Seed Vault marks 10th anniversary with 70,000 new samples
An event held at the Svalbard Seed Vault marked 10 years since it opened its doors in 2008 with a deposit from the widest variety of institutions to date.
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An event held at the Svalbard Seed Vault marked 10 years since it opened its doors in 2008 with a deposit from the widest variety of institutions to date.
The results of a month-long push by the European Commission to encourage EU member states to become more involved in E-commerce has revealed 428 incidents of unauthorised novel foods sold online in Europe.
The British newspaper The Guardian has published a story about hygiene failings in American meat plants on the same day as the campaign group Sustain released figures showing US consumers may fall ill with food poisoning 10 time more often than their UK counterparts.
Scientists investigating the potential of using laser-induced graphene to electronically tag food have said that in the future the tag may double as a sensor to detect microorganisms in food.
A survey has found consumers feel the eating experience of products positioned as ‘healthy’ is failing to live up to both label claims and their expectations.
The International Dairy Federation's newly appointed head has said it is more important than ever that the dairy sector extols the virtues of its produce and clearly demonstrates how dairy is an essential part of a healthy, balanced and sustainable diet.
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In the wake of a handful of highly-publicised concerns over food hygiene practices at meat processing plants, the FSA, FSS and meat industry figures have released a joint statement.
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The Food and Drink Federation, Santander UK and the British Government organised a trade trip to give major suppliers an opportunity to tap a quickly growing export market.
University researchers have conducted experiments testing the possibility of using bacteriophages to inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Russell Hume accused the Food Standards Agency of creating 'impossible trading conditions' after it stopped products from leaving its sites last month.
The non-government organisation foodwatch has accused all the key players in the Lactalis salmonella outbreak last year of 'passing the buck' as it lodged complaints at a Parisian court.
With China's milk consumption expected to triple in the next 30 years, scientists are looking at where the supply might come from to meet the demand and what impact this will have on the environment, trade and land use.
The European Dairy Association said that its guidelines were intended to "harmonise and further improve food safety, consumer protection and legal certainty in the Single Market".
The costs of weed management have doubled due to evolved herbicide resistance. Now, new research has offered important insights into diversifying management which is suggested as a possible technique for reducing the evolution of resistance.