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The new expiration date system? Smell-by labels
The food waste initiative Too Good To Go has launched a new campaign designed to train consumers to use their sense of smell – and common sense – to gauge whether food is safe to eat.
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Terahertz tool detects frost damage in crops
A collaborative group based at the University of Adelaide has tested the viability of a new imaging system to detect frost damage in crops.
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Helping companies meet new labelling law requirements
FSA has released a guide to enable food businesses to identify precisely which products will require new labelling when Natasha’s Law comes into force next year.
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Child hunger remains prevalent in UK schools, survey reveals
In a study of UK teachers carried out in this new academic year, almost a third reported an increase in child hunger compared to this time last year.
