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Scientists repurpose waste bread to feed microbial starters
The researchers have proposed repurposing discarded dough to feed the very microorganisms needed to kick start fermentation in food industries like bakeries, dairy and wine-making.
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Sample Preparation and Chromatography Considerations in PFAS/GenX LC-MS/MS Workflows from Food, Packaging, Drinking Water, and Waste Water
This webinar will highlight sample preparation and chromatography contributions in LC-MS/MS workflows for PFAS and GenX compounds.
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Foundation establishes “world’s largest” sustainable food prizes
Two $1 million prizes will be awarded to sustainable and innovative solutions that look to tackle the pressing challenges facing today's global food sector.
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Project looks to up-cycle production waste from saw palmetto berries
Euromed and Archroma have partnered to up-cycle saw palmetto fruit extraction residues, which is said to focus on the role of waste in growing, harvesting and post-harvest handling in the botanical industry.
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Top ten food trends predicted for 2020
A focus on climate crisis and recycling are among the top food trend predictions recently made for 2020.
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New Food Issue 1 2020
Issue 1 2020 of New Food is available to read online, featuring stories on Food Safety, Bakery, Ingredients and much more...
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How do we increase food integrity?
Liz Colebrook is Mars' Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director of Food Safety; here she explores the meaning of food integrity, how Mars is driving towards a safer, healthier, more sustainable world, and how industry must progress as a whole.
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Driving towards a sustainable future of food
Mercedes Groba, Innovation Programme Manager at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Food, discusses the innovative solutions that will play an integral role in addressing the challenges of sustainability.
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Opening more supermarkets could reduce food waste, according to study
According to research from the Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business, opening more supermarkets could see less food being spoiled as people purchase food more frequently in smaller quantities.
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£1.15 million Defra funding to help tackle UK food waste
The grants are said to be the latest step in the government’s drive to reduce food waste in the UK by 20 percent by 2025 and form part of a wider £15 million scheme to specifically address surplus food from the retail and manufacturing sectors.
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Episode Four: The challenges of sustainability
Interested to learn more about sustainable practice? Want to know more about the innovations that could help us face this humongous challenge? Then listen to our Editor's interview with expert, Dr Wayne Martindale!
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UK personal food waste fell seven percent in three years, says report
A report from WRAP has revealed that between 2015 and 2018 food waste dropped by seven percent per person in the UK, but the research charity has warned there is still work to be done.
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EPA and USDA name six new ‘US Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions’
The 'champions', which already include the likes of PepsiCo and Kellogg's, are US businesses and organisations that have committed to reduce food loss and waste in their own operations by 50 percent by the year 2030.
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Episode Two: Too Good to Go
According to the FAO, one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted. Our editor speaks to the founder of Too Good to Go about how it's helping to improve this startling statistic.
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Almond Board of California invests $5.9 mn in next-gen farming research
The investment will allegedly fund 85 independent research projects that aim to reduce water usage, achieve zero waste and open new opportunities for innovation.