Chinese parents prefer baby formula full of nutrients
4 December 2018 | By New Food
A survey has shown that Chinese parents prefer baby formula milk to be of good quality and full of nutrients, regardless of an increase in prices.
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Could irrigation water be to blame for romaine lettuce pathogen outbreaks?
3 December 2018 | By New Food
Dirty irrigation water is a prime suspect in the outbreak of illness via consumption of romaine lettuce harvested from California.
Hazelnuts from different regions shown to have different metabolites
30 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have suggested methods to analyse hazelnuts, for better quality nuts for manufacturers, and to determine nuts with better metabolite profiles...
Wild bees found to be the secret to better berries
30 November 2018 | By New Food
A study by researchers at the University of Vermont found that wild bees are crucial for better berries, as they are better pollinators than honey bees.
Featured article: The knotty issue of curing
30 November 2018 | By The Provision Trade Federation
With the safety of using nitrite to preserve foods such as bacon and ham under the spotlight, The Provision Trade Federation looks at the history of this controversial chemical, evaluates what it has to offer and champions its usage.
The new dry compressing screw vacuum pump VARODRY
29 November 2018 | By Leybold
The new VARODRY is a 100% oil-free, dry compressing screw vacuum pump. Screw pumps are currently state-of-the-art in the field of industrial vacuum pumps. The VARODRY will initially be available in the sizes VD65 (65 m³/h) and VD100 (100 m³/h), the sizes VD160 and VD200 are already in preparation.
Kelloggs and Pepsico adopt UK-style traffic light system
29 November 2018 | By New Food
Traffic light labelling is to be adopted by some of Kellogg's cereals in the UK, and by PepsiCo for their European consumers.
Poultry farmers urged to prepare for Avian Flu threat
28 November 2018 | By New Food
Poultry farmers and bird keepers have been urged to take action on the threat of Avian Flu, including keeping areas clean and separating poultry species.
Elea SmoothCut™ enhances snack processing, saves up to 90% water and energy while a smooth cut of tubers lead to less feathering
28 November 2018 | By Elea GmbH
With over 120 installed systems, Elea is the world’s leading provider of Pulsed Electric Field systems (PEF) to the food, beverage & scientific sectors.
Nestlé warns of severe ‘no-deal’ Brexit as stockpiling continues
28 November 2018 | By New Food
The corporate communications director of Nestle has announced that the company is running out of places to stockpile frozen and chilled goods...
AOAC-RI Certifies Hygiena UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test
28 November 2018 | By Hygiena
Hygiena, a global leader in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, announced the AOAC Research Institute, one of the world’s most recognizable product certification organizations, has issued its Performance Tested MethodSM certificate to the UltraSnap™ Surface ATP Test for identifying the possible presence of microbial contamination.
Expanding the detection and quantification of contaminants in food samples
27 November 2018 | By Dr Tania Portolés
Monitoring contaminants in seafood samples is crucial, but developments in regulations and marine feed mean the situation is constantly changing. Tania Portolés explains her work at the Research Institute for Pesticides and Water (IUPA), Spain, in ensuring food security in such samples.
Death of one million bees in South Africa linked to fipronil
27 November 2018 | By New Food
Fipronil has been identified as the cause of death of over one million bees in South Africa, linking back to insecticides used by wine farmers.
Water crisis in Pakistan leads to mass crowdfunding campaign
26 November 2018 | By New Food
The water crisis in Pakistan has lead to a huge dam crowdfunding campaign with leading politicians, celebrities and overseas Pakistanis helping the cause.
Current food systems may not be ready for the future
26 November 2018 | By New Food
The European Food Information Council has suggested that the current method of producing, processing and consuming food is not sustainable.
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